That was hard work!
An iconic track, but never a favorite of mine, no matter which virtual version I've been on. As tyres wore, the car just got increasingly reluctant to go around those agonizingly slow corners.
Couldn't match my offline pb in qualy, but didn't matter, as I would still have been slower than Matt & Postal. Retained 3rd at the start, but ran a little wide at T1, allowing Tony to muscle through. Later same lap, Matt fell off, so Tony and I both gained a place. Next lap, Matt passed me again at T1, but at T2 I suddenly saw a flying rear light - Matt had rear ended Tony, spinning his car sideways. While the two gents exchanged insurance info, I slipped past into 2nd.
Some laps later, Postal fell off and I claimed the lead. Slowly but surely he reeled me in again, and he had Matt in tow. Tried my best to keep them behind me, but eventually a small mistake let both through.
On the following lap, Matt went off again, ending nose towards barrier in the gravel. Expected it would take some time for him to dig himself out again, and had it confirmed by the next pit board, showing a 15-sec gap. Surprisingly - considering his earlier pace - the gap kept growing till the end.
Then the chase was on for Postal. We swapped places again, when he went off a 2nd time. Unfortunately I couldn't keep him behind me till the end, no matter how much I needed the points in my competition with Matt
Grats to Postal on winning. Commiserations to Kurt on an early exit
Think Matt's got the championship in the bag - I would need to do exceptionally well, and he would need to screw up royally in the final round, if I'm to have any hope of snatching it from him. Neither seems very likely..
Cheers,
Erling