Sim Racers 4 Life - Lola T280 Season - Round 1 - 1960's Brianza

[1959nikos]

My practice times all week were a nightmare, I did a couple sub 1:25s but that was all, All I could do usually with much sweat were 1:25s, 1:26s.

In race day it was worse, my practice times were 1:27s, at last I managed 1:25 at quali.
As rest of the field was obviously much faster than this, I decided to stay low and carefull.
I was ok, but suddenly at the main straight I saw a car crushing vertically to the left barrier jumping back to the straight, an alarm situation as I was flat out.
Suddenly it looked I could pass by without harm but Tim in front of me was more intimidated than me so he slowed down. Trying to avoid Tim I tried to swerve right but I touched grass and from this moment I was the uncontrolable thing trying to stay straight.
I think I took Eddy out there and perhaps more and I thought I took myself out too as I touched barrier a lot.
To my surprise car was definately drivable after this so there was no point fixing it at pit stop, almost all well then, I could go on smuggly in my last place :.

Then disaster came hard. Watching the leaders at the progress bar coming quickly almost ready to lap me, I crashed head on to the bridge :o (some people leave their bridges anywhere, this is unnaceptable :).
So, car was undrivable, had to fix damage, I went into pits and read: 318secs pit

I sat up, went down to get a beer from the fridge, came up and sat down again, drank the beer, sat up, went down and chatted with wife, came up and sat down with still lots of time to spare while watching rest of field coming around again and again.
16th place was not so bad at all after this.

Second race I was very lucky, I came trough two huge pile ups withought damage (sorry for mistake Dave) and I ended up at a cool 10th place, not bad at all!!