07-09-2014, 10:20 PM
My Q time was 7:51.8 which put me in 8th position... if John didn't take it at the last minute, so 9th position :-)
Not bad. I felt this was the best I could really do. Up on the grid there were just monsters with their 7:40, 7:30 and 7:20...
Was tempted to ask to start at the back, but didn't do it.
Race starts with some warping and lagging in lap 1, so I stay extra frosty and distant from the others.
Plan works. After half a lap, everything's good, no lag anymore.
I had Jesus on my neck, he was keeping the pressure on.
After a few laps where everybody kept their positions, I made a mistake and Jesus passed me.
I managed to stick to him, and after half a lap, a mistake of his, so I passed him again. 7th position.
I had decided to stop a bit late, around 7th or 8th lap, so I advanced in 5th pos.
Lap 7 ends, so I'm about to stop. I mentally remember the white post signaling the pit entry.
While I'm thinking that there was another one around 100m after, I discover with horror that pit entry is approaching faster than I'll be able to brake.
I make the stupidest mistake I could make. Crash into the pit entry barrier.
That results in 194s of damage to repair, and 7 positions lost. Damn. Was an almost perfect race up to that point.
I come out of the pits with Niko on my tail at 2 seconds. I'm a little faster, so I start to chase Jim and Mel, at that point 25-30s far ahead.
Last lap starts with me glued to Jim's behind. Not that easy to pass on this track.
I wait for the favorable moment and pass him. Last lap finishes with Mel 4.5s ahead of me. Couldn't make it.
In race I ended up doing my PB for this car/track, 7:45.115.
Not bad, a shame that I threw away my good 7th with a stupid mistake.
Despite that, I really had a blast. Thanks everyone especially Paul.
Not bad. I felt this was the best I could really do. Up on the grid there were just monsters with their 7:40, 7:30 and 7:20...
Was tempted to ask to start at the back, but didn't do it.
Race starts with some warping and lagging in lap 1, so I stay extra frosty and distant from the others.
Plan works. After half a lap, everything's good, no lag anymore.
I had Jesus on my neck, he was keeping the pressure on.
After a few laps where everybody kept their positions, I made a mistake and Jesus passed me.
I managed to stick to him, and after half a lap, a mistake of his, so I passed him again. 7th position.
I had decided to stop a bit late, around 7th or 8th lap, so I advanced in 5th pos.
Lap 7 ends, so I'm about to stop. I mentally remember the white post signaling the pit entry.
While I'm thinking that there was another one around 100m after, I discover with horror that pit entry is approaching faster than I'll be able to brake.
I make the stupidest mistake I could make. Crash into the pit entry barrier.
That results in 194s of damage to repair, and 7 positions lost. Damn. Was an almost perfect race up to that point.
I come out of the pits with Niko on my tail at 2 seconds. I'm a little faster, so I start to chase Jim and Mel, at that point 25-30s far ahead.
Last lap starts with me glued to Jim's behind. Not that easy to pass on this track.
I wait for the favorable moment and pass him. Last lap finishes with Mel 4.5s ahead of me. Couldn't make it.
In race I ended up doing my PB for this car/track, 7:45.115.
Not bad, a shame that I threw away my good 7th with a stupid mistake.
Despite that, I really had a blast. Thanks everyone especially Paul.