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- Razgriz2118
Rounds 2 and 3 of the GR Cup could not have gone more differently for me.
Round 2, Slot 1, 3rd Split NA
Despite being with a ton of A+ people, I decide to qualify alone, and it paid off as I was able to get Q3. What followed was a mix of luck, as I made several mistakes that may have cost a victory, but many other people made costlier mistakes which let me keep my position.
Still though, I got my best points finish of any FIA race from this round, so while I wish I could've gotten the victory, the results were still very good.
Round 3, Slot 1, 2nd Split NA
Participation was very low for this race as I was Door #1 at 48k DR in an all A room worth 210 points. Given that I heard Top Split was a ghost town, I'm assuming this was 2nd split then, and what a disaster it was. I was with @HaydenFan69 and some other familiar faces.
I had a scruffy quali lap and decided to take a 2nd lap, only for that lap to not be faster due to not having enough overtake left, so I qualified in Q13 I believe. I start on Hards and bin it on T1 by running wide into the succ astroturf and then get spun by other people attempting to rejoin, dropping me to last. In my bid to recover positions, I overcooked it going into the Hairpin and went into the gravel, and I received a 1 second time penalty for contact with the person in front despite them not getting punted nor me gaining any advantage. So, I recovered only to P14 for 96 points.
Round 3, Slot 2, 1st Split NA
I decide I have nothing to lose, and since I don't plan on participating in the final round at Bathurst nor this upcoming round at the Nurburgring because I'm not good at those tracks, and I'm historically terrible at Interlagos regardless of the class and car, I needed a better points finish for when 3 rounds get counted. And I find myself in Top Split for 271 points. Great. Plenty of familiar faces though at least.
I managed to qualify 8th, not making the same mistake of trying to go for a 2nd lap and went all-in on my one flying lap, and I think it paid off. With faster people ahead and behind, I wanted a Top 10 finish, and to do that, I knew I didn't have the raw pace or tire-saving skills that other people in this room had, so I decided to try strategy. I started on Hards.
The strategy seemed to be paying off as I was able to maintain track position as people tussled, only for an idiot to decide to make 130R three-wide. Guess who was on the outside? I lose traction and momentum trying to not spin on the succ astroturf and get passed by around 6 cars, and through the esses I get absolutely abused by people trying to force an overtake. I drop back to last again, and only recover to 12th for 149 points. I know a Top 10 was possible had people not made such desperate and stupid lunges.
So, I'm checked out of the GR Cup for a while since I'm not participating in Round 4, and Round 5 isn't until July. Good luck to everyone racing this Sunday!
Round 2, Slot 1, 3rd Split NA
Despite being with a ton of A+ people, I decide to qualify alone, and it paid off as I was able to get Q3. What followed was a mix of luck, as I made several mistakes that may have cost a victory, but many other people made costlier mistakes which let me keep my position.
Still though, I got my best points finish of any FIA race from this round, so while I wish I could've gotten the victory, the results were still very good.
Round 3, Slot 1, 2nd Split NA
Participation was very low for this race as I was Door #1 at 48k DR in an all A room worth 210 points. Given that I heard Top Split was a ghost town, I'm assuming this was 2nd split then, and what a disaster it was. I was with @HaydenFan69 and some other familiar faces.
I had a scruffy quali lap and decided to take a 2nd lap, only for that lap to not be faster due to not having enough overtake left, so I qualified in Q13 I believe. I start on Hards and bin it on T1 by running wide into the succ astroturf and then get spun by other people attempting to rejoin, dropping me to last. In my bid to recover positions, I overcooked it going into the Hairpin and went into the gravel, and I received a 1 second time penalty for contact with the person in front despite them not getting punted nor me gaining any advantage. So, I recovered only to P14 for 96 points.
Round 3, Slot 2, 1st Split NA
I decide I have nothing to lose, and since I don't plan on participating in the final round at Bathurst nor this upcoming round at the Nurburgring because I'm not good at those tracks, and I'm historically terrible at Interlagos regardless of the class and car, I needed a better points finish for when 3 rounds get counted. And I find myself in Top Split for 271 points. Great. Plenty of familiar faces though at least.
I managed to qualify 8th, not making the same mistake of trying to go for a 2nd lap and went all-in on my one flying lap, and I think it paid off. With faster people ahead and behind, I wanted a Top 10 finish, and to do that, I knew I didn't have the raw pace or tire-saving skills that other people in this room had, so I decided to try strategy. I started on Hards.
The strategy seemed to be paying off as I was able to maintain track position as people tussled, only for an idiot to decide to make 130R three-wide. Guess who was on the outside? I lose traction and momentum trying to not spin on the succ astroturf and get passed by around 6 cars, and through the esses I get absolutely abused by people trying to force an overtake. I drop back to last again, and only recover to 12th for 149 points. I know a Top 10 was possible had people not made such desperate and stupid lunges.
So, I'm checked out of the GR Cup for a while since I'm not participating in Round 4, and Round 5 isn't until July. Good luck to everyone racing this Sunday!
I'll probably get disco'd at 20:30 anyway. We'll see.
