Well that was a cracking race made complicated by the different types of machinery involved. Ran the Nissan and just wild to see the VGT's appear alongside out of nowhere after having smoked them on the straights. It's quite a jarring experience.
Qualified 2nd and that was even with a .5 penalty for running wide at the right hander onto the mulsanne straight (hate that turn) though with 1st a further 5 seconds ahead I don't think I would have had pole anyway and to be honest at this point I settled into what I expected to be a battle for 2nd as we all watch 1st disappear into the sunshine.
Not to be though as he managed to spin it at race start way before even Turn 1 and I was through although the cold tires meant it became a bit of a shoving match - which on the plus side meant I could basically skip a turn or two as I'd been pushed onto the tarmac first.
Opening up on the straights and over the lap a Mazda VGT became an annoyance as I couldn't seem to leave him behind and he wasn't exactly looking to pass fairly in the turns. This shoved me back into a Spaniard in a Group C Mazda and it became a three way battle with the VGT really causing us both problems before eventually losing himself trying too hard and slipping back towards the chasing pack - thankfully didn't see him again and I believe he quit later on.
Over the last portion of the race it became a chase as the Spaniard could pull away out of each corner but I would manage to catch up by the next. Respectful racing, if not particularly close I didn't expect to pass but just got the jump on him on the last lap and it looked like he lost the rear end coming out of mulsanne corner and this gave me a vital bit of breathing room to bring it home without too much pressure.
Was contemplating if I had time today to run it again so I'm pleased I was able to snatch the win and avoid that entirely - fun race overall!
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