07-03-2016, 11:53 AM
A great day for Team RLR on a wonderful track I did not race before for ome reason.
Qualy went well on P6, did my PB at a low 1:43, so I was happy. Next up in line would be my team mate, about a sec faster, so no real incentive to improve there. Same from behind where I was bout half a sec clear of Eddie.
R1: Had a so-so start but made it through the first lap without incident. I fell into some kind of rhythm quite soon, did not make too many mistakes, but had Eddie in my mirrors throughout the race, so no contemplation there. Astonishingly, I held it together until the finish, the gap to Eddie fluctuating through the race but he never quite got a real shot for taking my place. Lapping Tobias was a bit of a gamble, but I made it without a scratch. 5th in the end was a very rewarding outcome.
R2: Had a slightly better start, but did not take on too much of a fight with the people coming up behind me, they were clearly faster anyway. I settled into my pace and had a good look at the epic battle between my team mate Ramon and DC. Ramon finally overtook at some point and we ended up 4th and 6th.
Overall a very good weekend. I wonder why I never raced in modern Zandvoort before, its a very nice track, the only flaw probably the massive wear on the left front, a perfect track would not do that I guess.
Qualy went well on P6, did my PB at a low 1:43, so I was happy. Next up in line would be my team mate, about a sec faster, so no real incentive to improve there. Same from behind where I was bout half a sec clear of Eddie.
R1: Had a so-so start but made it through the first lap without incident. I fell into some kind of rhythm quite soon, did not make too many mistakes, but had Eddie in my mirrors throughout the race, so no contemplation there. Astonishingly, I held it together until the finish, the gap to Eddie fluctuating through the race but he never quite got a real shot for taking my place. Lapping Tobias was a bit of a gamble, but I made it without a scratch. 5th in the end was a very rewarding outcome.
R2: Had a slightly better start, but did not take on too much of a fight with the people coming up behind me, they were clearly faster anyway. I settled into my pace and had a good look at the epic battle between my team mate Ramon and DC. Ramon finally overtook at some point and we ended up 4th and 6th.
Overall a very good weekend. I wonder why I never raced in modern Zandvoort before, its a very nice track, the only flaw probably the massive wear on the left front, a perfect track would not do that I guess.