21-01-2013, 12:19 AM
I'm uploading the full second race (it will take until tomorrow)
Qualifying
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Everthing went fine here. Reached a 1.34.4 that was enough for pole position.
Race 1
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Start was fine but lost first position (three parallel cars grid). While battling for first position lost my reference point for parabolica so I run wide there and lost several places (unforgiveable mistake). Rest of the race was a recovery race till finishing in third place. At somewhere in the first half of the race I did a 1.34.1 I just could not believe how I did it, probably behind someone's slipstream.
Race 2
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Starting third I was able to get into second position behind Marcel after David Cr did a bad start. at Lap 2 Melk (?) took my slipstream and overtook me just before Curva Grande, but he went wide and lost a lot of speed, I could not avoid him and gave him a little hit enough for putting him off.
Rest of the first half of the race was a hunt for Marcel and a chase of 3 cars behind my slipstream.
I took my pitstop at the end of lap 6 and Marcel at the next lap. I reached him then so the rest of the race was a great battle overtaking eachother serveral times. Finally we reached side by side at the last lap in parabolica. I took the inside line and got better grip at the exit. He had a little kiss there but nothing dramatic happened.
I took the victory by just 2 tenths of a second.
Race 3
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Reverse grid, starting at the final row. Seeing the carnage in the front and getting a little stuck in the car pile and ending with a little damaged car but perfectly driveable. being tenth at that moment but quicky recovering positions as people in the front made mistakes. One lap after my pitstop I had the chance to overtake Marcel just as he was leaving the pits (bad pitstop he had). I found myself third at that moment and I had a very sweaty battle trying to avoid Marcel from my slipstream keeping him above the 1sec margin. I reached and was able to overtake my teammate Stefan Mizzi, who sadly made a mistake and went wide at parabolica. Last 3 laps was a chase for Paul Ceglia but he was quick enough not to be caught. Ended up un a second place that really tastes good as reversed races are very difficult to handle.
Note: Let's see if the Eve can be as competitive in other tracks as here.
Qualifying
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Everthing went fine here. Reached a 1.34.4 that was enough for pole position.
Race 1
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Start was fine but lost first position (three parallel cars grid). While battling for first position lost my reference point for parabolica so I run wide there and lost several places (unforgiveable mistake). Rest of the race was a recovery race till finishing in third place. At somewhere in the first half of the race I did a 1.34.1 I just could not believe how I did it, probably behind someone's slipstream.
Race 2
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Starting third I was able to get into second position behind Marcel after David Cr did a bad start. at Lap 2 Melk (?) took my slipstream and overtook me just before Curva Grande, but he went wide and lost a lot of speed, I could not avoid him and gave him a little hit enough for putting him off.
Rest of the first half of the race was a hunt for Marcel and a chase of 3 cars behind my slipstream.
I took my pitstop at the end of lap 6 and Marcel at the next lap. I reached him then so the rest of the race was a great battle overtaking eachother serveral times. Finally we reached side by side at the last lap in parabolica. I took the inside line and got better grip at the exit. He had a little kiss there but nothing dramatic happened.
I took the victory by just 2 tenths of a second.
Race 3
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Reverse grid, starting at the final row. Seeing the carnage in the front and getting a little stuck in the car pile and ending with a little damaged car but perfectly driveable. being tenth at that moment but quicky recovering positions as people in the front made mistakes. One lap after my pitstop I had the chance to overtake Marcel just as he was leaving the pits (bad pitstop he had). I found myself third at that moment and I had a very sweaty battle trying to avoid Marcel from my slipstream keeping him above the 1sec margin. I reached and was able to overtake my teammate Stefan Mizzi, who sadly made a mistake and went wide at parabolica. Last 3 laps was a chase for Paul Ceglia but he was quick enough not to be caught. Ended up un a second place that really tastes good as reversed races are very difficult to handle.
Note: Let's see if the Eve can be as competitive in other tracks as here.
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