18-03-2013, 02:21 PM
My first ever League races! My primary focus was to maintain good racing etiquette, and to do myself justice with my pace. I was happy to achieve my objectives.
Qualifying went well. I'm fairly new to these F2s but gradually improved in Practice and was able to do 53.1 which I was really pleased with. 5th on the grid.
1st race was the least eventful for me. I was able to get a good lead on those behind me but couldn't keep up with Marcel, Gorky and, I think, one of the Davids. Was concentrating so hard that I found myself in the lead due to not having pitted, Marcel was hot on my heels after his exit from the pits. Driving a defensive line was costing me a second or two per lap but I enjoyed the discipline required for a good five or six laps before I pitted on the penultimate lap. Emerged from the pits in 4th and drove to the line happy to not have made a berk of myself!
2nd race was more eventful. Started 4th on the Grid and was 3rd by T4. I felt really comfortable and was confident I'd be able to challenge Gorky for 2nd but before I knew it I made a really unnecessary error and just slid off at T2 on lap 4 or 5. Rejoined the track in 6th or 7th I think. Christ, I was mad with myself! Anyway, no damage so I cracked on and was able to make a few overtakes. Pitted and emerged behind Bryan who was 3rd. Caught him up and was able to get level going into T1 but I don't think he knew I was there on the inside. He turned in, we were both on the limit, and I was knocked off the track. Rejoined with bad damage and finished the last few laps as best as I could in 5th I think.
Last race was a bit strange. I was starting near the back but I was able to gain a few places on first lap and decided to experiment by pitting on lap 2 to see if I could get a clear few laps while everyone else was slowed by traffic. I scuppered my own plan by going off into a barrier and getting damage on lap 3 having already pitted. What an idiot. Anyway, despite having to correct the car contstantly, even on the straights, I was able to gain places throughout the race eventually finding myself in 3rd and thats where I finished. Despite a really stupid error, I was really pleased with this because I kept the car on the track and still did respectable lap times despite the damage.
Overall, I really enjoyed my initiation and I learnt a lot. Looking forward to the next League race. Thanks everyone.
Qualifying went well. I'm fairly new to these F2s but gradually improved in Practice and was able to do 53.1 which I was really pleased with. 5th on the grid.
1st race was the least eventful for me. I was able to get a good lead on those behind me but couldn't keep up with Marcel, Gorky and, I think, one of the Davids. Was concentrating so hard that I found myself in the lead due to not having pitted, Marcel was hot on my heels after his exit from the pits. Driving a defensive line was costing me a second or two per lap but I enjoyed the discipline required for a good five or six laps before I pitted on the penultimate lap. Emerged from the pits in 4th and drove to the line happy to not have made a berk of myself!
2nd race was more eventful. Started 4th on the Grid and was 3rd by T4. I felt really comfortable and was confident I'd be able to challenge Gorky for 2nd but before I knew it I made a really unnecessary error and just slid off at T2 on lap 4 or 5. Rejoined the track in 6th or 7th I think. Christ, I was mad with myself! Anyway, no damage so I cracked on and was able to make a few overtakes. Pitted and emerged behind Bryan who was 3rd. Caught him up and was able to get level going into T1 but I don't think he knew I was there on the inside. He turned in, we were both on the limit, and I was knocked off the track. Rejoined with bad damage and finished the last few laps as best as I could in 5th I think.
Last race was a bit strange. I was starting near the back but I was able to gain a few places on first lap and decided to experiment by pitting on lap 2 to see if I could get a clear few laps while everyone else was slowed by traffic. I scuppered my own plan by going off into a barrier and getting damage on lap 3 having already pitted. What an idiot. Anyway, despite having to correct the car contstantly, even on the straights, I was able to gain places throughout the race eventually finding myself in 3rd and thats where I finished. Despite a really stupid error, I was really pleased with this because I kept the car on the track and still did respectable lap times despite the damage.
Overall, I really enjoyed my initiation and I learnt a lot. Looking forward to the next League race. Thanks everyone.