Good feeling to be in the first line again.
Qualified 4th NGT and got punted in lap 1 by Don - same as by Flybri in NGT Barcelona. Cold tyres, cold brakes, Monza...
No worry Don, it just happens. After I crawled back to track there was only 1 car behind me, I think. Managed to get slowly by some racers, was very careful 'cause of my tyres. Didn't really plan a no-stop, just got full of fuel so that I would just have to change my tyres. Planned to do 1 hour with meds, then pit and put softs on for flying last 20 minutes. But after that spin I knew I only had a chance if I don't pit. So I was careful not to hit anyone.
GT Legends were like a pack of wulfs tonight: first half I was racing against Don, then Popabawa took over!
Had to work for every meter against those Porsches, they caught me on every straight - only late braking was saving me (as Don found out the hard way, lol). Don tried to pass me into the first chicane, but couldn't stop - it was identical to Popabawa some races back, I think it was NGT S2 in Monza, right Popa? Anyway, Don jumped over the curbes, prolly got a warning and waited for me to regain position - very fair, buddy!
A bit later Popa and Don managed to bump into eachother and I came through.
I'm not sure, Popa, did I bump you from the rear then? I couldn's see from the replay and in race I didn't feel a thing. I have nothing against you reporting to moderator to look it over. It was a crucial point in race - I think I was leading from that point onward. Well then it was just a bloody sweaty work for half a race as I tried to keep Popa behind. He got me before every corner, I was looking more into the mirror than to the front, bloody hell!!!!
Really felt the tyres going to the end, started smoking on braking, careful, careful...
To the end I was loosing hope - only the politeness of THE Popabawa saved me as if you made a move we would either crash or you would win. Very fair, Popa, probably too fair!
Then I saw my saviour, Mr. Shark. He started biting into Popas a$$ and so I had a chance to stay in front. That last s/f straight would have been my defeat - I would be 3rd.
But I wasn't, even if you do call it cheating.
I must say that I don't feel like I was cheating - not in Spa and not in Monza, certainly not after the initial spin. I had to work for this and I feel righteous (is that a word or just a movie frase?)
Good race Popa, Don. And Shark, as you needed just 1 more lap to win.
I missed 4 races in E2 due to my hardware problems. Too bad, might have been different ending.
Tyf was driving good, too, very fast (don't pit next time
); good work all Penguins.
