A very tough race-long scrap for 7th place. Ruskus' uber-heavy MC12 was lacking in race pace, but passing him was another matter. Could close up under braking, but Ruskus was always quick out of the fast corners, making it hard to get a tow. Kept him under pressure but was losing time, allowing first Stew and then Simon to close up on me as well. Got a run on Ruskus a few times, but he defended cleverly, and I had to keep backing out. Knew I had to be patient, and that I'd get more chances as his tyres wore down. Made a mistake, letting Simon past, but he returned the favour and I resumed my battle with Ruskus. Had a scary moment when Stew disco'ed, I glanced off the side of his stationary car, but managed to keep going. Eventually managed to get alongside at the fast kink before the first hairpin and took the place. Unfortunately there was a slight contact which left Ruskus behind Simon. In clear air I set my fastest time on the penultimate lap. Almost ran out of fuel on the last lap, good job I made a last minute decision to add a couple more litres.
The Lister was very quick and stable again. I managed to go half a second faster than my best (ballasted) F550 time, although I did have the advantage of -25KG success ballast as well.
Congratulations to Mark for the win, and SBG for the storming pole time. I've only raced 3 times this season, due to technical problems and being busy with my move, but the driving standards in this league have been superb, for both pace and clean driving. Shame about the low turn-outs, hope we can get enough drivers for GT1 next season. Many congratulations to Ruskus & FreQ for their championship tie.