Well done Jason and Tom.
Good race for me, my first silverware in a while so pleased. Qually was tough as there was lots of traffic and was down on my PB. It put me in 4th (I think), after Joe's faux pas, but I figured I could possibly go quicker and hence have a remote shout for golden balls.
Off we go ho ho ho and I see fire ahead and cars astruddel then wham bham thankyou maam and I'm a spinner. Stopping to direct the oncoming traffic I then jumped back in and headed off last thinking this will be a lonely one. Lo and behold there seemed to be a second lap one contretemps, which I avoided, and bumped me back up a few spots (don't envy the moderator - oh it's me
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Anyway highlight one is I'm 4th or 5th and right in Mike's pipes. Two Lotii head to head but for lap after lap I couldn't get a run on him nor could he completely shake me. However a little known fact about my teammate is he's also a closet myrmecologist and, fortunately for me, he spotted an Acanthomyops claviger on the side of the track and was compelled to take a closer look.
After that I had a series of solo laps, in second, and started to feel a bit comfy although Prib insisted on playing mindtricks by telling me I was passing Blito only to dash my hopes a few seconds later.
The penultimate stage was noticing that Ross was consistently showing at 680 yards behind, and closing, with a bakers dozen or more laps to go. A man to be reckoned with I started thinking strategies at which point I spun and let him straight past
Off my stride after that the final stage became engine protection and a cruise into third.
A big thanks to those I lapped who were gents. Also well pleased with a team two three so well done Ross.
BTW Tim, I gave the corner to you at Club but you were too much of a gentleman to take it. i don't think I would have been so understanding LOL. good battle while it lasted though.
I thought you had spotted a lesser known Mycocepurus Smithii
BTW Arf I do think sometimes those engine blow-outs can sometimes crop up randomly. That said I used to blow them all the time, especially 67's, when I started but found things improved by completely lifting off for a change up and being careful when I changed down not to let it overrev. Apprarently GPL keeps a 'score' over a race or so I was told.