22-10-2018, 11:36 AM
I could see in practice that the Maclaren couldnt live with the speed of the Brabhams , no matter what I tried I couldnt break into the 1.08s and struggled to get low 1.09s so in the race I wouldnt be able to live with them . My front left was taking a hard hit so I knew I would be struggling towards the end of the race , time to put thinking cap on .
I did some test runs and found with half fuel I could lap in the high 9s>mid 10s compared to full fuel which gave mid 11s>low 12s , a pitstop took 22 secs and the striaght pitlane meant I lost little time on entry and exit . I decided to gamble on the fast guys going the distance and me being able to open a gap for a stop .
Qually
For most of the session it looked like I was on the 3rd row but then some kind person gave me a tow which lifted me onto the second row .
Race
Got a good start behind Dan T , Dan B appeared to bog down so I dropped in behind Dan T through the first corner , got a good run out of last corner and drafted past to take the lead , I now started to drive every lap like a qually lap as I wasnt worried about saving the tyres . I started to pull away and realised the Dans must be running full fuel so I was in with a chance , by the time for my stop came I had 17 secs advantage so felt confident , pitstop went ok and I came back out on a clear track in 4th .
I knew people must be suffering with tyres by now so I pushed , 3rd came to me when someone pitted and I could see I was reeling in the 2 Dans who were fighting hard , I managed to get on their tails and drafted past Dan T on the main striaght .
Whilst checking I was clear to pull in for the turn , I missed my braking point (everything happens so fast with these cars) so I made a clumsy entrance to turn 1 and went wide onto the grass , I was then all arms and legs trying to regain control and the track , this I did but unfortunately I tapped Dan and forced him wide (mega Sorry Dan) , chased down Dan B and drafted past him on the striaght , and just brought the car home .
Can i say well done to all drivers for watching thier mirrors and giving space when being lapped .
I am not going to get away with that one again .
I did some test runs and found with half fuel I could lap in the high 9s>mid 10s compared to full fuel which gave mid 11s>low 12s , a pitstop took 22 secs and the striaght pitlane meant I lost little time on entry and exit . I decided to gamble on the fast guys going the distance and me being able to open a gap for a stop .
Qually
For most of the session it looked like I was on the 3rd row but then some kind person gave me a tow which lifted me onto the second row .
Race
Got a good start behind Dan T , Dan B appeared to bog down so I dropped in behind Dan T through the first corner , got a good run out of last corner and drafted past to take the lead , I now started to drive every lap like a qually lap as I wasnt worried about saving the tyres . I started to pull away and realised the Dans must be running full fuel so I was in with a chance , by the time for my stop came I had 17 secs advantage so felt confident , pitstop went ok and I came back out on a clear track in 4th .
I knew people must be suffering with tyres by now so I pushed , 3rd came to me when someone pitted and I could see I was reeling in the 2 Dans who were fighting hard , I managed to get on their tails and drafted past Dan T on the main striaght .
Whilst checking I was clear to pull in for the turn , I missed my braking point (everything happens so fast with these cars) so I made a clumsy entrance to turn 1 and went wide onto the grass , I was then all arms and legs trying to regain control and the track , this I did but unfortunately I tapped Dan and forced him wide (mega Sorry Dan) , chased down Dan B and drafted past him on the striaght , and just brought the car home .
Can i say well done to all drivers for watching thier mirrors and giving space when being lapped .
I am not going to get away with that one again .
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