Very relieved to actually finish one at last, if a little disappointed not to be challenging for a podium when Shark and I were virtually inseparable on raw pace.
After another short run with the Silverstone fixed setup I decided I was just not going to survive 90 minutes (or indeed 10 minutes) with medium downforce and took the Suzuka high downforce setup that I'd felt so much more comfortable with and adapted the gears and diff to create a relatively safe setup. Got sixth on the grid despite qualifying on full fuel (was still setup tweaking at that point), but slipped behind Dmitry at the start.
The race itself was intense; a whole bunch of us running very close together up to my first stop; knowing how hard Silverstone can be on the front left I decided to start with a full tank and then take 38kg and (effectively free) tyres at each stop, on the half hours. I think it was an essentially sound strategy, but I came out of the second stop to end up bottled up behind Dmitry after some sort of off, which cost me any shot at being close to C3PO and Shark after the latter's late splash and dash.
In the end, after I broke away from Dmitry having passed him using a Ford to box him in I backed off a bit to make sure I finished - though I couldn't back off too much 'cause RikW was charging in at warp speed following what I assume was a stop and go for him after his first stop.
Good driving from all the GTs - the fast corners certainly produced some 'interesting' lapping situations, the most memorable of which all seemed to involve shooting gaps through cars into or out of Club.
And a few round the outside of Stowe if the car was dithering about tracking to the outside.
Sorry to Ted for the move into Becketts that sent you through the grass - I misjudged how much speed you'd carry in there compared to most of the GTs and ended up with nowhere to go but through.
But then disaster. Three minutes (yes 3 mins) from the end I ran out of fuel enjoying a great little battle for 9th position.
Handy hint: turn the spotter on... then you'll know when you're running out and can splash and dash...