Whoohoo! very happy with my first win of the series (and for ages!)
Felt i had a win on the cards all through the championship but relentless Tim never faltered
I knew i had decent pace here but practise and qually soon showed that so did at least 3-4 others. Qualify was a proper qually session with 4 of us trading top times, at some points only a 100th separated 3 of us!
Finally vva pipped us all and i slipped into 2nd place on the grid
My race starts have been fairly decent in these cars so knew i had a chance to outdrag vva off the line and i had the right side for the fast sweeping turn 1. VVA kept his nose level almost up to the turn but thankfully slotted in behind me with Tim in close attendance. I honestly thought i would have the pair of them all over me for the rest of the race, but apart from vva staying within a couple of secs for the first few laps, i gradually pulled out a 12 sec lead at one point, to eventually finish about 9 secs ahead of anyone.
I actually had to coast on two of the straights as my fuel got lower, as my 5th gear was one notch too low and i was worried about damaging the engine like at silverstone.
My car felt dialled in and i didnt put a wheel wrong for 45 mins so a contented feeling crossing the line for the win. Love this track for historics racing, one of the best
Congrats also to vva and Fabri for the podium