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Started 8th after not having a very good first qualifying lap then catching up to someone slow on my second one when I was 0.2 up. The Huracan is a dog off the line apparently though so I made up some places. There was a bit of squabbling in the first few laps (don't try and overtake at the chicane kids, if you go up the inside at the right you'll be on the outside at the left and you won't keep the place unless you're completely ahead) but eventually some cars pitted and I was in 3rd with a Cypriot in Spanish police livery behind. We chased and made up time to 2nd until he pitted, then the leader pitted on lap 14 and we pitted on lap 16.
Fortunately one of the cars ahead who pitted on ~6/7 ended up miles behind, stuck in traffic and ended up nowhere. You need to be able to judge what pace you're doing vs. what you're capable of, and how much you might be losing if there are other cars around you. In a slow(er) class like Gr.4 and in what's probably a one make and at lower DR levels you're more likely to benefit from driving alone.
Ultimately a frustrating race for me with the qualifying and then some time lost in the first few laps, even if I finished well and scored what's probably my most points ever with 142. I was trading fastest laps with the leader for a bit and I was running faster than I had done in practice. It ended up being a bit of an easier race than I realised, especially since I wasn't in the Huracan.
One last thing, I've criticised the ghosting in Gran Turismo before but here's the chicane on lap 1...
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... but I was about five frames away from disaster
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I also have a confession to make. I think I'm starting to like Fuji. I think I'm starting to
understand Fuji which is probably a bigger surprise.