20-10-2014, 11:49 AM
Qually
Went out early but could not get a clean lap , i still set a very low 56 so decided to sit back and watch , saw that Rik and Gorka both got into the 55s so went out again and put myself on a clear track and just pipped Gorkas time to snatch pole .
Race
Nervously approached the start as i know Gorka is a fast starter , got the go and floored it , my spotter was shouting " outside "of me so stayed low as i thought G was alongside then i saw the crash in my mirrors and i suddenly had 2 seconds on Rik , got my head down and was lapping consistently in the 56s , it stayed that way until my brain went walkabout and my concentration started to wander , i started to make small silly mistakes on my lines which slowed me and allowed Rik to catch me , he then passed me and i then compounded the problem by watching him instead of concentrating on my car . He pitted and i did 1 more lap , i was much too conservative with my pit entry and lost a lot of time to Rik , i came out 9 secs behind , i turned the wick up and got him down to 4 secs but i had used my tyres too much and he pulled away again to a well deserved win .
Went out early but could not get a clean lap , i still set a very low 56 so decided to sit back and watch , saw that Rik and Gorka both got into the 55s so went out again and put myself on a clear track and just pipped Gorkas time to snatch pole .
Race
Nervously approached the start as i know Gorka is a fast starter , got the go and floored it , my spotter was shouting " outside "of me so stayed low as i thought G was alongside then i saw the crash in my mirrors and i suddenly had 2 seconds on Rik , got my head down and was lapping consistently in the 56s , it stayed that way until my brain went walkabout and my concentration started to wander , i started to make small silly mistakes on my lines which slowed me and allowed Rik to catch me , he then passed me and i then compounded the problem by watching him instead of concentrating on my car . He pitted and i did 1 more lap , i was much too conservative with my pit entry and lost a lot of time to Rik , i came out 9 secs behind , i turned the wick up and got him down to 4 secs but i had used my tyres too much and he pulled away again to a well deserved win .
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it