31-05-2021, 01:21 PM
Qualifying
I seem to take quite a different line to the rest of the top 5 but it lets me get on the power early and get a good exit. DJ and I had very different styles but almost the same laptime.
Race 1
I got a good start but DJ got a perfect start and took the lead. I followed closely until lap 4 when I got a tow in the main straight and snuck in on the inside in turn 10. DJ then almost got back on the way out and at the time I thought he was behind but on the replay I see I didn't give him room hence the tap. This corner produced a lot of battles! I hope this one was fair. It's never my intention to cause contact. After this I kept position and took the win.
Race 2
It didn't help much since DJ again got a perfect start on the outside (level with pole position) and again took the lead into turn 1. In this race I never managed to get past, but stayed close and Ratus was also close behind which led to some very exciting racing throughout the whole 20 laps. A few times I got a good run down the straight but DJ would block to the right very effectively. On lap 12 I was too close to DJ who was braking earlier on entry to turn 1 and I ran wide to avoid a collision. Upon rejoining I was 3rd with Ratus in front. On lap 16 I was a bit cheeky and broke super late into turn 10 and there was slight contact with Ratus as I overtook on the inside. The next lap I tried to take DJ at turn 10. He forced me to use the outside and I ended up too wide, almost letting Ratus by. On lap 18 I had another run on the straight, but I could see Bruce was in front of us so things were probably going to get spicy. I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting Bruce who kindly got out of the way and somehow DJ, myself then Ratus neatly took the corner. The next lap Ratus took advantage of my slow-in approach to turn 10 and took second place. Then on the final lap the reverse happened and I took the place back!
Well done DJ for the win. A brilliant race and I thouroughly enjoyed it.
I seem to take quite a different line to the rest of the top 5 but it lets me get on the power early and get a good exit. DJ and I had very different styles but almost the same laptime.
Race 1
I got a good start but DJ got a perfect start and took the lead. I followed closely until lap 4 when I got a tow in the main straight and snuck in on the inside in turn 10. DJ then almost got back on the way out and at the time I thought he was behind but on the replay I see I didn't give him room hence the tap. This corner produced a lot of battles! I hope this one was fair. It's never my intention to cause contact. After this I kept position and took the win.
Race 2
It didn't help much since DJ again got a perfect start on the outside (level with pole position) and again took the lead into turn 1. In this race I never managed to get past, but stayed close and Ratus was also close behind which led to some very exciting racing throughout the whole 20 laps. A few times I got a good run down the straight but DJ would block to the right very effectively. On lap 12 I was too close to DJ who was braking earlier on entry to turn 1 and I ran wide to avoid a collision. Upon rejoining I was 3rd with Ratus in front. On lap 16 I was a bit cheeky and broke super late into turn 10 and there was slight contact with Ratus as I overtook on the inside. The next lap I tried to take DJ at turn 10. He forced me to use the outside and I ended up too wide, almost letting Ratus by. On lap 18 I had another run on the straight, but I could see Bruce was in front of us so things were probably going to get spicy. I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting Bruce who kindly got out of the way and somehow DJ, myself then Ratus neatly took the corner. The next lap Ratus took advantage of my slow-in approach to turn 10 and took second place. Then on the final lap the reverse happened and I took the place back!
Well done DJ for the win. A brilliant race and I thouroughly enjoyed it.