. . . . . . but it is OK to feather the throttle. 

Typo in the race post (now corrected). It will be Tuesday 15th, not the 16th.

This race went better for me than I had expected. Tris was in another class up ahead I think he must have been on soft slicks and the rest of us were on rain tyres!!

I arrived a little late on the server and discovered that ( for me) the default setup was terrible. The track seemed ultra slippery and it was taking 2 laps to get any heat into the tyres, and even then I had understeer into the corners and snap oversteer on the exits. Much adjusting of diffs/dampers and shocks and I arrived at a point with 10 mins left when I said "well, I will have to drive this how ever bad it is"  As a final desperate move I actually changed the final drive ratio just before going to the grid, something that 99% of the time ends in disaster.
I'm not sure that it made much difference to an already unpredictable car !! The gas pedal had to be treated with the utmost respect and care or the car would bite back.

I think I jumped a place off the grid and exited T1 in 4th spot. Tris and Axel were dicing up front and I was tucked in behind Phil. With the cold tyres I was focused on just staying with Phil for the first few laps without throwing the car into a gravel trap. I suspect that there was a small incident behind because suddenly I had 100mtr gap back to Tom?, which removed the pressure in the mirrors.

I was ( almost) able to live with Phil's pace but TBH I was close to my limit and the car seemed determined to snap left or right out of each corner and end my race. Then we saw yellow flags into T1 and as I turned in I saw Axel's car just moving off the inside grass. Not Axel's fault at all, but I instinctively altered my line to stay wide and avoid any possible contact. Unfortunately my car did not like that move and promptly under steered off into the gravel!!! By the time I had recovered ( and gave thanks for the gap back to the chasing group) Phil was gone and I think Axel had quit?

The rest of the race was a slow dangerous chase after Phil As the fuel level dropped the car did behave a little better, so maybe my spring rates were wrong, but I never got within a straight's length of catching him anyway. I see that my Blue Moose teamie Doni scored a good finish too

Grats to Tris and a great consistent drive by Phil. These cars are proving to be both challenging and entertaining, thanks Bill.

No defence for not negotiating the Chicane properly for me, but I found it VERY difficult to see the entry kerbs as they were completely 2D.

I forget how may times I totally misjudged the turn in point for the first apex, either running too deep and struggling to make the 2nd apex, or anticipating the turn in too early and totally cutting the corner.

Maybe if they were slightly raised and solid 3D it would a) allow drivers to actually see the way in and out..and b) a raised kerb would deter any corner cutting?

I've had a quick look at the replay to see what line I took at the Casio chicane. On the 2 laps that I was not [Off the track] (according to the GPL Replay Analyser) I negotiated the chicane without touching the kerbs. On the rest of the laps I was riding the kerbs (which is allowed, providing at least 2 wheels remain on the tarmac). I don't think I had more than 2 wheels off the track at any one time but I can't be sure without checking the whole replay.

I agree the chicane is not well made and it would be better if the kerbs were high enough such that the fastest line is the one that does not ride the kerbs. But like Doni, I don't want to criticise the track builder. Provided we all adhere to the same rules the racing is fair.

You're probably right Clive. It is a difficult corner to get right because it is almost blind. I had trouble spotting the turn-in point for the first right hander. The second part of the turn is just a hard left (full lock for me with my wheel settings) where the line is totally dependent on the first turn. Get the right hander wrong and the rest of the chicane is a write-off.