Grats to Ziu and the podium + all finishers.
Something that I became very aware of during my short race, which Phil has also highlighted.
Trying to closely follow another car around IOM is a little like modern F1. It is almost impossible, because the roads are so narrow and the speeds are so high, I found that I could not see the next apex because my view was always blocked. As a result I might either cut the corner and clip a kerb ( not a good idea I discovered!!), or run too wide and hit one of the concrete hedges that they grow on that island ( also not a good idea!!)
. So, I tried dropping back and I know that I allowed Phil a free pass early in the lap, just so that I could be on my own.
Also, the speed of all cars was so great and so many corners were blind without flag marshalls. By the time that you saw a stranded car in front it was usually too late to stop, and no room to go around either
. The first pile up was a proper crash fest with car after car joining the chaos.
At the point that I suffered my disco I was just beginning to settle into a steady pace, simply hoping to finish, but even that dream was broken lol!!
This track is a great challenge and I was actually looking forward to it, but I think we would have a better event if we copied the bikes and did it as a time trial? Cars starting at 1 minute intervals??