23-09-2014, 01:05 AM
hey guys..
qually - did about as I expected.. plan was to keep my nose clean and finish in race one. did that, stayed out of trouble and kept consistent and benefited from other people's misfortune. finished 6th..
second race, with the inverted grid I felt like one of those rabbits on the rail at a dog race - Here comes the Pack! after all the hot shoes passed me I settled in for another consistent race. I found myself battling nikos for 10th, he was driving a very nikos race, making no mistakes and I am there hoping for a mistake - lap, after lap - until the 16th lap with cosimo coming up on the both of us I seen a very small opening, nikos went a little wide leading onto the short chute before the chicane. "The Plan" was to pull along side of him by the end of the straight, leave off the throttle, hit the brakes and flick the car right in behind him before the chicane, as I knew I wasn't going to be able to pass him. just make some noise and let him know I am there. GREAT PLAN, right up to the point of execution :o I landed up interlocked in his wheels and spinning us both out. cosimo waved as he went by us - I pulled over to let nikos get in front of me and then started to accelerate. I then noticed a lot of damage to my car and headed for the pits. 155 seconds later, I returned to the race in 14th place, but I got to cross the finish line as last one running..
sorry Nikos, as you say - Crap Happens - but I still feel bad about it
that's my story...
on to the next race
qually - did about as I expected.. plan was to keep my nose clean and finish in race one. did that, stayed out of trouble and kept consistent and benefited from other people's misfortune. finished 6th..
second race, with the inverted grid I felt like one of those rabbits on the rail at a dog race - Here comes the Pack! after all the hot shoes passed me I settled in for another consistent race. I found myself battling nikos for 10th, he was driving a very nikos race, making no mistakes and I am there hoping for a mistake - lap, after lap - until the 16th lap with cosimo coming up on the both of us I seen a very small opening, nikos went a little wide leading onto the short chute before the chicane. "The Plan" was to pull along side of him by the end of the straight, leave off the throttle, hit the brakes and flick the car right in behind him before the chicane, as I knew I wasn't going to be able to pass him. just make some noise and let him know I am there. GREAT PLAN, right up to the point of execution :o I landed up interlocked in his wheels and spinning us both out. cosimo waved as he went by us - I pulled over to let nikos get in front of me and then started to accelerate. I then noticed a lot of damage to my car and headed for the pits. 155 seconds later, I returned to the race in 14th place, but I got to cross the finish line as last one running..
sorry Nikos, as you say - Crap Happens - but I still feel bad about it
that's my story...
on to the next race