Geoff gave me a setup which helped last season BUT I wouldn't have been ready for it a year ago. Practice Practice and more Practice. Which is a bit of a downer when you have to give up your race spot (Dave C - you owe me a pint!)
Sorry for the tardy response - here is your thank you for giving up your spot! Also thanks to the others who also freed-up spaces.
I had managed to get in at beginning of the event & put a couple of laps in. Then thought I'd try coming into the pits as remembered there was some comment about the tight entry etc. But to my surprise, I saw no pit wall! Uh-oh! [I was sure there was one, because I've certainly hit it in the past!]. So temporarily left the server to find a wall & was then unable to re-join.
I was sitting around, re-trying every so often - just in case a slot magically opened up. I assumed I had picked up the one vacated by teamie DaveR; in which case the team would have done better if he'd stayed put!
I was surprised to have been so far forward on the grid & after a couple of corners things were looking pretty good (for me!). Yes, it's true I make up nearly all places due to misfortune of others. Then a couple of grass-tracking sessions put me right back; so long for that 'hey, I think I can still see the leaders' feeling.
From 10th or 12th, was then able to creep up. The last few laps were fun, was just able to sneak a couple of places. I'd say lucky to have finished as high as I did.
Geoff also gave me a setup, but GPL just would not use it. Luckily, a semi-random Internet download seemed ok; I even managed to find the right virtual spanner to adjust the steering ratio [that & fuel are about the only things I can manage].
Also, I notice a couple of posts mentioning the draft. Can't say that I actually noticed any difference & my fastest lap was in open air. Is there supposed to be noticeable as per the F2s? Or maybe it is very very subtle [or if you typically run optimum laps, maybe then it helps with a tenth or two?]
Anyway, cheers all.
Dave.
