Tommie... I don't begrudge your victory. It was earned. I'm not complaining about car selections by some. Merely making an observation.
I know, I feel you. UKGPL moderators have created a lot of really nice rules, but this isn't one of them
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Anyway, I was very rusty as I hadn't driven the 67's in a couple of months, but figured I could give it a go, the event being on a familiar track and all. Took a Greger Huttu setup and started slowly, getting a feel for the car, before gently pushing the car to it's limit. The result was P3 in quali so not bad
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My start was good, but I decided not to force the issue on cold tires and stayed where I was. Then at T1 Jethro slightly outbrakes himself, and him and Sam go wide. I was so preoccupied looking at them I nearly went off myself! This allowed Ricardo to take the lead. Jonny was looking for a gap as well, but I closed the door and slotted in behind Ricardo.
I was able to follow Ricardo for a while, but tried not to get carried away. I managed to drive within myself as the feeling for the car came back. Meanwhile Jonny was also pushing from behind so there was no room for error! After a couple of laps I was starting to feel more comfortable and I had just started an attempt to nibble back some of Ricardo's lead, when he suddenly spun. I managed to avoid him and took the lead. I could open up a little gap to Jonny, until he dropped back. With a healthy lead, I was able to get my nerves under control a little bit better to focus more on understanding the car. I took it easy the last couple of laps, the last thing I wanted was throwing the win away with an unnecessary spin in the last couple of laps. I was able to take the chequered flag in first position, and with Dean coming second in the other Ferrari Enzo showed his superiority once again over the garagisti :p .
Grats to Dean and Sam for a great recovery drive, grats to all finishers, and commiserations to all failing to see the finish. Better luck next time!
Tommie.
