27-05-2013, 09:47 AM
Qualy
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Did my 12,3 laptime early in the session and then tried to get in the 11s. I knew that was possible as I reached to get a -0.4 in the second sector but due to mistakes and mainly traffic I could not get a clean lap.
It was quite annoying that some drivers in their outlaps did not give their position and that ruined several laps.
Race 1
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Made a good start and reached T1 parallel to DjC but as I was in the green side, tires cold, brakes cold, and didn't want to miss the inside and create a mess decided for an early braking and took it easy, remaining in my 4th place.
At turn 4 went a little wide and David Coyne passed me. I took back my position at the straight.
My front tires started to get hotter and car started to understeer, what increased the problem (only way I could find a quick setup here, a handicup I knew I had to deal with). Jason brought some fight and finally took my position (went a little wide at penultimate curve trying to catch a lapped car). I was 5th about 2 sec behind Jason, lap 9 and decided to pit at that moment, make 3 quick laps with the fresh cold tires and try to get back 4th place.
Pitstop took 48 seconds. Did a couple of fast laps and when Jason came out of his pitstop we reached side by side to turn1. We had a little contact there and he took the worst of it losing some seconds. The remaining of the race was trying not to make mistakes and dealing with the heavy traffic in such a short track, finally ending in 4th place.
Race 2
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Similar start than race 1 but this time I did not remain in the inside line for T1 and Jason took advantage of it and took my position in the braking.
At lap 3 I was hit by D Coyne at the braking for turn 7 causing me to spin and stall the engine. Got back to racing at the mid-back of the pack and decided to do an early pitstop to avoid that many traffic. Did my pitstop and tried to drive not pushing that hard trying to prevent front tires from overheating. Robert reached me and we had some good laps battling. In the final lap he passed me as my tires started to overheat again.
Race 3
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Clean start avoiding trouble. Approaching turn 1 some cars crashed in front and a lot of smoke arose. Heavy braking I was able to avoid all crashing and spinning cars but suddenly I was strongly hit from behind being thrown to the grass and getting back on track with a damaged car. I went for a repair and tire change and got from the pits right behind the two Fergusons. Bryan let me pass him and then battled Neela for position. I was able to pass her in the straight thanks to her wings' draft. Laps went by trying not to overheat the tires and when I saw in my display that Marcel W. was the driver ahead I realised I was driving second place. Rikard was approaching quite fast and even though I reached to hold him for 3 laps, understeering at final turn was becoming a big issue and finally he got pass me two laps to the end. I was about to finish third but at final turn I saw rikard trying to lap a car and having contact with it going to the grass so I was lucky to gain back second place.
Luckily the Putnam hell was finished.
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Did my 12,3 laptime early in the session and then tried to get in the 11s. I knew that was possible as I reached to get a -0.4 in the second sector but due to mistakes and mainly traffic I could not get a clean lap.
It was quite annoying that some drivers in their outlaps did not give their position and that ruined several laps.
Race 1
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Made a good start and reached T1 parallel to DjC but as I was in the green side, tires cold, brakes cold, and didn't want to miss the inside and create a mess decided for an early braking and took it easy, remaining in my 4th place.
At turn 4 went a little wide and David Coyne passed me. I took back my position at the straight.
My front tires started to get hotter and car started to understeer, what increased the problem (only way I could find a quick setup here, a handicup I knew I had to deal with). Jason brought some fight and finally took my position (went a little wide at penultimate curve trying to catch a lapped car). I was 5th about 2 sec behind Jason, lap 9 and decided to pit at that moment, make 3 quick laps with the fresh cold tires and try to get back 4th place.
Pitstop took 48 seconds. Did a couple of fast laps and when Jason came out of his pitstop we reached side by side to turn1. We had a little contact there and he took the worst of it losing some seconds. The remaining of the race was trying not to make mistakes and dealing with the heavy traffic in such a short track, finally ending in 4th place.
Race 2
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Similar start than race 1 but this time I did not remain in the inside line for T1 and Jason took advantage of it and took my position in the braking.
At lap 3 I was hit by D Coyne at the braking for turn 7 causing me to spin and stall the engine. Got back to racing at the mid-back of the pack and decided to do an early pitstop to avoid that many traffic. Did my pitstop and tried to drive not pushing that hard trying to prevent front tires from overheating. Robert reached me and we had some good laps battling. In the final lap he passed me as my tires started to overheat again.
Race 3
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Clean start avoiding trouble. Approaching turn 1 some cars crashed in front and a lot of smoke arose. Heavy braking I was able to avoid all crashing and spinning cars but suddenly I was strongly hit from behind being thrown to the grass and getting back on track with a damaged car. I went for a repair and tire change and got from the pits right behind the two Fergusons. Bryan let me pass him and then battled Neela for position. I was able to pass her in the straight thanks to her wings' draft. Laps went by trying not to overheat the tires and when I saw in my display that Marcel W. was the driver ahead I realised I was driving second place. Rikard was approaching quite fast and even though I reached to hold him for 3 laps, understeering at final turn was becoming a big issue and finally he got pass me two laps to the end. I was about to finish third but at final turn I saw rikard trying to lap a car and having contact with it going to the grass so I was lucky to gain back second place.
Luckily the Putnam hell was finished.
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