Grats to the winners, yet another clean sweep by the alien trio
, I know my place in GTL...I think it is 4th or 5th??
Yes Tony, there were some great races in this series so thanks for organising things.
I had actually saved a couple of cars for the final 2 races from around the half way point in the season. The thinking was.."Kyalami has that super long straight so I will need the cars with the best top speed". Which would have worked fine, if it had been the Kyalami that I thought I knew!!
A late discovery that this was an entirely new track for me made for an interesting evening
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Race 1 and I opted for the Nissan ( great engine sound
) and really struggled to get the car setup to drive as I wanted it to. In the end it was me that had to change when, and where, I braked or applied the gas. Once the car and I agreed on a plan the lap times started to improve, although it had a tendency to swing the a** around if I was too heavy with the right foot. The start was a little physical and I was given one or two encouraging nudges lol.
Cold tyres and late braking caused me to run wide at T4 on lap 1 and I dropped to last place from 3rd
. Tony had the new model extra wide bodied BMW and it seemed to occupy the full width of the track at times?? but eventually, after much harrasing I was able to get past and set off after the other cars. Almost caught Roger about 3 times and each time I overcooked things and dropped back again. On the last lap it was clear that his tyres were finished and I was hoping to find an opening before the line but BMW power kept him just ahead.
For Race 2 and the final race of the series I had saved the BMW and the setup that I had at Donington. I wish I understood what makes that setup/car so perfect for me but I can throw it at corners and it sticks, even if I get too excited I can recover a slide without spinning the beast.
Given the times that the BMW's were setting in the first race I was hoping to match that pace, so I was very pleased to beat the best lap times in qually with a tankful of fuel.
TBH the race was a little too easy ( sorry guys, should have used a slower car ) given the dominance of the BMW, and the only excitement for me was the start and a couple of daft mistakes when I was pushing for a fast lap. There was a 1:51 lap in that car if I could have kept things tidy and on a couple of laps I thought that I had found it, only to screw up one of the last corners and lose it again.
Please Tony can I have that car again next season