10-07-2013, 12:05 PM
Qualy
I did my usual and went early , set a time I was happy with on lap 4 , after that I watched Bryan get nearer and nearer to my time and for a while it looked like we would start on the same row , then KK and Richard arrived and set times above me which split us on separate rows .
Race 1
Got a good start and followed the fast lads , saw the crash at the chicane which I avoided and made a couple of places , 2nd lap saw another crash at the chicane but this time I was collected by a spinning car and was damaged , limped to pits for a 145sec stop , as I came out of pits I pulled over to let a car pass and slid wide to brush a barrier , this caused yet more damage but was drivable , so drove for a finish .
Race 2
Got a great start and shot up the outside of the 2 rows in front of me , unfortunately Mel saw me coming and correctly moved over to block me , I followed Mel into turn 2 and misjudged my braking and just about tapped him (Sry Mel) into a spin but then someone hit me hard and I went up in the air and landed damaged , so limped to pits for repairs, got going again and was lapping nicely , I could see Gorka was in front of me and I was taking time out of him , I continued chasing and it looked like I was in with a chance of a last lap overtake , on the penultimate lap I locked my wheels going into chicane and went wide and seemingly gently brushed the outside barrier , unfortunately this did a lot of damage to the rear and I couldn’t continue , race over .
Race 3
Got a great start up to 2nd and chased Jason , everything went well through the race and pitstop , towards the end I could see Bryan closing me down slowly , I knew he would be near me by race end , we came out of the hairpin fairly close and I thought he would have a go at me exiting the last corner so I tried to keep my line tight and my speed up , I had just started to turn into the last apex when my engine died no fuel X#x~# , this unbalanced the car and started a spin , Bryan didn’t have a chance at this point he had started his run on me and I think I must have presented myself side on to him , we tangled but it was race over for me .
This was a good event on a good track that demanded a lot of concentration , this was my downfall , I struggled to hold my concentration it was this that caught me out in race 3 , I had used the same fuel for races 1-2 without problem , I never kept my eye on the fuel usage in race 3 , Dammit Bryans got passed me again so its down to the last race , ok of to the Gym I go .
I did my usual and went early , set a time I was happy with on lap 4 , after that I watched Bryan get nearer and nearer to my time and for a while it looked like we would start on the same row , then KK and Richard arrived and set times above me which split us on separate rows .
Race 1
Got a good start and followed the fast lads , saw the crash at the chicane which I avoided and made a couple of places , 2nd lap saw another crash at the chicane but this time I was collected by a spinning car and was damaged , limped to pits for a 145sec stop , as I came out of pits I pulled over to let a car pass and slid wide to brush a barrier , this caused yet more damage but was drivable , so drove for a finish .
Race 2
Got a great start and shot up the outside of the 2 rows in front of me , unfortunately Mel saw me coming and correctly moved over to block me , I followed Mel into turn 2 and misjudged my braking and just about tapped him (Sry Mel) into a spin but then someone hit me hard and I went up in the air and landed damaged , so limped to pits for repairs, got going again and was lapping nicely , I could see Gorka was in front of me and I was taking time out of him , I continued chasing and it looked like I was in with a chance of a last lap overtake , on the penultimate lap I locked my wheels going into chicane and went wide and seemingly gently brushed the outside barrier , unfortunately this did a lot of damage to the rear and I couldn’t continue , race over .
Race 3
Got a great start up to 2nd and chased Jason , everything went well through the race and pitstop , towards the end I could see Bryan closing me down slowly , I knew he would be near me by race end , we came out of the hairpin fairly close and I thought he would have a go at me exiting the last corner so I tried to keep my line tight and my speed up , I had just started to turn into the last apex when my engine died no fuel X#x~# , this unbalanced the car and started a spin , Bryan didn’t have a chance at this point he had started his run on me and I think I must have presented myself side on to him , we tangled but it was race over for me .
This was a good event on a good track that demanded a lot of concentration , this was my downfall , I struggled to hold my concentration it was this that caught me out in race 3 , I had used the same fuel for races 1-2 without problem , I never kept my eye on the fuel usage in race 3 , Dammit Bryans got passed me again so its down to the last race , ok of to the Gym I go .
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
I was so close behind you that only saw Mel when was going over the inside curb. Guess I was so determined trying to overtake that didn't ease of throttle. However there was enough space for both of us but for sure would have been very difficult situation for judges to determine whether it was illegal or not. Didn't see yellow flags but probably there were and I was just too busy concentrating on the situation which came so quickly. Luckily you've already won the championship so this result doesn't matter. That cheeky bastard I admit! ;D