Congrats Mark and Axel! You've trained me well on this track. That was some good racing. Very fun!
That was a real exciting first 5 laps. I was in good shape tailing Mark and Rob. Once Axel closed in on us, two elves were more than I could handle. Rob got out of shape and I couldn't slow enough to miss him. My apologies Rob for the contact. I was afraid to close the door on Axel so I was going to try run a wide line through that turn. I wasn't sure where you were Axel.
I let my mind wander later, thinking about the gap to the leaders. I ran wide on one turn and then spun a turn later.
I was very confused near the end of the race. I thought Dean's name showed in prib on my distance board? He never got on the track? When I first saw Rob's car near the end, I looked at prib to see who it was. My mind is screwed or I saw Dean's name in green. So I thought Rob was Dean a lap down. Explains why he was so strong and so difficult to lap now that I realize it was actually Rob
Thanks for letting me by Rob! I sure thought Dean waited until the last moment to let me by. I wouldn't have tried to pass at that point if I hadn't mistaken who I was actually passing. I put you in the same spot as Axel did me. Do you close the door or not? Had you taken your normal line I was prepared for it. The champion gets no respect? I guess if I'm going to pick on somebody, it might as well be one of the best.
I paid too much attention to prib when I spun by myself and not enough when I was catching Rob near the end. I like using it, especially the distance board, since we have no peripheral eyesight. Its' distraction tempts me to turn it off, even though I don't look at it much. I never looked at it the first 5 laps. It wasn't until lap 10 that I looked at my tire temps. It was a lap or two after I first saw Rob before I noticed in prib that Rob was behind me although I had actually passed him! Being scatterbrained can be hilarious at times.
Thanks guys! I appreciate it.