An occasional problem I get with XD is it sometimes stops reporting the number of laps which can be done with the remaining fuel onboard.
I have this as well.
Race produced an unexpected and undeserved win, that almost didn't happened, when I got close to throwing all away on the penultimate lap!
Qual was a bit of a mixed bag. Annoyed over being forced to give Clive a tow, I braked on the following lap, letting him & Dan past. He had seemed to gain a lot on me when braking for Mulsanne Corner, so I was caught out completely by his braking much sooner or harder than expected. Choice between the landscape or taking him out. I'm sure he appreciated I picked the former
Didn't have time to practice the start. Knew 4000 rpm was too much, so tried 3000 - too low and I bogged down, losing a place to Dan. Slipstreaming allowed me to reclaim it on Mulsanne on L1.
Gradually stretched the gap to Dan, and untouchable Daz was moving away up front, so quickly became a lonely affair. Went without a hitch until the penultimate lap. In the sharp righthander at Arnage, I drifted too far left, getting stuck on a sand bank. Car wouldn't move and my 20 secs gap to Dan withered away. Finally found that steering left, away from the track, provided some traction, and I could finally rejoin just as Dan showed up. It was all I could do to keep him behind me. On the final lap, on Mulsanne, he remained glued to my bumper, but didn't try to overtake . maybe his car wouldn't go any faster?
Mine on the other hand did - on previous laps, I had a flickering gearshift indicator in 4th on Mulsanne. Now it was lit solid, as if Dan was pushing me along, although there was no contact. Maybe the air in front of his car was pushing me, if that's even modelled - anyone else experienced something like this in GTL? Or maybe it was just the Merc getting scared of the roaring Aston...
We both got a bit squirrely leaving Mulsanne Corner, Dan moreso than me, to my good fortune, as it gave me a small gap, which held to the finish.
Hard luck Daz & Clive; results would and should have been different without your misfortunes. Grats to Dan & Chris for the podiums