That was quite a lousy race night for me.
Race 1:Started well enough, with 3rd on the grid in the TVR. Thought I had the start procedure down, but the fact that I lost no less than 5 places suggests otherwise
Made up some places through others misfortunes. Race soon turned into a duel with Flash. We swapped places a few times, but mostly he was in front. Strangely, I was much quicker through T2 and used it to pass him a couple of times. Mostly I had to slow down though, as his car was too wide for me to find a safe way past.
Antics with Flash allowed Jose to sneak up on me. A mistake let him past, but I retained 4th, when Flash next went off. Chased Jose until the end of the penultimate lap, where I tossed an almost certain 4th place away. Lost it at Woodcote, and of course the damn car had to come to a rest with nose against the wall. Took forever to dig myself out, so I was down to 7th when I finally rejoined.
Race 2:Had difficulty getting a clear lap in qual, and when I finally did have a clear track ahead, I messed up the lap all by myself.
Misnoimis wasn't the only one issued a S/G. He hit my car when he did his false start, earning me one too. That's the first time my race has been ruined before the flag has even dropped. Rejoined 16th after serving it. Did some passes and made up more places when others went off. Had just caught Bob, but ran out of race before I could attempt a challenge, to finish 10th.
Grats to the podiums in both races and the usual thanks to Tony for putting it all together.
Cheers,
Erling