Congrats Axel, Mark, and Dean.
I rarely drive the Mk4 so I thought I'd give it a try. I practiced several laps the prior weekend. Once I was on the server I thought I should have chosen a slower car. Then I thought I might do a pitstop at the midpoint. Then I just decided that I probably can't get away from Mark and Axel as long as they get a tow off me, so it doesn't matter if I have the fastest car here.
That was some good practice. I set my qualifying time without a tow, definitely my fastest lap yet without one. I think there's a possibility to lower it another second without the tow, but that would take at least an hour or two more practice.
I got a slow start but once I got going I was flying.
Weaving to lessen Axel's tow but mainly weaving to leave Clive behind early, I missed my braking point for Mulsanne. I was very nervous anytime I had a car close behind under heavy braking. Great job guys never hitting me. I'm not sure what I did wrong when I lost it at Indianapolis after passing Dean. After that 2nd mistake, I was almost flawless.
It's a shame I had another screen freeze on lap 13. By that point I was so engrossed in what I was doing I forgot about that prospect. It was setting up to be a grand finale. 13 seconds behind with 5 laps to go and then 10 seconds behind with 4 laps to go. I thought Mark and Axel might set me up for a tremendous lap late in the race. With 3:19.23 for an ideal lap, it could have been a good one since I thought my best sector times would improve as I closed on the two leaders.
I have to say the screen freeze was a let down, but it was a lot of fun while it lasted.
Thanks guys.
