Hmmmmm, these cars again
I hope that Laurie would have enjoyed these beasts and the insanity they provide.
Absolutely no practice and only realised that there was a race at the last moment ( a senior moment??). Logged on to server expecting to see the Le Mans circuit for SROU .....but I was stumped when it said Anglesy!!??
Maybe I had read the race post incorrectly?? that would not be the first time
So tried to join the race, whatever it might be, but "circuit not available" came up.
Back ro read the race post...definitely the right date and race....maybe the circuit has been changed? although turbo Capris around Anglesy sounded particularly sadistic! Downloaded Anglesey and tried again "circuit not available"
Then the penny dropped, I needed the correct Le Mans circuit so managed to select and download the wrong version
. Eventually discovered my mistake(s) and got the right track version to join the fun with just a few moments of practice left.
Grabbed a setup from my excursions at Yas Marina (?) and hoped it would work, lengthened 4th and 5th gears to max and went to find out what the track was like.
Expecting to find chicanes on the Mulsanne I was backing off on the first lap lol., but someone had tarmacked over them.
Not too bothered by quali times, more concerned with learning how to make the darned thing go around corners without killing me!!
Gradually eased into the race, but the early discos promoted me up the field to 3rd. Fuel was going to be OK but tyres would need careful treatment to last until the flag.
Div 1 cars were taking 10 secs a lap out of me on the Mulsanne alone, so there was no contest there. In fact in the early laps other Div 2 cars were taking 4-5 secs out of my time just on the straight?? maybe my pedals are not giving me max power?? But, provided that I concentrated I could recover that around the twistier bits.
After the first few laps life got lonely, until Tony made his pitstops and briefly I was up to 2nd, but it was inevitable that he would catch and pass me before the end ifhe made no mistakes.
Rolled in 3rd in a diminished field but quite enjoyed the cars and track and was getting more confident as the race progressed. Still not brave enough to take a Div 1 projectile
Grats to Erling and Tony and all those who made it to the finish. Commiserations to those who had problems.