Rnd 3 F1 Legends Mills Metro Park Race Reports

[bullwinkle]

well that sucked again. i was doing good up to 8th and I froze and I guess I wrecked while froze. CTD then had to rejoin now I had to pit to fix car. Came back to 10 but was hoping for better. I have never ever had that happen before.

[lamer of fortune]

T: di quite a ew laps to find setup and gain confidence. The setup job was not easy. I set the car rather high with soft springs and high power and coaester. This took some time.
Q: improved my time several times but stayed P4. Then I I gave it all and did a micacle lap to my own surprise. The second Pole in a row - interesting.
R: starting from the front gives a safety benefit but then you need to keep it together. I think David and Dave played it safe behind me waiting for a mistake. So I tried to not make one. Maybe not the fastest laps but I kept the line (more or less) in Round 10 in the last corner I was late with the gas and David went by. I went to the stop in Round 12 in P2 and somehow came out in P4 after 3 laps. JP must have done a killer lap and i was too slow in the pit nervous about speeding. I then focussed on driving it home. I made two more smaller mistakes which fortunately did not change anything and finished P4. I was soaked in sweat from all the steering and tension.

[deecee52]

Phew what a workout that was , the low grip track was very physical and demanded a lot of concentration , It was not as grippy as I remembered it from the F2-3 races we had there in the past .

Qually

Managed to get into the 46s and was feeling quite pleased but then DJ popped a great time in , followed by Tobias who was even faster , all those practice laps paid off for him .

Race

Due to the slippy nature of the track I decided to start in 2nd gear to cut wheelspin , it worked and I got passed DJ and dropped in behind Tobias .

There now followed a frustrating battle , I was all over him into and through the corners but the power of the Eagle was keeping me at bay on the exits I knew I could lap faster , we stayed this way for a few laps until I foolishly stuck my nose too far into the hairpin , Tobias just tapped my front and I slowly spun into the guardrail , no damage but lost places .

I decided to try an early pitstop and then hotlap to see if I could get past when people did their stops , it worked and I ended up first but at the expence of my rears which were melting , I was even getting wheelspin on the back striaght in 5th , DJ rejoined behind me and I tried to keep my laptimes up but I blew it and DJ went past , after that I just tried to keep ontrack as I had nothing left to fight him .