Having just returned from a weekend with the grandchildren, I was more than a little zonked out. But, what the heck! it's only Nurby lol.
Jumped straight into qually and grabbed an old setup for the baby Brab, which I quickly found was not ideal. A few tweaks later and it felt better, but I failed miserably to hook up a decent lap and ended up around 10th on the grid.
I committed the cardinal sin of changing the setup between qually and the grid and held my breath as the race started hoping I had not screwed up what pace I had already had.
The car was quick off the grid and I took advantage of a couple of slow starters to climb to about 7th, a few offs ahead and I was around 5th as lap 2 started. The setup was not ideal, but as long as I concentrated hard in the corners it was working quite well.
I was amazed to find that I could outgun Axel's big Brabham on the straight and pass him into 3rd place....only to outbrake myself at T1 and run wide leaving me back in about 6th!! rats!!!
The car was undamaged, so I set off after the leaders again. One car ran wide and I gained a place and before long I could see Axel ahead again.. and I was closing. Once again on the straight I drafted past, and yes at T1 I outbraked myself at T1 for a second time!!! I felt like a total muppet!
Set off AGAIN!! trying to close those cars ahead. Yet again I started to catch Axel and was thinking that I would get to him on the straight for a 3rd time.
But maybe I was distracted by seeing AXel ahead or just forgot to concentrate in the corners, but I ran just too wide and ripped a wheel off
It might have been better, in fact it should have been better!! but I blew it.
Grats to Tris who was very quick, and to Greg who was chasing him hard, Axel for keeping it together and ignoring my untidy driving,and to all of the other finishers.
