Hey, I got into the 5PM EST slot! My qualifying was a good frist lap followed by me smacking the pit wall in turn 1 on my second flying lap which was still good for P4.
On the opening lap, I get into the back of another driver in the bus stop. Fortunately we both make it out fine, but I get an off track. No biggie as I tuck in behind an NSX and follow them for a few laps. I realized I was losing time and tried to pass them, but I could not get it done. At one point, they are hard on the brakes or some major lag/Netcode happened in the 2nd hairpin and I send them into Barry R. I try to wait up, but I got a 3 second penalty so I just went to go serve it. I take that opportunity to duck into the pits for a splash and go with no tire change. Not sure if that was the correct call or not as my lap times were consistent. I'm in P6 at this point, and I manage to catch P4 and P5. But the worn tires prevent me from keeping up and I collect 68 points for my effort with P1 getting 85.
I'm satisfied with my result and I just wish I didn't hit those other drivers. I did a blanket apology post race, but I would probably finished P6 anyway. Now on to survive the Spa round and hope for the best.