06-05-2019, 09:41 PM
Started behind teammate Ed in P8 and took a careful start, expecting a mayhem due to missing start lights. Luckily this turned out not to be true and from what I could see, the getaway was actually very neat.
Trailed Ed for awhile and it was clear he was having big issues, going very wide a number of times in the first sector esses. Also thought the car handled a bit weird on the first couple of laps and understeered a lot. Perhaps the tires got cold while waiting on the grid? Anyhow, managed to overtake him on lap 3 and set sights on JP. At the same time also tried to run away from Dave, who seemed to follow without much difficulty despite my best efforts at that point.
Caught up JP a few laps later, but it took a slightly compromised corner exit from him on lap 10 before I could get a tow and overtake. Then a couple laps later Daniel appeared in front out of nowhere, apparently having just recovered from an off-track excursion. I trailed and tried to go by, but despite getting a good tow on the back straight a couple of times, he was just way too fast on the straightaways. So I trailed and trailed. On lap 25 his tires seemed to let go a bit and I got alongside into T1, but didn't have the momentum to finish the overtake into T2.
Daniel dived into pits on that same lap and Bryan had done so two laps earlier, so I had a clear track and fuel for another 5 laps. Judging by the lap times I wasn't making much of a gain - if any, but surprisingly found myself in P2 after the stop. Beers for the mechanics! The gap to David was huge - over 20 seconds - but wanted to see if I could shrink it a bit. This went fine for a few laps, but then the bumps at the hairpin got the better of me, had a spin and just managed to stay ahead of Daniel. Figured now would be a good idea to settle for some good points, so brought it home safe and sound after that.
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Pleased with the result, but even more pleased to discover this gem of a track! I mean the name is familiar, I've seen some GT races held on it, but having never driven the track in a sim it never really clicked me what an awesome old-school racetrack Mosport is. Lots of blind fast entries, uphills, downhills, fast bits, slow bits, it's all there. I hope they fix the start lights and we get to visit this one again.
Trailed Ed for awhile and it was clear he was having big issues, going very wide a number of times in the first sector esses. Also thought the car handled a bit weird on the first couple of laps and understeered a lot. Perhaps the tires got cold while waiting on the grid? Anyhow, managed to overtake him on lap 3 and set sights on JP. At the same time also tried to run away from Dave, who seemed to follow without much difficulty despite my best efforts at that point.
Caught up JP a few laps later, but it took a slightly compromised corner exit from him on lap 10 before I could get a tow and overtake. Then a couple laps later Daniel appeared in front out of nowhere, apparently having just recovered from an off-track excursion. I trailed and tried to go by, but despite getting a good tow on the back straight a couple of times, he was just way too fast on the straightaways. So I trailed and trailed. On lap 25 his tires seemed to let go a bit and I got alongside into T1, but didn't have the momentum to finish the overtake into T2.
Daniel dived into pits on that same lap and Bryan had done so two laps earlier, so I had a clear track and fuel for another 5 laps. Judging by the lap times I wasn't making much of a gain - if any, but surprisingly found myself in P2 after the stop. Beers for the mechanics! The gap to David was huge - over 20 seconds - but wanted to see if I could shrink it a bit. This went fine for a few laps, but then the bumps at the hairpin got the better of me, had a spin and just managed to stay ahead of Daniel. Figured now would be a good idea to settle for some good points, so brought it home safe and sound after that.
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Pleased with the result, but even more pleased to discover this gem of a track! I mean the name is familiar, I've seen some GT races held on it, but having never driven the track in a sim it never really clicked me what an awesome old-school racetrack Mosport is. Lots of blind fast entries, uphills, downhills, fast bits, slow bits, it's all there. I hope they fix the start lights and we get to visit this one again.