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Track: Anderstorp (GP)

Cars allowed: Mercedes 300SL, Shelby GT350, TVR Griffith 400, AC Cobra, Chevrolet Corvette, Jaguar E-Type, Shelby Daytona Coupe, Ferrari 275 GTB/C.

Note: Driver's can only choose one car make per race. No repeat drives. Applies to Round's 8, 9, & 10.

CUP STAGE C, Round 10

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (28 laps)

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit stops required: NO

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Special Notes: None.

As no one has driven one in the last two races, I am taking either the Jag or Ferrari in this race.  :hang:

I am going with Ferrari then.

Results and replay now posted.

[dTR]_sHaGGy_ and Trumanaken need to register if they want to continue racing here  :nono:

Very hard but entertaining race last night.

By the time Geoffers & DD announced going with Ferrari or Jag, I had settled on the big Cobra.  Not particularly embarrassed by sticking with my choice, since both gents have used it themselves, with quite convincing results!   Was the hardest to drive but also the fastest of those available to me.

Initially times in praccy looked promising, but when the alien brigade from dTR showed up, I expected pole & podium to be out of reach.  Thus surprised to snatch the former.  Getting the Cobra optimally off the line is tricky; seems the line between bogging down or melting the rear tyres is razor sharp.  Thus lost the lead to byAGM at the start, and as I had to brake early on cold tyres at the end of the straight, Dan slipped past too.  He graciously gave me back the position next lap - uncalled for, but thanks nonetheless.

Gradually reeled in byAGR over a number of laps, and finally got a sufficiently good exit from a corner, to be ahead when the next arrived.  Held the lead to late in the race, but with very few exceptions, the gap was always under 1 sec.  Knew keeping the lead till the finish would be unlikely, being at a disadvantage tyres wise as I was; the Cobra eats them even faster than the TVR. At the halfway point, the left front was in tatters, and the other 3 weren't exactly pristine.  Only got worse with more laps, and with about 5 laps left, I got a bad entry & exit to the corner after the straight, giving byAGR the chance to go past.  Couldn't keep up on my melted tyres, but would have finished a little closer, if not for spinning the car before the final corner, after more or less deliberately overdoing the final hairpin.

Grats to byAGR for the win & thanks for a fair race, and grats to DD Shaggy? for 3rd.

Interesting to see the race from byAGR's perspective on their Ballesta Racing YouTube channel - wish I had paid more attention in the Spanish lessons back in high school (and could remember a little more of it...)   :D

I deliberately took the slower Cobra, as I thought I would have more chance of finishing...
and it sort of worked, DD went off early, and I managed to keep 2 or so secs in front, but as the rears wore
predictably it became harder to maintain the pace, and I overdid it once allowing DD to take the place
I had a big gap back to Geoff, so just poddled round to the end. A good race trying to keep DD at bay  ;D

Result (https://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/kurts/_2021//26072021_Anderstorp)


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Tony, dunno if it's a result of missing registration, but Shaggy and Trumanaken are both featured in the results above, but are missing in the Championship table, thus leading me to think DD finished 3rd instead of Shaggy.

The race from my point of view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II14VqJe_qA

Amazing chase with Matt, he drove very well.

Grats Alvaro, Erling and Shaggy.  :sorcerer:

DD did indeed finish in 3rd place. Unregistered driver's can not score in Championship's. The system will not allow it.