I rather enjoyed that - these aren't great for hot lapping but the lack of aids certainly helped spice things up as Simon said (Just before taking himself out with a big error as I remember it
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Race 1 was another good example of Jeff and I managing very similar laptimes on very different setups - something that showed itself throughout the race with Jeff clearly having the faster car in the first half (and managing to use it when I ran slightly wide), before my car became a bit faster in the late stages while Jeff was clearly starting to struggle.
I managed to get alongside and even slightly in front on 3, maybe 4, occasions in the last 10 minutes but just couldn't make it stick
Race 2 started perfectly from my point of view - as other than a small side to side when Jeff thought my bit of road looked nicer than his exiting T1 at the start (
) all the other carnage happened around me and barely even slowed me. It also managed to make the Rift pay for itself as I was able to drive down to old paddock while watching the decidedly out of control car on the grass to my right, allowing me to avoid being wiped out by it at the corner - and I then just cut inside and powered by after he re-joined
Lap 2, sadly it was my turn to suffer from a no-aids related mistake when I locked a front wheel braking side-by-side towards the chicane. I would never have made the corner without causing chaos so let off and aimed for a gap in the cars ahead - clipping Matt (who thankfully survived without loosing a space, very sorry we hit at all) - before then half spinning in the sand.
Sadly that removed any shot at the win as Jeffrey and NFSF both managed to pass me at this point - after a brief fight with Alexey (you need to dive-bomb less, you're slowing yourself down way too much) and Matt, I ended up being handed 3rd by a very Helpful Simon.
So, I think these get my vote but you might want to think about the reversed grid option due to the very slowly warming tires and resultant chaos.
Can AC set the grid for a second race based on fastest laps from the first race? That might be a good 2nd option...