It was a shame that several guys suffered a disco.
I wondered what had happened to the Hristo when he suddenly left the race.
But, what a race!! I was feeling a little tired after work and considered staying slumped in front of the TV, but I am glad that I made the effort to drag myself to the PC.
I spent qually tring to get the setup to work on the Mclaren and was more than a little disappointed to see the lap times of the front runners....I was some way off the pace even allowing for race fuel.
10th on the grid was not ideal but several cars decided to throw themselves at the scenery and I moved up a couple of places. Others appeared to blow engines and then a few discos and before I knew it I was running in 4th place behind Tristan. My bad luck that he got all sideways out of one of the corners and I avoided hitting him by running onto the grass and immediately found myself back in 10th spot!!!
Again I closed on cars and passed a few who were grass cutting or testing the barriers until I caught Axel in 2nd spot ( soon to become the leader when H retired). I was quicker than Axel when I had a clear track but I could not make my advantage work and slowly Fulvio cruised up behind us. A mistake allowed Fulvio to pass me and Tristan too. I think Tris blew his engine and I was back onto Fulvio's tailpipes.
Fulvio made an error and I was back up to 2nd place .....then Axel ran wide and I was in the lead. All I had to do was keep it smooth........... lol so I outbraked myself and went wide to allow Fulvio back into the lead again.
The rest of the race was a great battle between Fulvio and his Brabham and my Mclaren. Lap after lap I tried to press Fulvio for a small mistake so that I could pass, but he resisted everything I tried. On the last lap I tried to get inside at the tight right hander just before the last fast section but overcooked it and Fulvio kept his win.
A great race Fulvio, I really enjoyed the fun .