Grats to Doni on a fine drive. He did what I did not, and maintained a level of concentration and control around this unforgiving circuit.
I had a setup for the 3ltr Eagle from several years ago which worked well back then, but I was surprised that so many other drivers chose the same chassis. I would not have thought it was an obvious choice ( except for the low token cost??) as it is generally a bit of an underpowered lump.
My pole lap was a PB and gave me confidence for the race to come, but Doni suddenly popped in a lap that was almost as quick in the same car!!
TBH my concentration was not what it should have been for this track, and in the early laps I was clipping barriers and kerbs where it really was not a good idea to be doing that. To Doni who was following, I must have looked like an accident waiting to happen !!! Instead of reducing my pace to 95% and regaining some consistent pace, I was pushing at close to the limit and making a mess of it.
A small ( OK large !!) clout of the barriers allowed Doni a gift of a pass through the forest which served to make my driving even more desperate as I chased him. Doni made a small mistake and that let me back into the lead but still I had not got my brain in gear and multiple small errors prevented me from escaping Doni's attentions until I downshifted too soon for the final corner and lost the rear end.
Whilst I was parked nose into the barrier, Doni scampered away.
I tried to chase him, but as usual, the harder you try the slower you go
and I slipped back until the engine decided that I would go no furtherand went pop in the forest.
Grats to Doni, the podium and all finishers...well done guys!