02-05-2017, 06:19 PM
Hey, besides all glitches, this was a great race! 8)
A great field of very close drivers, be it at the top, midfield or end of the field PLUS a gorgeous race track.
Q – it was tricky to find a gap for 2 or 3 laps. Finally, I was able to deliver a PB, which gained me P5 on the grid.
RACE 1 – I had some presentiments regarding turn 1 on lap 1, and … (also hating to be right) I was right. I got caught up in the mess that seems to have been unavoidable: a turn 1 miasma. David, no worries, as I said, I was almost sure that will happen. Let's say: "I am glad it was you" ;D - No bad feelings at all, but rather thanks for waiting, which was very gentleman-like! 8)
After entering turn 1 in P5, I exited in P15 with some damage at the front. But hey! With some adaptation in the driving style the car still delivered good lap times. So, I decided not to stop and tried to catch the field. That was big fun! So much fun that I almost forgot to pit. After the pit stop I was in P7 and gained one more place because Santiago pitted even later.
So, all in all, and after finishing on P6, a nice race.
RACE 2 – I didn't get much of the confusion at the start because I was (almost) in the position that I expected. And … I was totally focussed to survive Turn 1. Which I did, but just. I tried to take it easy, not aggressive in any way, but placed my car quite in the middle. I was kind of surprised as we went THREE WIDE, with me in the middle :o
well, I backed off and survived it. And had a nice race from then on. I lost quite some time entering the pits behind a slower car, and returned to the track in P5 behind DJC and in front of David Coyle. That promised some good and fair racing. As it did. After some laps, I managed to open a gap to David behind me. Looking up to the front, I saw that DJC went off into the distance. However, I managed to close the gap until the last lap. Actually, we were just 0.1sec apart at the finishing line. I would loved to have 2 or 3 more laps. That would have been exciting!
RACE 2 DECISION – every decision is a good decision. So, of course, the decision that the race does not count is fully accepted. Actually, I wouldn't mind to repeat the race at the end of the season, maybe as a 40 or 60min race(?!). The track is awesome, and it would be a good track for a title decider.
A great field of very close drivers, be it at the top, midfield or end of the field PLUS a gorgeous race track.
Q – it was tricky to find a gap for 2 or 3 laps. Finally, I was able to deliver a PB, which gained me P5 on the grid.
RACE 1 – I had some presentiments regarding turn 1 on lap 1, and … (also hating to be right) I was right. I got caught up in the mess that seems to have been unavoidable: a turn 1 miasma. David, no worries, as I said, I was almost sure that will happen. Let's say: "I am glad it was you" ;D - No bad feelings at all, but rather thanks for waiting, which was very gentleman-like! 8)
After entering turn 1 in P5, I exited in P15 with some damage at the front. But hey! With some adaptation in the driving style the car still delivered good lap times. So, I decided not to stop and tried to catch the field. That was big fun! So much fun that I almost forgot to pit. After the pit stop I was in P7 and gained one more place because Santiago pitted even later.
So, all in all, and after finishing on P6, a nice race.
RACE 2 – I didn't get much of the confusion at the start because I was (almost) in the position that I expected. And … I was totally focussed to survive Turn 1. Which I did, but just. I tried to take it easy, not aggressive in any way, but placed my car quite in the middle. I was kind of surprised as we went THREE WIDE, with me in the middle :o
well, I backed off and survived it. And had a nice race from then on. I lost quite some time entering the pits behind a slower car, and returned to the track in P5 behind DJC and in front of David Coyle. That promised some good and fair racing. As it did. After some laps, I managed to open a gap to David behind me. Looking up to the front, I saw that DJC went off into the distance. However, I managed to close the gap until the last lap. Actually, we were just 0.1sec apart at the finishing line. I would loved to have 2 or 3 more laps. That would have been exciting!
RACE 2 DECISION – every decision is a good decision. So, of course, the decision that the race does not count is fully accepted. Actually, I wouldn't mind to repeat the race at the end of the season, maybe as a 40 or 60min race(?!). The track is awesome, and it would be a good track for a title decider.