Always such a pleasure to drive these cars and especially around Oulton, though this is a version of the track I haven't driven before (or at least have no memory of), so it took some time getting used to its subtleties.
Driving the Giulia in race 1, I was lucky to finish in 2nd place when Tony and Mike went off at the last corner on the last lap, but it was otherwise the familiar wheel to wheel battle with Dimitar for most of the race. I managed to get more in tune with the car as the race went on and pull away from him, but there was no realistic chance to challenge the Falcons on pace alone.
For race 2, I didn't expect to have much of a chance with the Cortina, but some effective setup changes during practice and qualifying, and what was apparently a slightly better acceleration and/or top speed compared to the Alfa, gave me enough opportunities to at least challenge Dimitar for 2nd place. I struggled in the first part of the race though, dropping as much as 2,5 seconds behind, but somehow managed to make up the time lost afterwards. With Mike going off while he was in the lead, it turned into another great fight for victory, with more wheel to wheel action against Dimitar's Alfa. Mike was still not out of picture though and was quickly recovering behind us, so just as it was shaping up to be a memorable finish of the race, it was cut short by that unexpected "next track" message.
I guess I was fortunate to be leading on the lap that was used for the final results, because Dimitar had just passed me for the lead before the start of the lap on which the weekend reset.
