The brighter headlights worked fine in offline practice, but reverted back to normal for the online race. Couldn't see anything through the wooded bits, total guesswork.
Guess I should have installed the patch on the server DOH
Done now for that next time when I forget.
That's weird - I noticed no problems with the lights
About the race:
I spent a lot of time trying to decide which car to use. Loved the sound and handling of the 250 TR, but bar the E-Type, it was the slowest car for me. After much testing back and forth, I still decided to use it, although it would mean a non-stellar result (but perhaps a chance of finishing
) Shaved a little off my pb in qual, but still almost a sec after Geoffers in the same car, and nowhere near Matt's pace in the insane Maserati.
Very careful at the start and L1, as I didn't want to break my headlamps. Had slipped into 3rd, but at the end of L1, Geoffers bounced off the walls, coming on to the start/finish straight. I narrowly avoided him and slipped into 2nd, with Roger in tow. I tried my best to shake him, but he hung on for a few laps, until a gap slowly formed. Thus ran in 2nd for most of the first half, until Matt's untimely exit, which handed me the lead.
Had a good gap to 2nd by now, so didn't have to push too hard - just had to keep myself from making mistakes
With about 10 laps to go, my concentration was starting to slip, and I almost hit one of those solid signposts (the very same that became Geoffers undoing, judging from the replay). Thought it had woken me up, but no, it got me on the next lap!
Broke my headlights, but fortunately it had turned a little lighter by then, so I could see my way round to the pits without losing too much time. Repair was quick fortunately, and I had enough of a gap to remain in the lead till the finish.
Fantastic cars and a great track for them. Making it a night race made it extra interesting, and racing into the dawn sets a very special mood. Had surely not expected to win, so can't complain about the result, but a shame the turnout was relatively low, and that we lost so many during the race. Hopefully we can make up for it next season - I can't wait to revisit these cars
Thanks once again to Tony for organising.
Cheers,
Erling