A difficult circuit to really attack, where a wheel off the tarmac is grabbed by the sand.
Grats to those who got to the end and to the podium guys who were setting some very fast times. Lack of preparation for this race meant that I just joined the server and grabbed an old Brands Hatch setup for the Honda.
Not sure if it was the setup, but the usually very stable and controllable car was unbelievably twitchy. The car seemed to be pulled around by every bump in the track service, and some hastily applied changes in quali only marginally improved things.
The plan was to keep it smooth and get to the finish, but a half spin on the final corner when a sudden twitch threw the car sideways allowed 2 cars to inflict some extra damage to the handling. I trust that those drivers were OK and able to get to the flag. What had been a difficult car was now bl**dy impossible and it would snap to oversteer mid corner without warning.
It looked like Roo was having an even worse time than I was because although he was behind me,he never caught up despite my multiple offs. I was hoping to at least get to 50% distance and claim a few points, but even that looked unlikely at the beginning, but I soldiered on and just as I was thinking that I might even see the flag...................screen freeze with about 5 laps to go. Almost a relief after a long struggle