Wow, that was one of the hardest races i've had in a long time, mainly due to having people to race against, pretty much all race. No chance to relax at all, especially when your sometimes pushing them through the corners
Bit disapointed in qually being so far away from MJ who turns up out of the blue andprobably hasnt driven these for a few years
But with such a long lap i didnt get my timing right, I messed up an early lap getting distracted by a message popping on screen then with a couple of mins to go realised i wasnt going to complete my out lap and get a flying lap in before the time was up.
I never really felt i got Eau Rouge right all race and i was clearly a sitting duck on the straights as both Apex and Picnic would draft straight past but then they were holding me up as as soon as we got in the corners which made for some interesting times but overall we were pretty close but it was good fun hassling them, trying to get an opening, touring car stylee lol. When Apex pitted i decided i'd stay out longer as i would likely be quicker then than if i stopped and put more fuel (weight) onboard and I was closing Picnic down slowly. Realised it would likely be status-quo if we all stopped for fuel-tyres so decided to not change tyres. Down to luck rather than skill, my tyres were wearing pretty equal front-rear which meant the car was pretty consistent so i thought i'd take the risk. This worked really well with Picnic about 20 secs behind but Apex alot further back
However i didnt have long before TT was exiting the pits for another manic stint. Though he was faster down the straights by only a few tenths i seemed alot quicker through the corners so all i could do was try to annoy him under braking and in the corners which involved a few close calls at times. I got completly crossed up into the bus stop, on the kurbs so i didnt mean to flash you TT, its just quite close to my thumb! But then you speared off and slowed so wasnt really sure what happened then
But seeing MJ pitting at the end distracted me a bit too much and TT finally found the boost button as he was straght past but i was welded as much as i could to his bumper. Those last few laps were amazing
I was trying my hardest on the last lap to stick with him on to the back straight ready for the bus stop but was just trying too hard and got out wide, onto the grass coming out of ***** and lost a second, allowing TT an easy run to the end!
Good to see some old faces returning, i hope you stay
Looking forward to the LMP2's next week
Err how long! i should be working....
