phew that was a tough race, very hard fought just to get in top 10 .
Was pleased with a late 8th on the grid, leap-frogging 4 others on my final run and pipping TT by a mere 10th
...it was a pleasure mate
Race went well but i wanted to get past the dueling Mosler and Pribs turbo as i assumed they would both cost me time. It seemed to pan out as i thought with me having to do some very heavy braking to avoid rear ending either of them under brakes, allowing TT and shark to close right up on my derrier.
TT got a good run on me exiting Piratella and i stayed too wide down through Acque minerale thinking he was alongside...allowing him to scamper up the hill ahead of me
I then chased him for a lap or two until he lost it through that bloody vari alta chicane and i set off once again after Pauls Mosler.
It took me flipping ages to catch him, great pace in that mossie Paul
, and when i did it was a matter of getting close and trying to get him under braking. After several laps i got a better exit out of Tosa and drafted past him up the hill to get the inside line up at Piratella
He then gave me a hard time for a few corners.
Then my bloody pedals slid sideways under the desk and i went straight over the grass on the final corner and lost all power down the straight as foot had come off accelerator
...this allowed the ever resourceful Mark Mc to sail past un-hampered after i had kept him behind through sheer hard work for many laps :'( I was gutted after just gaining a place and then losing it so cheaply
It also meant Paul closed right up again and he kept me pretty honest until race end, especially when i had a slow sideways spin under braking at Tosa, where he very almost repeated the same overtake move on me at piratella except the ferrari was able to brake just those few metres later. We both gave each other plenty of room on both occasions so thanks for the clean and fair racing
The spin cost me any chance of re-catching Mark Mc and Prib so i had to settle for 7th place
Congrats to the race and class winners !!