10-12-2013, 11:12 AM
Hello everyone,
Amazing race, sorry about Hedlund software crash.
It was so long that I lost track of time and lap count, at the end my eyes were so tired and my body too,..I changed slightly my position on the chair and that caused one of my two last errors at the end of the race, lol
My report:
Qualy: I got out with fuel for 5 laps, driving at safe pace during the out lap, passing another driver at the end right before the main straight to start my fast lap. 100% throttle at the main straight tried to brake as late as possible...error, missed my braking point, spun just before the first chicane. No damage and no additional error: 7:50, not enough...luckily on my second lap I followed vittorio that did a good lap, I was catching him at the end of the lap hoping for a great slipstream...two corners to go but made a little error ...grrrr: 7:35:XXX close to my PB...good, John was to far away (below 7:30) and George Mallis a few tenths behind and no time for another lap. 8 position in the grid.
Race:
Good start for my standards
no position lost, I think...drivers in front seemed not to suffer cold tires, couldn't follow them.
Lost track of laps, didn't make any mistake until I saw Hectari on the mirror, wow, where did he come from? what about his problems with the setup? lol.
He was too fast for me, I did a little mistake trying to go faster and Hectari passed me easily. Then, trying to get him, I went wide on another corner, touched slightly the wall, small damage and very soon Hectari was 10seconds away. Then something happened, I was cutting time, almost catched him at the main straight when he entered the pits.
I did a very good 2 laps before my pit stop, free of errors. My pit stop was perfect, just 50 seconds, damage included. At pit exit George Mallis was about 25 seconds behind and I was 7th or 6th...really good!
I wondered were was Hectari...answer arrived too soon, I saw him 24 seconds behind and 5 laps to go. I don't think my pace was good enough so I tried to go faster and was able to almost complete good 3 laps, including my personal race fastest.
So far so good, Hectari was 20 seconds behind and less than 3 laps to go...then I missed the entry of the big karusell and was able to avoid wall, but on the exit, trying to recover speed too quick, tank slapper... avoided wall again but ended on the grass looking backwards, 10 seconds lost and small damage. Hectari was 10 seconds behind, almost 2 laps to go...really tired, Hectari was my personal nightmare
Almost one lap to go, really under pressure, I did another mistake, don't remember where between karrusells, again on the grass, more damage but drivable car, Hectari was there, 1 second behind!
Something happened to him again, I was able to finish without him catching my slipstream...
5th at the end...really happy!
Thanks SR4L
Amazing race, sorry about Hedlund software crash.
It was so long that I lost track of time and lap count, at the end my eyes were so tired and my body too,..I changed slightly my position on the chair and that caused one of my two last errors at the end of the race, lol
My report:
Qualy: I got out with fuel for 5 laps, driving at safe pace during the out lap, passing another driver at the end right before the main straight to start my fast lap. 100% throttle at the main straight tried to brake as late as possible...error, missed my braking point, spun just before the first chicane. No damage and no additional error: 7:50, not enough...luckily on my second lap I followed vittorio that did a good lap, I was catching him at the end of the lap hoping for a great slipstream...two corners to go but made a little error ...grrrr: 7:35:XXX close to my PB...good, John was to far away (below 7:30) and George Mallis a few tenths behind and no time for another lap. 8 position in the grid.
Race:
Good start for my standards
no position lost, I think...drivers in front seemed not to suffer cold tires, couldn't follow them. Lost track of laps, didn't make any mistake until I saw Hectari on the mirror, wow, where did he come from? what about his problems with the setup? lol.
He was too fast for me, I did a little mistake trying to go faster and Hectari passed me easily. Then, trying to get him, I went wide on another corner, touched slightly the wall, small damage and very soon Hectari was 10seconds away. Then something happened, I was cutting time, almost catched him at the main straight when he entered the pits.
I did a very good 2 laps before my pit stop, free of errors. My pit stop was perfect, just 50 seconds, damage included. At pit exit George Mallis was about 25 seconds behind and I was 7th or 6th...really good!
I wondered were was Hectari...answer arrived too soon, I saw him 24 seconds behind and 5 laps to go. I don't think my pace was good enough so I tried to go faster and was able to almost complete good 3 laps, including my personal race fastest.
So far so good, Hectari was 20 seconds behind and less than 3 laps to go...then I missed the entry of the big karusell and was able to avoid wall, but on the exit, trying to recover speed too quick, tank slapper... avoided wall again but ended on the grass looking backwards, 10 seconds lost and small damage. Hectari was 10 seconds behind, almost 2 laps to go...really tired, Hectari was my personal nightmare
Almost one lap to go, really under pressure, I did another mistake, don't remember where between karrusells, again on the grass, more damage but drivable car, Hectari was there, 1 second behind!
Something happened to him again, I was able to finish without him catching my slipstream...
5th at the end...really happy!
Thanks SR4L