Great series Tony, with amazing tracks. Fantasy or not, IMHO they're they best we've been on this Season. Nice cars too, with the Alfa being my fav, even if it's not the fastest.
Winning the Championship was a long shot, and to be honest only made possible by Daz and other aliens missing some races. Going into the final round, Daz winning both races and scoring 50 points was a given I thought. To counter it, I needed at least 34 points, or a 3rd & 4th place in the races or better. Difficult prospect, given my remaining cars.
Any illusions burst when I went online to find a nearly full complement of aliens, with Daz joining later in an Alpine. A sure thing he would win, but I had no hope of 4th in the Opel. Looking at the posted lap times, I might have a shot at 4th if I switched to the Escort, but then I needed 3rd in the Opel in the 2nd race - never going to happen! Thus stayed with the Opel. Race quickly turned very lonely, with only the occational 'visit' from Chris, when he had moments, but I couldn't challenge his quicker Escort.
Race 2 shook things up a bit, when Manfred went AWOL and Ziu showed up in Alpine, looking comfortably poised for victory. Could this mean not enough points gained for Daz to snatch the Championship?
Daz got a very poor start, allowing me to swoop into 2nd. Tooth and nails battle ensued over the early laps, with Chris in his Alpine thrown in for good measure. Several positions swaps later, I was the loser of the battle, as expected, but at least Chris was ahead of Daz too, giving me hopes for the points. Thus found myself cursing when in the final corner of the race, I found him recovering after a moment, elevating Daz to 2nd. Of course I also gained a place, but was convinced it would have been better for my chances if we finished further down the order. Turned out to be just enough however, to my surprise.
Grats to Daz & Ziu for the wins, and to Daz & Tony for the Championship places
