Daz, Erling and Fulvio have to take a mandatory drive-thru.

That race did not go according to plan!!!

Mid race I was attacked by a wild animal. Perhaps not so much "wild" as "livid and disgruntled". I had not closed the door to my room properly and one of our cats had clearly just returned from a trip outside where it had been raining heavily. A totally waterlogged cat thought that, as a domestic servant, I should be made aware of her discomfort and the best way to do that was to land on my lap like a giant wet sponge and demand some attention.
I don't know about you guys, but I find simracing difficult with a soaking crotch and my car control suffered.

Up until then I was enjoying throwing A30 around and knowing that 3 of the 4 cars ahead were doing a drive through, life felt good.

Maybe Goodwood will be on a dry day???

So I am in last place just going around in circles going at my blistering pace when on lap 18 I was dodging lapping cars as usual when a yellowish car was behind me. I tried to get out of the way at the kink and went to the right as far as possible. I got stuck on the berm somehow and couldn't go anywhere, so I used the ultimate weapon rule and bailed.
 " Fa la la, tomorrow's another day!"

Oulton Park has never been a favorite of mine, given its very unforgiving nature; always ready to punish the slightest transgression with the killer curbs.  This time however, in addition to being very challenging and tricky, it was actually good fun powersliding the car through the corners.

Daz got a somewhat wobbly start, allowing me to snatch the lead.  10 exciting laps of very close racing followed, 8 of them in front of Daz. Kudos to him for keeping it very clean - very close, but never any contact.  I did try not to shut the doors too firmly, unless he was very decidedly behind me; never quite sure if he was going for move or not.  He did get alongside or even ahead a few times, but backed out sooner before the corner at T1 - this explains 2 of the lead swaps Kurt  

Daz was clearly quicker, but it's very difficult to overtake a similar car here, unless its driver makes a mistake. Eventually, the slightest of wobbles from me exiting T1 gave Daz the opportunity to get past.  Once I lost the tow after a couple of laps, it was not possible to keep up anymore.  Swapped places again when Daz went for his drive-thru, apparently as he was coming up on back markers.  A few laps later it was my turn, and we swapped places for the final time.

Grats to Daz & Matt.   Commiserations to Clive, although I would have paid good money to see your antics with the cat..