Great racing everyone - not easy to have such a clean race on this crowded track!
Quali was OK - I still reckon there is a 47... lap in the mini around here, but that will wait for another day.
The race went well for the most part, with a great battle with 1p, Baracus and Madd_RIP. I started to pull a bit of a gap at first, then 1p did a couple of great laps and was right on my tail again. He had a good run into the bottom righthander, and this early in the race there was no point defending, so he took the lead. I followed him for a couple of laps, trying to decide where best to try a move, then he appeared to spin the the real tight left hander - I came around the bend to find him nosed into the barrier in front of me - I bashed into his rear quarter sending bits of mini flying, then he disappeared (and we learnt later that he had controller problems - very bad luck 1p, it would have been an even better battle with you in it to the end!).
Baracus was now behind me, and true to form slowly closed the gap. Into the tight right-hander I ran a bit wide and had to keep off the gas while the front wheels hauled the car round, and BA took the inside line and the lead. I followed BA for a few laps, and he would regularly run deep into the bottom right-hander. Next lap, kept it tight and retook the lead at that bend. A little bit of door bashing as BA hit his late apex, but hopefully nothing contentious
We were now closing on a group racing hard amongst themselves. I closed up on Ossie, and tried an overtake into the tight right-hander by keeping inside, but I missed my braking point and locked the fronts - off into the barrier
Down to third.
BA and Madd_RIPP were now 5 seconds ahead, and that's pretty much how it stayed. Well done chaps!
Bring on more tight 'n twisty tracks - they always give good racing. (Cadwell, anyone?
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Stu