Quite fond of Road America; it seems to suit these cars well.
Improved my pb in qual, but in this company, it only got me 4th on the grid. Had Clive behind or rather next to me. Had no doubt he would jump me at the start as usual. However, to my unashamed delight, Geoffers bogged down at the start, not only allowing me to slip into 3rd, but also thwarting Clive's evil plan..
(Cheque's in the mail Geoff..
)
Had Bob behind me, and at the start of lap 2, I couldn't prevent him from squeezing past me, with some slipstreaming and the apparent better straight line speed of his Ford. At T1, MaiPor and Jose had a disagreement, and both were off, so Bob and I sailed into first and second respectively. Next lap, at T3, an out-of-control Geoffers sent me temporarily off, allowing MaiPor through (Cheque's revoked..). Rejoined 3rd, but next lap, same place, I took myself out, letting Geoffers past.
Now 4th, I had Matt as a close shadow over the following laps. Gradually extended the gap, when he had a moment here or there. Around half race, Bob had fallen back and I was chasing him as hard as I could. He's normally very consistent and doesn't make many errors, but looked to be on the edge - and over at times. Maybe his tires were shot and an opportunity might arise ? Did so late in the race, when he went wide at T2, allowing me to steal 3rd. Could cruise home on the last couple of laps, not wanting to risk anything.
Grats to MaiPor & Geoffers - and kudos to Bob for retaining the lead for almost half the race
. Will be missing the Camaro though.. :'(
Cheers,
Erling