27-01-2014, 10:49 PM
This was my best and worst race :-)
Let's start.
== Qualify ==
My PB was 3.28.5. Right before the Q session, I made very slight adjustments to the setup, reducing camber and shortening a bit the 5th gear.
Went out quite early and got a 3.29. 15 minutes from the end I was 13th or so.
4-5 minutes to end I decided to go out again, and try the last lap. Got a low 3.27, more than 1s below my PB, and about 11th on the grid.
Was quite happy at this point, praying that no collisions would happen during the first lap.
== Race 1 ==
Nothing of the sort happened. Everything went as smooth as it could.
I was quickly up to 9th or 8th IIRC. I felt confident on this track and I was among the fastest of my usual "pack".
On lap 2 or 3 I was coming up close to a car I don't remember, maybe Jesus? with Edwin and Vittorio behind a few seconds.
I got very close quite quickly and I was deciding where to overtake. After Stavelot, before the fast right hander a bump sent me to the right side of the track and I hit the 200m sign, flying out and losing two wheels on impact.
The end. Infinite sadness. Fade to black.
Continued watching Edwin and Vittorio fight, thinking I could have been in that battle and maybe even win it.
== Race 2 ==
I was determined to not repeat the same mistake.
Started pretty much at the back of the grid. By lap 2 or 3 I was already 9th, chasing Edwin and Vittorio.
Strangely this time I didn't feel the need to slow down to avoid crashes. I was lapping very close to my PB, at least on my best laps.
Then I got close to Edwin. Remembering the disaster of R1, I didn't want to get too close too fast.
Edwin had a solid sector 1, and I couldn't get closer to him there, but I could easily get 1s or more on him in sector 2. I managed to exit faster from Carriere and the following straight I overtook him. That was an amazing moment of tension and excitement for me.
End of lap 4 I saw several cars stopped in pits, so I decided to continue and stop at next lap.
After the start straight I checked the standings, and I was 2nd :-)
After another lap and 51s for pit stop, I managed to exit before Vittorio, so I actually gained 2 positions, and I was now 5th.
I think from there to end of the race someone's car stopped because of no fuel left, so 4th was my finish position.
Very nice race, and one of my best placements.
I think the F312 skin helped :-)
Let's start.
== Qualify ==
My PB was 3.28.5. Right before the Q session, I made very slight adjustments to the setup, reducing camber and shortening a bit the 5th gear.
Went out quite early and got a 3.29. 15 minutes from the end I was 13th or so.
4-5 minutes to end I decided to go out again, and try the last lap. Got a low 3.27, more than 1s below my PB, and about 11th on the grid.
Was quite happy at this point, praying that no collisions would happen during the first lap.
== Race 1 ==
Nothing of the sort happened. Everything went as smooth as it could.
I was quickly up to 9th or 8th IIRC. I felt confident on this track and I was among the fastest of my usual "pack".
On lap 2 or 3 I was coming up close to a car I don't remember, maybe Jesus? with Edwin and Vittorio behind a few seconds.
I got very close quite quickly and I was deciding where to overtake. After Stavelot, before the fast right hander a bump sent me to the right side of the track and I hit the 200m sign, flying out and losing two wheels on impact.
The end. Infinite sadness. Fade to black.
Continued watching Edwin and Vittorio fight, thinking I could have been in that battle and maybe even win it.
== Race 2 ==
I was determined to not repeat the same mistake.
Started pretty much at the back of the grid. By lap 2 or 3 I was already 9th, chasing Edwin and Vittorio.
Strangely this time I didn't feel the need to slow down to avoid crashes. I was lapping very close to my PB, at least on my best laps.
Then I got close to Edwin. Remembering the disaster of R1, I didn't want to get too close too fast.
Edwin had a solid sector 1, and I couldn't get closer to him there, but I could easily get 1s or more on him in sector 2. I managed to exit faster from Carriere and the following straight I overtook him. That was an amazing moment of tension and excitement for me.
End of lap 4 I saw several cars stopped in pits, so I decided to continue and stop at next lap.
After the start straight I checked the standings, and I was 2nd :-)
After another lap and 51s for pit stop, I managed to exit before Vittorio, so I actually gained 2 positions, and I was now 5th.
I think from there to end of the race someone's car stopped because of no fuel left, so 4th was my finish position.
Very nice race, and one of my best placements.
I think the F312 skin helped :-)