Yeah had all the makings for a cracking race but it did sort of fade away second half. Dan's setup was sweet so the Escort was pretty much a joy to drive, even if the long first gear meant the 0-60 was probably on a par with the Jag. I thought I was going to get absolutely mugged off the start but by some miracle I headed in to the first turn first with the black Escort nowhere to be seen.
I knew it wouldn't be long before somebody started harrassing me and after a brief spell of what I thought were some decent laps, Minton was closing in at a steady rate. It frustrates the hell out of me that I wasn't already maxed out but as soon as Dan was within a couple of seconds, I remember thinking I'd much rather he stayed there so went about trying to use a bit more of the track and before I knew it we were banging in regular late 2:07's which was almost a second quicker than my pb. Sounds like your tyres weren't in great nick Dan but it was shaping up nicely for a bit there!
Lap 24 came around so quickly, was expecting this one to be a long hard slog but before I knew it I was ducking for fresh boots and had no idea what happened to you Dan, just saw the name tag sort of in the distance but couldn't make out if you'd just fired past on the start/ finish or actually come in - was totally confused until i saw the gap when I realised something must've happened.
Really wish I'd slowed down now as the rest of the race was uneventful aside from a quick trip into the gravel as I tried to pass the missus a drink while attempting the twisty bits lol.
My first 100 min race and really enjoyed the combination, thanks for sorting that Ginsters - can't wait to do the track again and I hope there's an opportunity to use the Escort too (don't ask much
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Cheers to everyone who turned up, shame some of you couldn't make it but it was pretty clear Thursdays are the way forward!
P.s - Welcome Lazlow (grats on fastest lap!) and other people I hadn't seen before
