22-02-2016, 12:49 AM
quali:
managed to become 8th which was good enough for me.
Race 1:
After the spin of Gorka i was in 7th spot behind Andy i think and that went on for several laps. We kind of had the same pace and Dan Minges behind me made a mistake at one point so i didn't have to fear him anymore. Went for my pitstop at 9th lap and 2 laps after that pitstop i was in 6th position. Lap 14 i encountered Nikos and in the second to last turn (long righthander) i saw Nikos going wide and thought he gave me room to pass. How wrong i was because he came back in and we touched (it was the kiss you asked for Nikos
) came back on track with Cookie right behind and from then on it was a fight till the end. We touched several times but imho it was fair till the end and John had the better move in the last lap taking 6th spot leaving me behind in 7th. But i was a happy camper 8)
Race 2:
This was the one i will never ever forget........me thinks :
I was behind Andy and Dan and had a great start. Went for the gap between Andy and Dan, and they sandwiched me not knowing i was there......i think this was my fault so sorry all who became victim of that incident at the start.
After that i was in 3rd spot behind Cookie and Jerry and we stayed that way for a few laps, at that time i thought i could be faster than them but i didn't dare to overtake them.
At one point DJ came up from behind and overtook me and i thought my teamie would follow instantly but he didn't. As i know now he went for his stop. John made a mistake at t2 and there i was in second spot all of a sudden (i think Jerry made his stop by then but to be honest i'm not sure).
After that i never really got threatened again and ended in 3rd which was my first ever podium finish in a championship league event. I'm still shaking and drinking whiskey to evaluate what happened tonight.
To me this one was unforgettable, thank you all and again sorry for the mayhem i started at the start of the race.
Thanks Paul, great job done like always.
Same for all who do their thing for making this happen.
managed to become 8th which was good enough for me.
Race 1:
After the spin of Gorka i was in 7th spot behind Andy i think and that went on for several laps. We kind of had the same pace and Dan Minges behind me made a mistake at one point so i didn't have to fear him anymore. Went for my pitstop at 9th lap and 2 laps after that pitstop i was in 6th position. Lap 14 i encountered Nikos and in the second to last turn (long righthander) i saw Nikos going wide and thought he gave me room to pass. How wrong i was because he came back in and we touched (it was the kiss you asked for Nikos
) came back on track with Cookie right behind and from then on it was a fight till the end. We touched several times but imho it was fair till the end and John had the better move in the last lap taking 6th spot leaving me behind in 7th. But i was a happy camper 8)Race 2:
This was the one i will never ever forget........me thinks :
I was behind Andy and Dan and had a great start. Went for the gap between Andy and Dan, and they sandwiched me not knowing i was there......i think this was my fault so sorry all who became victim of that incident at the start.
After that i was in 3rd spot behind Cookie and Jerry and we stayed that way for a few laps, at that time i thought i could be faster than them but i didn't dare to overtake them.
At one point DJ came up from behind and overtook me and i thought my teamie would follow instantly but he didn't. As i know now he went for his stop. John made a mistake at t2 and there i was in second spot all of a sudden (i think Jerry made his stop by then but to be honest i'm not sure).
After that i never really got threatened again and ended in 3rd which was my first ever podium finish in a championship league event. I'm still shaking and drinking whiskey to evaluate what happened tonight.
To me this one was unforgettable, thank you all and again sorry for the mayhem i started at the start of the race.
Thanks Paul, great job done like always.
Same for all who do their thing for making this happen.