Bit of a mixed bag for me Monday.
Race one:Picked the Anglia and qualified 3rd, behind the Minis of Ziu & Geoffers. Had expected to jump at least one of the little fwd boxes at the start, but the two gents were too skilled and kept their places. Hung on behind them, with an intent Clive snapping at my heels. Saw him spin in my mirror after a few laps, and then sadly disconnect.
Caught up to Geoffers in the Mini, but not easy to try for a pass, before he went wide into the big hairpin. I picked a very tight inner line, and just as I thought I had passed him, I felt a very light tap and saw his car spin in my mirror. Since I couldn't see his car in my field of view at all, my impression was that he hit me rather than the other way round, and thus I didn't wait. Looking at the replay, it seems he tightened his line, so it converged with mine. Can't see his cockpit view, but my guess is he couldn't see me either. Would file it as a racing incident, but if you disagree Geoff, then please submit a report.
Chased after Ziu then. Late in the race, just as we caught a backmarker, he spun in front of Ziu, who couldn't avoid him and lost momentum. I barely managed to swerve around them, grabbing the lead. Held it to the finish. Grats to Ziu & Bob for completing the podium.
Race two:Steering wheel was acting strangely in the setup and chat screens, pulsating, vibrating and turning slowly. Culminated when I joined the grid and found GTL no longer responding to the wheel input. Wasn't fixed by jumping in and out of the grid, so no other option than to quit. Went straight to an offline praccy, where it worked again. Restarted PC just in case and waited for race three.
Race three:Third on grid behind Ziu & Geoffers again. Grabbed the lead with the Imp's slingshot start. Had lapped faster offline than Geoffers & Ziu's qual times, so surprised by the apparent ease with which they both passed me again on L1. Couldn't quite match their speeds, but then after a few laps, I saw Geoffers tumbling along the billboards at the big hairpin. This I had nothing to do with
Grabbed 2nd and set off after Ziu. Late in the race, I found him reversing at the small hairpin and snatched the lead. He got going again fast and was soon on my tail. Next lap I got held up by a backmarker, losing the lead when Ziu seized the opportunity to get past. Doubtful I could have retained it to the end, as Ziu was faster, so probably not much harm done. Grats to Ziu on winning and to Geoffers for filling the podium.