Qually went OK (I was watching the MotoGP!) but was gutted to miss out on RM's 3rd place by half a tenth...I knew what was coming....
Yup. Jeff's Viper. Straight past at the start despite me taking a tight line. Man I needed 0.05 more on my qually lap to be safe! Sat behind his fat arse AGAIN for half the race, once making a big horliks of a sort of overtake at the final chicane. Got a great run through the 130r and thought this would be the only time I'd be going faster than him on a straight all race, so he defended and I tried to go round the outside......oops. Skidded, lost control and was very lucky to lose it where the track goes straight, so I could rejoin, let Jeff past and carried on with only a cut warning. I lost a few seconds though so no Hamilton penalties please!
For most of the early laps I was saving the engine and tyres, thinking the Viper would chew it's rubber up and knowing that pushing I would kill the engine slowly, so saved it for later on. Both pitted on the same frickin lap (he wasn't even on TS....what the hell!) but thank poop I needed less booze than the Viper. God help me if I'd have come out behind you, you SLAG!
RM made a mistake when in front of me and then I was surprised to pass Jon in the pits....what happened?! I thought you were miles in front! Was running 2nd and was waiting for them to pit, only to be told that it's Busi leading. Whaaat?! He went off!! Nooooo!!
So started to push and took a little time out, but when Busi pushed back it looked to be too tough, with laptimes very similar, give or take a couple of tenths. Then he went off at 130r for weird reasons (my G25 did the same thing at Silverstone GT Enduro - only had half lock until I unplugged my wheel..then lost FFB!). I went into the chicane too hot desperate to lead on the way in, and only just held the line. Then I thought I had a big enough gap to just hold on, until Madd went off on the penultimate lap at Spoon and rejoined right in front of me - soooo nearly clipped him and lost a few tenths, and Busi was right with me. With the precious second gap gone, I defended through the first sector at a couple of corners and just plain held him up with my fat 350z for the others. Took the inside line through the hairpin where Busi planned to attack and couldn't quite back out of it.
Very lucky win though. On pace I was 3rd, so very happy with the win, especially after Jeff tried so hard to **** my race up
Cheers peeps
