Well my first UKGTL race was a little dull, no close fights, after the start the guys ahead pulled away, I pulled away from the cars behind, big gaps all round.
I saw Simon, Ruskus and Pribeiro getting closer and assumed they were slowing due to close fighting, not horsing around(!!) but once Simon had his accident and took out Pribeiro (that was a surprise, finding two upside down cars in the middle of the track) Ruskus just disappeared.....
I haven't raced on a street track with walls since the original Microprose Grand Prix (Phoenix Raceway!) so I was somewhat paranoid about hitting the walls with an oversteery moment, set my car up with a very conservative 50/50 diff, way way too much understeer, couldn't get the thing turned in quickly, or power on early enough. But with such a conservative setup, I barely made a mistake, clipped the inside wall on the final corner a couple of times, that was it. Still, slightly disappointing speed (I'm sure I could have been in the 17s at least with a more aggressive setup, but 15s, man, how do some of you guys do it
), at least I finished though.
I managed to learn the track better as the race went on, found some slightly better lines, particularly through the last few corners, did my 3 or 4 fastest laps after lap 20, even though car was getting looser with tyre wear.
Quite enjoyed the rolling start, never done that before, although it means I missed out on my usual blistering start - on the public servers I usually make up 3-4 places every start (does everyone use auto-clutch or something, never figured why I can get better starts). But fantastic to see everyone get through the first corner cleanly and get a proper race.
I'll definitely be back for more!
Steve