That was a great race - can we do it again?
The Mazda was a blast to drive - sums up everything I love about 90's Jap sportscars.
If in doubt, throw it sideways
I surprised myself with my qualifying time, doubly so as my best lap was recorded on full fuel load while I 'got my eye in' for the start of the race!
I didn't expect to hold 2nd for long in the start given that all the cars around me were rear engined, so no surprises when Bob and Maikel out dragged me to Tarzan.
It was interesting to see the different strengths of the cars like that, the Mazda has outright agility and even a bit of top end, but the Porsches had grunt and grip out of the corners.
To this end I employed the best feature of all old sportscars to distract my opponents - the pop-up headlights! (Everyone knows they make the car faster
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After returning to 2nd I just had to settle down and see what I could do about Erik while also keeping a VERY close eye on fuel levels - I had a 1 lap fuel window if I wanted to finish the race with only one stop.
Checked my tires not long before the stop and thought they looked fine so stayed out on them.
This was my undoing as they rapidly went off after my incredibly long fuel stop and dropped my laptimes down to nearly the 2 minute mark - near enough everybody passed me back as I wrestled my way to the line
Would still happily do the same combo again though