Congrats Doni and Axel! Nice drive Doni.
Doni looked good in practice. He looked about the same during the race.
I know this track well from many laps in the 71 Can Ams. As with them, I struggled with the high speed braking zones and the turns after them. I never actually figured out my best braking point for T1 and T5. It appears you guys may be waiting too long to brake. Everybody seemed to waiting longer to brake than I was but I was getting a much better exit. I saw alot of that with Doni. Doni would open a small gap on entry and I'd close it near the exit of the turn and have to feather the throttle to avoid rear ending him.
I didn't worry much about my early mistake. I figured my advantage in speed would take care of it if I didn't make any more mistakes.
My car advantage helped me pass Axel easily. Carlos and Dave didn't try to make it difficult to pass. Doni was a different story. I didn't have much if any advantage on the straights. Doni may have felt I was toying with him but I wasn't. I spent several laps trying to figure out where I had the greatest advantage and looking for any place I was confident I could complete a pass. Doni never really slid wide anywhere I could capitalize. I knew I could force the issue at T1 but I wasn't going to take the chance until the very end.
That's the best I've driven one of these 66 Can Ams in traffic. I made a few mistakes behind Doni but I didn't struggle with the car as much as I have in the past.
Thanks Axel! I got lucky Rob and Tim didn't drive the entire season. I may have won a few races but I have doubts I could have won the championship.
After a difficult season with some health problems, I hope to be on a better way now. (I stopped smoking 2 weeks ago
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I hope you're feeling better. I'll surely miss you if you're not racing.
No idea yet if there will be any Friday series next season, as the grids became very small.
That's bad news. It's a shame there hasn't been more interest in the Friday races. I've enjoyed most of them.
I enjoyed this 66 Can Am season. I learned to drive the cars better. I learned which cars I like driving best. And by the time the season ended, I've begun to learn how to drive the cars better in traffic. I've still got a long way to go until I'm as comfortable in traffic as I am with many of the other mods.
Thanks guys and thank you Axel for managing this season.
Take care guys. I hope we might see each other again on Friday.