18-06-2021, 02:22 AM
My potential best qualy lap got killed by a slower car at the end when I had been half a second below my delta, so I was P7 on the grid. Had a good start. Went to overtake JPS at the bus stop on the second lap but he turned in a little too early and tapped my left rear so I couldn't turn in, spun in the grass. Clambered back to be P8 for race 2.
Race 2 was just awesome. Had the leader in sight the whole race, which is not expected for me, and I had the "best seat in the house" for DJC and Ratus. Got into the back of Ratus slightly in one corner. Never had a good opportunity to make a move that wasn't high risk though -- particularly as I kept missing the turn-in point for the left-hand part of the esses so would scrub off speed before the straight into the bus stop.
Toward the end the tyres would get hot so it became a cycle of easing off a bit then pushing hard and catching back up. The three of us crossed the line P3-4-5 within a quarter of a second. I saved that replay. If I can manage the disk space I might save a video of the whole thing from my cockpit view.
Unfortunately I have to work this Sunday so I will miss Suzuka.
Race 2 was just awesome. Had the leader in sight the whole race, which is not expected for me, and I had the "best seat in the house" for DJC and Ratus. Got into the back of Ratus slightly in one corner. Never had a good opportunity to make a move that wasn't high risk though -- particularly as I kept missing the turn-in point for the left-hand part of the esses so would scrub off speed before the straight into the bus stop.
Toward the end the tyres would get hot so it became a cycle of easing off a bit then pushing hard and catching back up. The three of us crossed the line P3-4-5 within a quarter of a second. I saved that replay. If I can manage the disk space I might save a video of the whole thing from my cockpit view.
Unfortunately I have to work this Sunday so I will miss Suzuka.