16-08-2016, 12:36 AM
Race 1
Qualified 4th. Not a good lap 1. Harri, in front of me, didn't get away as fast as I did and moved to the left which gave me a straight shot for T1 on the inside. I managed to get by her and Santiago to take P2 after T1. At the 180 hairpin Harri rear-ended me and knocked me all the way to the wall. Sorry, but I did not brake early. Yes I braked hard, in order to slow the car so I could make the turn. (If you are a late-braker and/or trying to out-brake someone it is best not to be directly behind them. Same for regular braking when you have no idea of the brake point of the leading car, especially on cold tires, ) Then I came up on Siarhei who was driving at half throttle 30mph off the pace. I had to brake waaay early (this time no choice) which caused my teamie to rear end me. After that I got caught up in the incident between Paul and Mel and put my front end into a barrier. So all that said, getting 5th was pretty good.
Once I got alone on lap one I passed several guys who must have been driving with damage. (How else could I catch them so easily?) Pitted after lap 1. Made pretty good time on lap 2 until I had a spin and let Harri catch me just before the second Carousel. She followed me for the rest of that lap and got by on a WELL EXECUTED pass going into turn 3, out braking me on the inside line! I followed her close for much of lap 3 but eventually fell back from trying too hard to keep up. Finished in 5th. Pretty good considering...
Race 2
Started 6th. Just as the starting lights lit up I got the "Sychronizing" indication in the corner of the screen! This is never good and so I pulled off track at the green light to let the field pass. I figured I'd run some safe distance behind the pack to see if I could notice anything weird or see if the indication came up again. But of course with all the typical lap one thrashing and bashing I quickly become buried in a 5 car train. Well so much for playing it safe. (Did anyone see me blinking in and out or anything else weird?) In the winding part after the big downhill drop-off I got squirrely and skidded along a wall. Santiago and Siarhei got tangled up reacting to my situation but everyone continued. I pitted after lap one, partly to make repairs but also to free myself of the traffic. Came out in 8th but after the next lap and the rest of the pit cycle I was in 3rd! Woo hoo! I raced there for most of the lap until I eventually caught up to Dan Minges. Just after the second Carousel I got a run on him. He took the defensive line on the inside approaching the right-hander leading to the downhill curve before the long straight. I made a try around the outside but went off wide into the wall. Ends up he too overcooked the turn and also went into the wall though we never touched. But my good fortune was that I didn't damage the car. He was not so lucky and had to limp it home. So I finished P2! I'm pretty sure that's my best finish in SR4L! Yeah it's because a lot of fast guys weren't there but hey... I'll take it!
Qualified 4th. Not a good lap 1. Harri, in front of me, didn't get away as fast as I did and moved to the left which gave me a straight shot for T1 on the inside. I managed to get by her and Santiago to take P2 after T1. At the 180 hairpin Harri rear-ended me and knocked me all the way to the wall. Sorry, but I did not brake early. Yes I braked hard, in order to slow the car so I could make the turn. (If you are a late-braker and/or trying to out-brake someone it is best not to be directly behind them. Same for regular braking when you have no idea of the brake point of the leading car, especially on cold tires, ) Then I came up on Siarhei who was driving at half throttle 30mph off the pace. I had to brake waaay early (this time no choice) which caused my teamie to rear end me. After that I got caught up in the incident between Paul and Mel and put my front end into a barrier. So all that said, getting 5th was pretty good.
Once I got alone on lap one I passed several guys who must have been driving with damage. (How else could I catch them so easily?) Pitted after lap 1. Made pretty good time on lap 2 until I had a spin and let Harri catch me just before the second Carousel. She followed me for the rest of that lap and got by on a WELL EXECUTED pass going into turn 3, out braking me on the inside line! I followed her close for much of lap 3 but eventually fell back from trying too hard to keep up. Finished in 5th. Pretty good considering...
Race 2
Started 6th. Just as the starting lights lit up I got the "Sychronizing" indication in the corner of the screen! This is never good and so I pulled off track at the green light to let the field pass. I figured I'd run some safe distance behind the pack to see if I could notice anything weird or see if the indication came up again. But of course with all the typical lap one thrashing and bashing I quickly become buried in a 5 car train. Well so much for playing it safe. (Did anyone see me blinking in and out or anything else weird?) In the winding part after the big downhill drop-off I got squirrely and skidded along a wall. Santiago and Siarhei got tangled up reacting to my situation but everyone continued. I pitted after lap one, partly to make repairs but also to free myself of the traffic. Came out in 8th but after the next lap and the rest of the pit cycle I was in 3rd! Woo hoo! I raced there for most of the lap until I eventually caught up to Dan Minges. Just after the second Carousel I got a run on him. He took the defensive line on the inside approaching the right-hander leading to the downhill curve before the long straight. I made a try around the outside but went off wide into the wall. Ends up he too overcooked the turn and also went into the wall though we never touched. But my good fortune was that I didn't damage the car. He was not so lucky and had to limp it home. So I finished P2! I'm pretty sure that's my best finish in SR4L! Yeah it's because a lot of fast guys weren't there but hey... I'll take it!