Yipee! Very happy to have won my maiden championship here at UKGPL. It's been marvellous with some great dices along the way.
This race started off rather scarily for me. I just wanted to stay out of the way but in doing so i dropped to forth in the early stages. First JP got by at t3. I saw him approaching a bit quick in the braking zone, so i decided to leave plenty of room, to which he gladly took the lead. Then RogUK got by under braking a few turns later and again the honda of Tony (?) got by when i ran wide through t1 on the following lap.
I was then able to settle knowing there wasn't anyone else threatening behind me and began to ease into catching those that had got ahead. But still by no means was it easy. But eventually i worked my way back to 2nd. JP was some 7 seconds up the road by then but for some reason it never dawned on me that it was JohnnyP up ahead, in the lead and running away with the championship. I guess this helped me relax. I gained a second on him over a couple of laps until he had a spin near the end of the lap, t8 i think. From that i retook the lead.
But JP wasn't giving up. That meant it was going to be tough to stay composed and not be troubled by him in my mirrors. I took a few wide lines when he was close and i wasn't sure how close. And that helped him stay with me for a few repetitions of the track. But unfortunately he lost the rear in the middle of t3 (i think) and i was able to get some breathing space.
Finally, further bad luck came to JP and he dropped back further until he was down in 4th. From there I just stayed out of trouble and brought the old girl home.
Hats off to JP for a great finale and being such a gent. Same to everyone else and thanks to BadBlood for running the series. Definitely a place i'll be returning to!
Cheers all, chin chin!