I may have made this race one extra lap too long as it turned into a bit of a marathon. Sorry guys
But, it did make for a fascinating race and plenty of time for small mistakes to affect the results
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For me another completed race is a bonus and I was keen to avoid wrecking my car so that I could test the stability of my rig and see the finish.
Unless I am feeling seriously confident of a podium or possible win at Nurby, I don't really worry about qually or a grid position. There are far too many opportunities for incidents that will allow me to progress up the leader board if I am fast ( and careful ) enough. One or two laps of practice to get myself dialled in and check the gearing is enough.
Tim, Uli and Sam were looking very fast and Greg also looked quick in his Merc. so the race was going to be tough. After Tim's early off I was up to 2nd but under no illusion that he would be back. Tim did catch me and I let him pass...eventually
and concentrated on getting my car to the finish. Sam also was much quicker and he went past and vanished after I had to do a SnG when my engine blew after a missed upshift...my first blown engine in 55's I think.
But with a large gap back to Martin I was able to continue in 4th and complete a lonely second half of the race.
Grats to Tim Uli and Sam who were in their own race and deserved the podium places.
FWIW and might help those who struggle with the brakes.
I found that my brakes were not really a problem, provided that I concentrated on keeping my left foot ( I left foot brake) OFF the pedal unless I needed to slow the car.
Driving these 55 cars in the early days after they were released, my brakes never seemed to recover to the green state.
It took me a while, but I discovered that on all the other car mods I had got into the habit of keeping my left foot just touching the brake pedal..ready for action. I have my pedals set with zero deadzone so any slight pressure activates the brakes. Not a problem when the brakes don't fade and you have loads of power, but in the 55's it keeps the brakes hot and red. Once I trained myself to move my foot away from brake pedal and to avoid balancing the car through corners using brake and gas, plus only using the brakes when absolutely essential. So check what you are doing with your left foot and try cornering WITHOUT brakes on some of the easier curves, utilising the gears to scrub off speed. You might find that you have more brakes when you really need them.