24-02-2014, 01:01 AM
I didn't think it would have a good comeout as it turned out to be for me in the end.
This week in practice i did a pb of 1:16:xxx getting help from DJ (a tow) and in practice this evening i did a 1:18:5 and in quali i did even worse with a 1:18:8 but i knew i could set consistant laptimes for 13+ laps so hoped for the best. started 15th from the grid
Race 1:
I had a good start and gained i think 2 places before T1. i was in the neck of Gerald and had Phelps at my exhaust. Gerald had a hell of a topspeed and due to being in his tow i could hold on to him in lap 2 at the straight for parabolica we were close to Jesus and Mel who collided and Mel was being send of into the gras. Gerald i think got scarred of it and was so heavy on the brakes that he lost his turn in point and went of in the grass also. Then i had a nice battle with Jesus where i was slightly gaining on him lap after lap. But i wasn't fast enough to get so close to overtake him. So i changed strategy and pitted lap 6 with the idea to push the next laps as hard as i could and see if that would put me closer to Jesus. It worked out fine and i even managed to get past him when he was leaving the pit. Gave me a nearly 3 sec gap to Jesus who obviously was faster then me after his stop but at some point made a mistake trying to gain on me and got damage. rest of the race was kind of boaring but i managed to keep focused and finished 5th.
Race 2:
Started from 6th spot and got a good start but had to lift because i think Phelps didn't accelerate very fast at first. One of the Hedlunds (as i know now it was Robert) was at the left of me entering T1 and i lifted again to give him room and be sure i would live thru the corner as well. When turning in i saw that i nearly blocked Rikard who i didn't know was there also (my bad) but nothing happend so that went well. At parabolica Rikard outbraked me and both of us managed to get undamaged thru the mayhem what had happend there. After another half lap i found myself again behind Jesus and i was making myself up for another battle with him. At one point of the race Cosimo was driving in the last turn for start finish giving everybody room to pass also me but i got scarred up from that and managed to hit the armco leaving me with some damage (Cos realy not your fault just me getting out of my concentration) so battling Jesus was not a option anymore. i stead i tried to keep ahead of Mel wich eventualy worked out fine. Finished 6th
Great result again for the VVV team.
Fun to race and a well organised event thanks again Marcel for hosting and DJ for giving us again a stagerd grid worked out well.
This week in practice i did a pb of 1:16:xxx getting help from DJ (a tow) and in practice this evening i did a 1:18:5 and in quali i did even worse with a 1:18:8 but i knew i could set consistant laptimes for 13+ laps so hoped for the best. started 15th from the grid
Race 1:
I had a good start and gained i think 2 places before T1. i was in the neck of Gerald and had Phelps at my exhaust. Gerald had a hell of a topspeed and due to being in his tow i could hold on to him in lap 2 at the straight for parabolica we were close to Jesus and Mel who collided and Mel was being send of into the gras. Gerald i think got scarred of it and was so heavy on the brakes that he lost his turn in point and went of in the grass also. Then i had a nice battle with Jesus where i was slightly gaining on him lap after lap. But i wasn't fast enough to get so close to overtake him. So i changed strategy and pitted lap 6 with the idea to push the next laps as hard as i could and see if that would put me closer to Jesus. It worked out fine and i even managed to get past him when he was leaving the pit. Gave me a nearly 3 sec gap to Jesus who obviously was faster then me after his stop but at some point made a mistake trying to gain on me and got damage. rest of the race was kind of boaring but i managed to keep focused and finished 5th.
Race 2:
Started from 6th spot and got a good start but had to lift because i think Phelps didn't accelerate very fast at first. One of the Hedlunds (as i know now it was Robert) was at the left of me entering T1 and i lifted again to give him room and be sure i would live thru the corner as well. When turning in i saw that i nearly blocked Rikard who i didn't know was there also (my bad) but nothing happend so that went well. At parabolica Rikard outbraked me and both of us managed to get undamaged thru the mayhem what had happend there. After another half lap i found myself again behind Jesus and i was making myself up for another battle with him. At one point of the race Cosimo was driving in the last turn for start finish giving everybody room to pass also me but i got scarred up from that and managed to hit the armco leaving me with some damage (Cos realy not your fault just me getting out of my concentration) so battling Jesus was not a option anymore. i stead i tried to keep ahead of Mel wich eventualy worked out fine. Finished 6th
Great result again for the VVV team.
Fun to race and a well organised event thanks again Marcel for hosting and DJ for giving us again a stagerd grid worked out well.