Well, don't I feel stupid? I thought I just had to finish ahead of SBG and in the top 4 to nick 3
rd place in the GTC/G2 standings because I thought I'd get the tie-break based on number of wins. That'll teach me not to read the rules, SBG gets the tie-break due to attending more races.
That was a great race though.
I set a new PB by 0.7s in qually to be a few 100ths behind SBG on the grid so my intention was to hang on for as long as possible and hope for a mistake or to see what happened in the pits.
The first half of the race was pretty intense, it was obvious SBG was a bit quicker but I had all the luck when the GT1's started to steam round and lap us so he was only able to build a few seconds lead as he pitted. The skies had darkened at that point so I decided to stay out for a bit in case the weather changed. The skies brightened a few laps later so I came in to pit, hit the limiter perfectly and was out again with what I reckon was my fastest pit-stop of the season.
I was amazed to find myself nearly 10s ahead of Adam and SBG but I knew my engine was in pretty poor shape after the abuse it got in the first part of the race so I had to ease off a little and short-shifted for a few laps. With about 20 mins to go I could see SBG storming up on me. I seemed to get the worse of the traffic so it was an easy job to get on my tail with 4-5 laps to go.
That was a very sweaty last 10 minutes trying not to bin it whilst SBG piled on the pressure. I almost did lose it on a couple of occasions, that chicane on the back section was an adventure every time!
In the end I just held on by the skin of my teeth, I'm not sure I would have lasted another lap...
Great race SBG, you were unlucky, you were clearly faster last night
Congrats to Adam on an immense performance to win GTC and GTC/G2, fantastic driving mate.
I had a great season in the Vertigo, it was really good fun