Yep, that was a really good race all round, think everyone drove well, just sounds like issues with pitting, maybe the pit lane speed limit is applied outside the white lines, judging by all these stop/gos.
I made a nice start from 6th to 3rd by the first corner, and if it hadn't been for that darn 2nd last turn I'd have been able to stay much closer to the leaders. I was fast round all the track but just couldn't get that left hander right, I was having to tippy-toe round it slowly every lap, so slow I caught out [Poodle]Andy as he nudged into the back of me (only a tap and no problem) the first time we were close together - my fault, I was running so far under racing pace through there, losing about 0.5s per lap to all around me, frustrating when the rest of the lap I could match or even make the odd tenth against the other cars.
Lost 3rd to Andy, then started getting annoyed by that corner, tried different lines, braking at different points, never got quicker, and finally spun it, which was scary for me waiting to be hit, but even worse for Jeff (and Shark I think) who had to avoid me.
Had a bad middle part of the race where I had no rhythm or speed, and then bam, I got that 2nd last corner right, finally figured how to balance the car on entry and was able to get on the gas so much earlier and apex much quicker.
Then I regained my enthusisam, caught up to Jeff and Mark who were having a real battle, and because Mark's 911 was held up by Jeff's struggling Vette in the slow parts I was able to just breeze by him on the main straight, which seemed a little unfair after all his attempts to pass the Vette. Of course I then found myself in the same situation behind Jeff. My tyres were still quite fresh (after my disinterested middle section
) so I had loads of speed round the bends but every time I got a run, I'd pull out, get alongside, then the huge power of the Vette would nudge it ahead a few feet. Maybe 5 or 6 times we were side by side, but even being on the inside I didn't feel I was quite level enough, and Jeff wouldn't know quite where I was so I backed out each time to avoid a coming together. Massive fun, I have to say. That's what GTL is all about.