Well that was good fun and yet painful at the same time
Had a good qually session despite missing all of the practise session when i got a phone call at first attempt at leaving pits.
Stuck it 8th on the grid behind team mate Steve in the brother Maserati and was feeling confident of a top 8 finish in the race.
All went to plan as i stayed glued to Steves rear bumper and gradually increaased a gap back to the guys behind us whilst running 6th and 7th after about 5 laps.
I then started to turn the pressure up on Steve and harass him big time around the back of the circuit where i seemed quicker. But coming out of Luffield final tightening turn onto the straight, i tried taking a tighter line to get a run on him up the s/f straight but must have been just a little too keen on the throttle as the cars rear end came round on me spinning me backwards across the pit lane :'(
So annoying! and had to watch as DG, TT and Simon sped past.
Still i thought all was not lost but the maserati went through that awful, familiar 'rears made of glass' spell for about the next two laps, and i was pretty ragged allowing 2 other cars past me.
It seemed no matter how gingerly i took a corner, the car was having none of it
But then magically grip returned and i set about chasing Reign man, Jan and Roadrunner, enjoying some good battles along the way.
It was shaping up for a wicked 3 way fight with Reign and Roadrunner? for the final 5-10 mins but calamity was waiting in the wings once more
I found myself once again glued to Reigns bumper as he chased R/runner hard himself but as the 3 of us steamed down to Becketts, i was just un-sighted enough for that crucial split second at the fast 5th right hander braking point and the car gave a quick wobble of indignation and i had no choice but to take to the grass at high speed and bounce my way over the infield and crawl back out on track. The lost momentum on the fastest part of the track cost me 10-12 secs and that was that.
Finished a poor 13th
Story of my season so far, having cracking races and showing good pace but not getting the result. I need to adopt sharks aforementioned mantra