03-05-2021, 06:55 PM
After a solid 6th-place qualifying performance, I had only an average reaction in race one, which is unusual for me as typically I'm one of the best off the line (ever since the GPL days!), so had to pretty much hold station. Coyne was the only person who seemed to get Eau Rouge better than I could, which allowed him to get both me and DJ as he mentioned. I don't have his pace anyway, so I wasn't too concerned. DJ had a bit of a scruffy lap which allowed myself and Ratus to catch him, but I had to spin it in the bus stop when DJ got it sideways on entry, otherwise I'd have clobbered him. Lost the spot to Ratus and was too far back to make anything happen.
But then my final lap I had a massive delta on my best time so made the mistake of hotlapping. Got it a bit wide and into the gravel. Unfortunately the track maker neglected to put the gravel material into the track's TDF, so it acts as ice and I was destined for the wall at high speed.
That put me in 11th for the start of race two. A typical good jump off the line so I was able to get one row, but nowhere to go after that. I got hit from behind at La Source which pushed me into a gap I didn't want to take, but got through the Rasi/Ratus accident at Eau Rouge safely. A couple laps to get around Bayford and I was into a distant 5th. Unfortunately had to give it up to Rasi on the final lap as I got a little scruffy myself and couldn't maintain enough gap like I thought I might. Still, 6th place is pretty good for me, so I'm pleased.
But then my final lap I had a massive delta on my best time so made the mistake of hotlapping. Got it a bit wide and into the gravel. Unfortunately the track maker neglected to put the gravel material into the track's TDF, so it acts as ice and I was destined for the wall at high speed.
That put me in 11th for the start of race two. A typical good jump off the line so I was able to get one row, but nowhere to go after that. I got hit from behind at La Source which pushed me into a gap I didn't want to take, but got through the Rasi/Ratus accident at Eau Rouge safely. A couple laps to get around Bayford and I was into a distant 5th. Unfortunately had to give it up to Rasi on the final lap as I got a little scruffy myself and couldn't maintain enough gap like I thought I might. Still, 6th place is pretty good for me, so I'm pleased.