Congrats Tim and Sam!
I was surprised to get pole position. I wasn't prepared this time. New ramp angles and 10 minutes of practice weren't enough to know what I needed to know. My apologies Tristan and Dean. Those weren't the only times that dropping a wheel off the inside of the track bit me. I had hoped to keep my car clean for late in the race. Had I not screwed up in front of Dean, I might have done it. Dean appeared to get away without a great deal of trouble, luckily. I thought I had saved my car from rolling but when it fell back on it's wheels, the hedge was holding my rear wheels off the ground.
I think Carlos tried to let me pass. I didn't handle that well. I dropped a wheel off the outside of the track then. Whoops! another spin.
I got lucky to get by Doni and Clive. I saw enough of Clive to know it could take several laps to find a place I might pass if he didn't make a mistake. I thought I had gotten further beside Doni. Had I got my nose in front of his, that would have been a good pass, but I don't think I did.
I think I got to see everybody.
I wish I could have seen more of Tim and Sam. I caught Clive numerous times at Druids.
It was fun to do some driving after not touching the wheel in a week. Without Tristan and Dean getting caught in my mistakes, that would have been a decent drive.
My father's failing health and regular distractions keep making it more difficult to enjoy a little GPL. I hope to get a hour of practice before the next race.
It was nice to complete a race. I had 2 discoes in my last 3 races online. I did get on a Brasilian server last week and I didn't see the flashing of all cars or the quality of my signal diminish. With me joining the server late, we might get some idea if my connection is dragging others down. I saw cars I was watching disappear occasionally within a minute or two of me joining. It's a bit nerve wracking for me when the cars start disappearing. I can't hope of passing when I feel the need to leave so much room. I wish I had more time to check other servers. I've been worried about my connection after disconnecting in practice and the GT race at Nurburgring. And I was disconnected last week from the FunLiga server during the Can Am race.
Thanks guys. I hope to see you next time.
And to Evil for seeing the end of the race
That's good news. I'm so preoccupied, I hadn't realized it until you mentioned it.