09-11-2015, 02:12 PM
hey guys
FIRST - Bravo Paul! and Thank You! what a big difference this race was - with 29 starters on the grid - WOW! I know that due to all the attention you gave the server this past week that you could not practice your driving, and you might feel bummed about that. just so you know, there are 28 guys who appreciate all that you did for us!
my qually went well - I was 7th at the end of it and I was ;D
race started well, with no warping and the car felt solid under me - another ;D - moved up to 6th, then 5th when Dave served his penalty. I had john wanting to get by for a couple of laps - but he was racing me very clean, he tried to get under me in the last turn and went off. unfortunately - while avoiding him I lost the front of the car and just caught the sand. was 8th after that. I caught Mel on lap 12 and we battled - back and fourth - NICE driving Mel!
I pitted on lap 18, cam out in 18th place and started to work my way back up. had a nice dice with steve and when I got by him I noticed Kristijan coming out of the pits, as I passed him I took over the 8th position. I could tell he was faster than me, but he was in no hurry to pass, he wanted to bump draft. DJ gave me a lesson on this earlier in the week - thanks DJ! I tried as hard as I could, to stay steady in front of him, but my car was juking all over the place, he passed me on lap 29 and I was in 9th again. as I exited the lesmozs I seen smoke ahead, this was dave spinning. as he came back over the track it looked like he was going to stop, Kristijan made it thru, I aimed for his gear box - but then dave was there and to avoid - I landed with the guard rail stuck straight thru the car. Fortunately, it missed all vital organs :
- but my race was over as the guard rail would not let me go 
good job to all those that finished and thanks to all that make it happen...
FIRST - Bravo Paul! and Thank You! what a big difference this race was - with 29 starters on the grid - WOW! I know that due to all the attention you gave the server this past week that you could not practice your driving, and you might feel bummed about that. just so you know, there are 28 guys who appreciate all that you did for us!
my qually went well - I was 7th at the end of it and I was ;D
race started well, with no warping and the car felt solid under me - another ;D - moved up to 6th, then 5th when Dave served his penalty. I had john wanting to get by for a couple of laps - but he was racing me very clean, he tried to get under me in the last turn and went off. unfortunately - while avoiding him I lost the front of the car and just caught the sand. was 8th after that. I caught Mel on lap 12 and we battled - back and fourth - NICE driving Mel!
I pitted on lap 18, cam out in 18th place and started to work my way back up. had a nice dice with steve and when I got by him I noticed Kristijan coming out of the pits, as I passed him I took over the 8th position. I could tell he was faster than me, but he was in no hurry to pass, he wanted to bump draft. DJ gave me a lesson on this earlier in the week - thanks DJ! I tried as hard as I could, to stay steady in front of him, but my car was juking all over the place, he passed me on lap 29 and I was in 9th again. as I exited the lesmozs I seen smoke ahead, this was dave spinning. as he came back over the track it looked like he was going to stop, Kristijan made it thru, I aimed for his gear box - but then dave was there and to avoid - I landed with the guard rail stuck straight thru the car. Fortunately, it missed all vital organs :
- but my race was over as the guard rail would not let me go good job to all those that finished and thanks to all that make it happen...