Went into this race with intention of not driving too quick, keeping the car on the track & getting to the end, after DNFs in the last 4 Monday races. Seemed to work OK
Nicked 3rd from Mark at the start & then 2nd when Navin spun at Gerlach. On the 2nd lap Mark was close behind at Tarzan & saw him spin in my mirror, so that left me chasing Berger with Mark about 6s back. Continued like this for many laps with the gaps fluctuating only a bit. Kept concentrating on keeping it steady & not taking risks & actually went almost as quick as I did in qually.
About half distance I started to close the gap to Berger & the gap behind got bigger when I guess Mark had an off. Suddenly I was in the lead when Berger had a huge off at Bosuit & thats when it started getting more difficult
. Without a target ahead the concentration started to wander & so I drove even more conservatively. Still nearly threw it away on lap 31 with an off at Pulleveld, fortunately glanced off the fence & back on the track & carried on
. Very relieved when the flag fell, hard track in these cars.
Congrats to Mark & Syd & all finishers.