Thanks for being so understanding Matt. I did wonder if your exit at Camp might have involved some extra assistance, which is why I fessed up.
For me the TVR was almost 0.5secs a lap faster than the Elan, but required far more concentration to avoid lighting up the rear tyres and spinning. To be honest I had problems with Old Paddock bend from the very first practice lap, I think I only got that right about 3 times over both races!! Thus it was that Erling could take huge chunks out of any lead I had on every lap through there!!
I had Avon Rise and Quarry pretty much nailed on a clear track, but picking the apex when you cannot see past the car in front is a leap of faith and once or twice things got a bit near to total catastrophe there
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Once I had regained 3rd place from Erling in Race 1 I was only ever going to advance if John or Jose screwed up, so it was a gap managing exercise to the flag.
Race 2 was much more entertaining as Erling has already reported and I thought it was awfully decent of him to wait for me at Quarry bend so that we could have fun
I was quicker at some points and Erling faster through others ( especially Old Paddock!!), which balanced our lap times pretty evenly. I was fortunate enough to be in the lead when it mattered to take 3rd spot.