Thanks to all!
Not many times there is a championship winner without a single gold from individual race.
My calculations before the race were focused on Paul Richards and MarkMc. My prayers were directed towards Zacari and Baracus not being there. Boy was I
when I saw Zacari training and later Baracus also joined. Didn't really know how good my on-line pace was. Off-line I had pb 1.06.xxx in Q set up car but on-line it was mostly low 1.08s. Had to do some serious tweaking - wing from 9 to 6, unusual diff settings to make it drivable, extreme settings of dampers and non-simetrical springs (yes, Steve
) It was quite fast but relatively unstable, so eventualy I decided to go with wing 7 in the race.
Q was better than I expected, Rusky and Brian got their usual front and Dan is known to be fast.
I was thrilled at the opportunity with Paul R., MarkMc, Zacari and Baracus behind me. No matter what happened in front these drivers had to finish behind me if I wanted the Championship title. So I was prepared to drive as fast as I needed to do that and not press Dan for 3rd if it won't be necessary. As it was when the race started Dan soon made a minor mistake which made it possible for me to pass. Wasn't even trying to follow Brian, I concentrated on keeping the pesky Dan behind
, aditional driver between me and Paul R. was more than welcome. I saw Paul R. had some kind of trouble
and the mirror showed that Dan was well working for me by keeping Zacari busy.
Throughout the race the gap to 4th was just a few seconds and towards the end it was closed, Dan was right on my tail the last few laps and while I was prepared to step down from the podium to win the championship, I wasn't gonna do it without a fight, not on a defensible track like this one. So in the last lap on the straight before the chicane I claimed the inner, defensive line and BOY was glad for it when Brians car appeared stationary right before the chicane entry. Saw Dan pick him up and I wasn't sure he'll survive the crash.
Good recovery for Dan and bad luck for Brian.
Strange and non-typical moment by disco in the last meters of the race. A tough decission by DG and while I'm sympatetic with The Small Teeth Team I welcome and respect the fair decission which brought the team title to the Legends!
Well done boys, this kind of thing is always worth celebrating.
Good show from other Legends drivers - Darren climbing the ladder up and down
, MJ for good consistency and finish recovery and Steve for showing much progress in the short time driving GTR2. Pops was there and his support is always welcome.
Too bad Adam coulnd't attend.
Grats to all others who were trying along and made this championship such a high event. Of course it wouldn't be the same without all the staff behind. Well done all and thanks again for all congrats!
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