Great race with Greg until my engine blew in 38th lap...
Yes it was. I wasn't expecting a win here. I just wanted to stay out of trouble and hopefully make the podium. The thought of winning never crossed my mind until your engine exploded. That gave me a bit of a fright considering how close I was following.
Early, Axel and I fought hard. Lots of side by side racing. I lead one lap early in the race thinking I might be a little faster than Axel at that point. Axel wasn't going to let me lead for long. I noticed Fran was staying somewhat close so I backed off a bit hoping Axel would pick up the pace so we could leave Fran and Iestyn behind. Which we did. Later I had to back off a bit further because Axel's car starting warping some. Alt + L yielded .190 L and .999 Q at that time. Those are good readings considering my distance to the server. Shortly after that we started closing on Iestyn to lap him. I got a little worried Axel could use Iestyn's tow to break away from me so I turned up the heat. When your engine exploded Axel, I hadn't even begun to think about how I might try to pass late in the race. Up to that point I was only thinking about us opening a huge lead so I could finish at least 2nd no matter what might happen.
I don't like Michigan much either Dean. Only good thing about it is, it doesn't take much time to set up the car and it's making me anticipate Zolder far more than I would otherwise. This is mainly a points gathering exercise, spending little time on practice.
Thanks guys. Once again, I appreciate you letting me race with you.
