Jumped on the server at 9 o' clock (GMT + 1
), and without a real knowledge about the real value of these cars, I immediately choose the Porsche, but the wrong one (908-2). It was horrible to drive, and I wasn' t able to complete a single lap in it without mistakes. Than I noticed that Geoffers was doing some great laptimes with the other Porsche (908-3), and I opted for that one... love at first sight! Easy to drive, and even a lot faster!
I had only the chance to train during qualif, so I put 30 litres in the tank, and did 8 laps in row, managing to improve my laptimes lap after lap. Unfortunately Hristo "stole" my pole at the last second of the qualif. session with only an attempt, minimizing my "great" laptime... Dang! It seemed a blow behind the neck for me:D
The race started, and I had a great start with my manual clutch, taking immediately the lead. Hristo was surely faster, but he was not so costant in his pace during the first laps, doing some mistakes occasionally.
When I saw his car spun in my (virtual) mirror, I tried to escape by the group, and I was succesful. I firmly defended my 8 seconds of advantage by the start to the end, but at lap 9 or 10, the xd motec did me a bad joke, ceasing to detect the gap between me and the followers. It's not the first time it happens to me with GTL... strange thing.
However, I have been able to better focus on my pace, without doing great mistakes... actually only a couple of small entity.
Luckily, during all the race, I didn't see Hristo coming back in my mirror, so I was more comfortable in this situation. Soft tyres were almost new, and even at the end of the race I could keep a good pace, without allowing Hristo to gain more than 2 seconds on me.
We finished the race with a gap of about 6 seconds, and I was able to celebrate my first victory in a race with GT Legends
I hope it won't be the last
Grats to Hristo and Geoffers for the pody, and all the other drivers who joined the event
. Grats to Pelle for the Championship! I wanted to join more races with GTL, but Mondays are usually busy for me, cause I usually have a football match, so I can join it only occasionally, but I'm getting better, and most important, I always enjoy in a Sim race
I guess I will race again with GTL only in 2012, cause I'm busy for the other dates til the end of the year, and I'm going to ski by the 29th of Dec. to the 5th of Jan... admitting there will be some snow
Cu soon