Well, that was more than a lucky win for me
a) I had done very little practice and it was only in the qually period that I began to get some sort of performance out of the Waza.
b) I was still way off the pace of Hristo and was convinced that the Brabhams and Coopers would be all over me like a rash.
c) When the race started I managed to just about hang on to Bob and Hristo for the first 3 laps, which pulled just enough of a breathing space back to Tim and Al.
d) Bob then managed a spin at T1 that elevated me to 2nd spot, still losing ground to Hristo who was by now out of sight
e) Bob, Al and Tim seem to have given each other enough grief to occupy themselves whilst I eased out a cushion.
f) Hristo then manages to test the barriers and bend his nice shiny white Waza, elevating me to 1st..and I still have not passed a single car in race mode!!.
e) During the last few laps, Bob finds the afterburner switch on the dashboard of his Brabham and is closing the gap at an obscene rate.
f) Bob makes his move with 3 laps to go as we take the uphill right hander onto the straight, but slides the tail out which clips the front of my Wazamobile..... wait for warp launch into the boondocks, but nothing happens
g) ..........until he gets a little too heavy on the gas whilst trying to blast down the straight and spins !!! allowing me to regain 1st spot with about 3 secs lead and now 2 laps to go.
h) Despite a blistering last 2 laps from Bob, he cannot get close enough to mount a challenge and I squeak across the line with less than 0.5 secs lead!!
Plus I had guessed at my fuel load and was short shifting until Bob caught me in an attempt to stretch out the fuel consumption..just in case.
I really expected to be trampled under a horde of faster cars here and was amazed to even be in with a shout of a podium, let alone a win lol. Big grats and commiserations to Bob who was definitely the quickest man still standing and to Tim for finishing on the podium.
At least SHE should be pleased as "because all our victories are belong to her".