Didn't expect that the R8 Gordini 1300 was that fast and that fun here.
First time ever I could handle that car
.
Could find a smooth setup in practice and finished quali in a very satisfying 5th place.
Althouh I was aware of the fact that I would not be able to keep that position all over the race
I was running on a fine 5th place during the first phase when I had a catastrophic lap with two
or three mistakes which led me back to my common last place.
After that I was again running quite well when I met Syd just after The Uphill who obviously
just had his "black screen" problems and could not avoid to hit him frontally
.
This forced me to a longer pitstop for repair.
After that I decided to finish the race despite 5 laps back because the Gordini was quite funny.
Setup and wheels worsened during race so I had some more rides, turners, rollovers and a funny
tête-à-queue with Navin in Big Bend which fortunately didn't cause further damages for him on his
way to third place.
Anyway the Gordini seems to be rather non-sensitive concerning damages - fortunately
!
Another nice one - despite last place.
Thanks for organizing Tony and UKGTL staff.