A Honda 1-2! When was the last time you saw that? Most likely, never.
Grats on Tim for a fine win. Great pace and consistency. Full marks.
The gods were smiling on me for a P2 placing as I quite thoroughly did not deserve or earn it. I was not aware of the Lap01, T1 carnage that put so many contenders well back. It was all just out of my view on my right. Only after a couple of corners did I realize that something must have happened as all I could see in my mirrors was Rocket following closely in his BT7 and apparently, nobody else. Dear me... I recall distinctly the last time we ran GP65's here that there was a startline muddle that shunted several cars, mine included, iirc. At least this time, we got a couple of hundred metres further on.
Hard luck indeed for Robert who had to surrender P2 on the last lap thanks to being all of a litre shy on fuel. Admirable pace and accuracy til the shortfall.
I feel genuinely sorry for Dean as clearly, he had the goods on me for position right up to the flag. Sure, a couple of minor gaffes robbed him and a P3 finish is not be dismissed but it so easily could have and should have been P2. His pace mid-race was fastest of all and only a blitz lap from Tim denied Dean the FTD. I should say, too, that after he had a minor spin in the hairpin and handed me the place, I started to wilt. Up til then, I was charging along having a fine run with minimal errors and gassing it hard. After actually getting ahead of the flying Ferrari, my pace started to fade as fatigue started to set in. With a couple of laps to go, Dean was well-placed to easily rip by on the back straight but a fraction too much throttle had the red car loop and lose enough time to be crucial in the end. I was not going to fight bitterly to the end so it was indeed, a gift. Further, to see Robert cruising to save fuel and having to back way, way off to make it home was just icing on the cake.
While not posted in the Joe Show Memorial threads, replays are available at...
http://ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season29/JoeShaw/