Much as Erling has already written. The hairpin was a lottery on each lap, and the through the next 2 corners I don't think I found the correct gear/braking point/line in either race
. but despite this being a relatively simple lap it certainly focused attention.
In race 1 I tried to preserve some tyres for later in the race, which appeared to work but I had lost too much ground to make it work. Either that or others were going faster than my script said that they would.
Race 2 was another chase and after Geoffer's hairpin error it was fun watching Dan and Erling contest the lead. I was afraid to get too close because, in the event of an incident between them, taking avoiding action in these cars is likely to take you straight to the scene of your own incident!!??
When it did happen, where else but at the hairpin, I was only just able to tippy toe around the outside of a recovering Dan and set off after Erling. Pushing hard in these cars does seem to be counter productive and a rather heavy kiss of the armco on the final corner upset the previously reliable power side of things. For the last 8 laps with increasingly worn rear tyres the rear end was determined to get to the S/F line first as we exited the final corner. It succeeded on a couple of occasions, but most spectacularly on the penultimate lap, which allowed Geoffers to reclaim 2nd spot and again on the final lap. I knew that Roger was only a few seconds behind and reasoned that to turn the car around would take too long, so I stuffed it into reverse and completed the last few hundred metres travelling backwards.
Actually, I recall that I have finished races airborne, sideways, upside down, with 3 wheels, with 2 wheels and even on fire, but I cannot recall actually driving backwards over the finish line before. But, if I have, I'm sure someone will provide a replay