18-02-2019, 10:23 PM
Qualified 2nd and got a good clean start to follow Stuart for a bit before he disappeared into the distance. Drove a lonely stint but kept it together to pit after lap 23. The pits seemed overly slippery and I was going too fast and I ran into one of the garage walls. Lost loads of time cycling through the menu to check damage, spinning car round and then 33 seconds to repair, refuel and change tyres. Exited pits about 7th not expecting a good result but thankfully the cars in front started pitting and I caught up with Shannon who was on a no-pit strategy. Managed to get past cleanly and the gap to J-P was about 13 seconds. A more awake me might have been able to close down that gap but J-P was his on his usual solid form and it only dropped to 10 seconds before I was slowed by lapped cars having their own battles.
A really enjoyable race. I had been left foot braking in practice but this was one of those occasions that switching to the right foot on race day seemed to give a burst of feel and confidence. This seemed to go well with a higher coast diff setting.
A really enjoyable race. I had been left foot braking in practice but this was one of those occasions that switching to the right foot on race day seemed to give a burst of feel and confidence. This seemed to go well with a higher coast diff setting.