Over the past few weeks I have discovered that there are more difficult things to pass than Geoffers, Markus, Erling and Co. Currently I am suffering from an onslaught of gallstones on a daily basis, which is a pain I would not wish on my worst enemy.
Monday's race was typical of my recent days. I felt OK at the start of the race and I found the Escort an easy drive. I had done zero practice and was a little worried about the fuel, so I opted for one notch higher on the gear ratios, and for the first laps I kept things steady until I had some spare fuel available and then began to push a little.
Markus was away and quite obviously managing his fuel/pace in another Escort, but Geoffers and Salesman were just ahead in a Mini and a Corsa and they were not pulling away.
Once I had settled down and found the right gears for each corner and the correct lines I was able to close on the two ahead. I got past the Corsa when he went grass cutting and set about closing down Geoffers.
All was going well until another gallstone decided to fight its way out of my system
It became increasingly difficult to focus on the racing and when I made yet another mistake I quit and went looking for some pain killers.
Grats to the podiums and I hope that I can get things sorted internally soon.
I intend to join races if I feel OK, but things can change very quickly and I will just quit if things get too uncomfortable.