23-10-2018, 03:10 PM
Wow what a tight grid! Qualified 9th with only 0.2 second over my PB and 0.8 back from 1st.
Nice clean start from everyone. I fell back to 11th after T2 but happy to make it through without incident.
Followed Ed and Bryan for a bit, but starting with full fuel I was losing ground on the straights, or maybe they had less wing.
Avoided a close call with Gorka after he got collected by the incident on lap 15/16(?) and then again on the main straight when Cook and Nikos tangled.
Never practiced a full fuel race distance at Kyalami.
I thought tires would be ok but the left front wear kept me off pace after halfway.
Most of the time I was trying to stay in front of Ed P, who I think was driving damaged as he had collided in front of me earlier.
However, had a join/leave lag happen to me and was warped to behind Ed.
Content to stick behind Ed for the rest of the race as the left front tire did not give me confidence to make any moves.
Then realized that I had miscalculated my full fuel load and needed to make a splash and dash with 2 laps to go.
Luckily did not lose a position needing to make the pitstop and finished 6th.
Looks like Long Beach for next race, which should spread the field out and provide more drama. Looking forward to it!
Nice clean start from everyone. I fell back to 11th after T2 but happy to make it through without incident.
Followed Ed and Bryan for a bit, but starting with full fuel I was losing ground on the straights, or maybe they had less wing.
Avoided a close call with Gorka after he got collected by the incident on lap 15/16(?) and then again on the main straight when Cook and Nikos tangled.
Never practiced a full fuel race distance at Kyalami.
I thought tires would be ok but the left front wear kept me off pace after halfway.
Most of the time I was trying to stay in front of Ed P, who I think was driving damaged as he had collided in front of me earlier.
However, had a join/leave lag happen to me and was warped to behind Ed.
Content to stick behind Ed for the rest of the race as the left front tire did not give me confidence to make any moves.
Then realized that I had miscalculated my full fuel load and needed to make a splash and dash with 2 laps to go.
Luckily did not lose a position needing to make the pitstop and finished 6th.
Looks like Long Beach for next race, which should spread the field out and provide more drama. Looking forward to it!