- 5,676
- Ontario
Too bad for us our team mate didn't give us a heads up; looks like he knew.
Oh well.
Anyway, lets do a race report:
I wasn't expecting to have to host at all today. I was about to head for a shower when I checked my phone, and saw "MULE, can you host?" So I quickly got the table in my room converted to PS3 mode, fired it on and made the room.
Got back and really wasn't that prepared. Somehow I completely missed that Tire Wear was supposed to be on fast. I also had no idea who half the people in the room were because a) I had never seen them before and b) their GTP and PSN names were completely different. I also really didn't know which team correlated to which car, so there was a lot of "x get on the track" when nobody had that car (IS350, Celica and RX-7 mainly I think).
There was also the problem of the two guys from Norway not being able to enter the room. After PP checks, we decided to make a new room, but that was even worse, as we lost the guy from Portugal as well. Joe offered to try hosting as some people were assuming the problem was on my end now, so we did. The one guy from Norway was able to make it in for a minute and he said that the problem was with the other guy from Norway (who still couldn't get in). Portugal still wasn't able to get in, and the first Norway guy disconnected again, so Joe handed the room back over to me, and I did HP checks and started. Basically a complete mess through nobody's fault. Also, it was 4:30 by this time.
One the race started, though, it went fine. There was a wreck on turn 1 and I went from 8th to 5th, and was in 4th by the end of the lap, keeping pace with Jash, and pulling away from everyone behind me.
I think around lap 8 or so, I went wide coming onto the back straight and my rear tire got snared in the sand, which sent me for a spin. Managed to not hit anything, and only lost 1 spot, though any chance of catching Jash at this point was gone. Bob was really good at driving defensively and I lost a ton of time getting around him, and when I did, it was time to pit (he dove in right after I got around him and I couldn't react in time without crossing the line). Game told me to take nothing, but I took 15 "to be safe."
2nd stint was okay. I think Joe passed me in the pits, and I spent the stint trying to catch him, slowly reeling him in (I was probably only a few tenths faster than him all race, defnitely not enough to get him) until I missed my braking going into the downhill hairpin (where it turns off from GP/F). Again, didn't hit anything, but lost all the time I made up. When I pit, the game told me to take 3, and I took 10, being stupid and really not looking at my fuel gage.
Came out just ahead of Dranzer. Cold tires + taking late apexes = you should expect the guy behind you to try to make a move. Silly me forgot about that until he tried passing me in turn 3, then did pass me in the downhill hairpin. I was able to keep on him, though, Got his draft down the back straight, but not enough to make a move. I told myself to brake early, and I thought I did, but after I hit the brakes, he was right there. Tried diving left, but was too late and I plowed right into him. Both of us had to pit for damage. Completely my fault and once again, sorry for that. we came out and was built a bit of a lead, but I was able to catch back up and work my way around him. By this time, though I had realized I wasn't going to make it on fuel. I just decided to push and try to catch sailworksman before I had to pit, but couldn't quite do it. Pit on lap 38, game told me to take 8, and I took 14.
Came out, passed Dragonwhisky and a spinning Bob, then ran out of fuel again on the last lap and finished 8th.
I misjudged the draft speed, braked too late and bumped into them. Hopefully the barriers didn't cause anyone major trouble.
. Bob came screaming by us both while Jeff was hollering "GO Eric!" from the stands. Think Mule even gave me a tap trying to get me to GO but I was apparently standing out in left field staring at the bright lights. What a cluster:censored: that turned out to be.
to all the gentleman who made the podium in both divisions.
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