A race that was most interesting in the early parts.
Got a less than stellar start, so any hopes of stealing the lead like last time were squashed - barely managed to hold off Clive at T1. As Daz made a rapid getaway, it was clear that my main battle would be with an insistent Clive, right on my bumper. Couldn't shake him over the early laps, but gritted my teeth, focused and got the barest of gaps over a couple of laps. Then Clive ran a bit wide at T1, increasing it to 2 secs. One or two laps later, he was suddenly gone. Ironically, I almost went off myself, scoping for him in the mirrors - devious plan, Mr. Evil, doing a spin to lure me into crashing, but better luck next time
Gap now was around 8 secs, but when it started dropping, I wondered whether Clive had got a 2nd wind, or if it was maybe Daz who had done an early drive-thru, to spice up an otherwise boring race. He was fast, but I found it strange that I couldn't see him at all up ahead. I have disabled the driver list in XD, and on this track, XD's display obscures most of the pit board, so I can only see the gap to the car behind - not my own position. As the gap continued to drop, a red car eventually appeared in the mirror. Played along with the racing until Daz caught up & passed, although it was never truly a race, as I had yet to do my own drive-thru.
Grats to Daz on another certain win (and the Championship), and to Fulvio for completing the podium. Commiserations to Clive; his premature and unfortunate exit removed much of the excitement in the race - not sure I could have kept 2nd, with the drive-thru, had he completed the race.
