Haven't had pure fun like that in a sim race for many months!
I knew it would be a giggle but it didn't pan out quite as i imagined it I have to admit! Ade and Mike well and truly trounced me in unofficial qually, with those two separated by only two thousanthfthsfsths. A quick tip from Ade before the start made all the difference as I shifted my brake bias forward from 56 on the front to 65 LOL. That golden rule about not changing setups? Absolute tosh!
Didn't do any practice starts so had no idea what to expect starting from 8th on the random grid. Well, if in doubt, boot it, and that's exactly what I did to launch into fourth by the big right hander. Unfortunately I came through the chicane on lap two on two wheels and the darn splitter caught on the tarmac, enabling me to execute a perfect cartwheel...well all but the landing for which I would have score nil points as I lay on my door waiting patiently to be uprighted!
A quick dust down and the Boss was ready for action once more, time to learn from my experience and try going faster
. Think I was about fifth at that point.
Had a quick tussle with Legz I think, and the it was on to chasing down Andy. Eventually squeezed past but as I began to imagine how at home I'd look like in a Group C Nissan I realised I'd overcooked the slidey bit into the big T2 right hander and promptly parked it in the gravel as Mr. Purdie sailed off into the distance once more.
Eventually got going again, by which time I think Mike was out of the equation for some reason so it was all about Andy again and then hopefully Ade who was 16 odd seconds up the road, cruising it one handed no doubt.
The race was really about traffic from that point on - I can't say thanks enough to those in the slower cars, the speed differential was huge obviously and everyone did what they could to make it light work so cheers guys. Apologies if I didn't flash my lights to anyone, my button's on the G25 shifter and there just weren't enough hands a lot of the time!
I think Ade's tyres must've been completely shot in the closing laps as somehow we managed a hilarious last corner, last lap grandstand finish which topped off a thoroughly enjoyable and surprisingly clean race aside from the damage I did to myself!
Grats to Ade on another fine win and Mike for a good comeback drive to third. Phil, keep up with the prescription meds, they're doing the trick nicely
Great job WT - the Boss is definitely a new GTL favourite!