Quite liked the layout of the track, but the killer curbs, overly vigilant track police, treacherous lamp posts and slippery cobblestones, made driving here a dubious pleasure. Been a long time since I was so tensed up in wrists & shoulders, from trying to drive these imprecise, badly braking cars with the level of precision required. Humiliation doled out by the aliens was on a different level here - laptimes of the front runners seemed scarcely believable. That Hristo sets the fastest lap overall with next to no practice just makes it even more surreal
Races were a bit of a mixed bag. Race announcement for race 1 said qual would start at 20:25, so thought I would be just in time when I joined a few minutes before, only to find it was already under way. Only just time for one attempt, but got called out of the overly eager track police for the tiniest of infractions, so with no time set I was starting at very back. Gained a fair few places through the start and first corners, ending in the 5th place I would hold for the rest of the race. Couldn't keep up with the guys in front, and pulled away from those behind, so mostly lonely. Clipped a barrier & spun late in the race, but Matt wrecked himself before he could pass me, so retained the position.
Got a good start in race 2, but nothing like the absurd one by Dan
Going into T1, I was hit hard from behind. Fortunately my car stayed on course, but only because poor Clive stopped it, in turn spinning as a result. Seems the driver who hit me, was himself hit, so a bit of a chain reaction. Once again chasing Dan, this time for the entire race, as the script sadly didn't include me passing him. A scare very late in the race, when Hristo's Jag suddenly reversed onto the track from a hideaway on the right. Barely managed to swerve around him, only sideswiping the rear of his car. Didn't help with catching Dan, but drove like possesed for the last couple of laps, closing the gap a little.
Race 3 again a lonely affair. Gained a couple of places from Geoffers & Ziu having incidents, in the same place no less. Towards the end, I spotted an obviously recovering Dimitar up ahead. Gave it my all, but couldn't catch him.
Grats to Niko & Ziu on the wins, and to all the other podium finishers.