8'05.118 - BL - Lotus Elise 111S '03 - S2
Again with a Lotus, and again not beating the ghost, (YouTube video to follow with drive view and replay view, both with ghost).
The ghost time is 8'03.590, but I went too deep at Wehrseifen, (at 2'50), and lost 1.7s, which lasted to the end.
Another error is at 1'03 where I wandered 2 wheels off and it wasn't even a turn. DUH! At least it did not cost time.
I also hit the curb too hard at Adenauer Forst, (1'48). It did not touch the grass because two wheels were in the air, (slow).
There was also brief insignificant 2-wheel grass contact at 5'18 and at 5'34.
The drive lap is not perfect, but the ghost shows that the small errors were not to advantage. In fact, ghost errors were not repeated in the drive, and time was not made up by the drive car. Separate small errors were made by the drive car, as noted, and time was not made against the ghost.
Anyway, because it is not pristine, I post it conditionally that if another driver posts a close-but-slower time with video and claims the lead because of a clean lap, I will withdraw this time.
Other than the exceptions noted above, this lap is very clean and it most turns do not use curbs, (occasional full use of curbs).
Step up Lotus fans!! Clearly lower times are possible!
On to the 111R!