Hi, fellas. Pardon the delay in jumping back here with a review.
Mighty lucky! That adequately and properly describes my race. I was off the road several times with one in particular...nailing the wall under the train viaduct...that, by rights, should have had my Maser back on the trailer. Still amazed that I survived that one and the car not really adversely affected. Again, luck.
Grats to Coyote on a fine P2 placing which could so easily been the win. I note that the difference in our pit stop times was the MOV. If I'd taken on new rubber in my stop, we would have been side-by-side at the flag! Would have enjoyed that!
Great job by rog to nail down the final podium slot. He and I diced for P2 early on before I staged a bit of a breakaway.
Sorry that we lost a number of runners especially so early on.
That big Maser was certainly a handful. I only decided to try it at the last minute having pretty much leaned towards either the DBR2 or the 375 Ferrari. Quite liked the latter as it was like driving a Cadillac compared to the 450S.
I never did get my HUD working and had little idea what was going on in the race. I had no speed limiter...and no readouts whatsoever...and not a clue where the pit lane speed limit would kick in. In pre-race trials, I experimented with assorted engine speeds in first gear starting at the yellow line marking the start of the lane. 3000r's = OK. 4000 = OK. 5000 = Uh-oh! Penalty. So I used 4k as a limit in first gear. Got away with it!
After my late stop, I had no idea how many laps remained; just plugged along hoping that the tyres would last. Actually, the tyres felt fine in the last laps and I had no dramas.
Good fun and looking forward to the remaining rounds. Looking to something other than the big 450S. It's too hard on my nerves.
Doni