It seems that Mosport's not really going to be viable for mixed class racing, which is a bit of a shame.
I jumped straight out of a Daytona Prototype race (4th - no incidents
) and into this event. I'd done a few laps earlier in the 997 Cup to make sure my RSR setup worked, which it did, and spent practice and qualifying tweaking it a bit more.
Once the race got underway, I settled into a decent pace behind Prof, and after a few laps was able to start threatening him, especially through the last few corners where I seemed to have much better pace. Finally shaped up for a pass on his Z4M as FreQ reached us; made the pass stick and then found myself in a horrible position; all race I'd struggled to get the nose into the first part of turn 2, and here I was on the outside, with FreQ going for the inside and Prof right behind, probably thinking about whether he could sneak back past.
Of course I run off... no problem... just coax it back... uh oh... barrier... brace for impact...
SMUNCH! Check engine... still running... woo! Quick, get back on and head for an early pit stop to repair the front... hang on a moment... why isn't it steering properly? er... where's my right front wheel?
Almost a repeat of what happened at Zhuhai - if I'd impacted almost anywhere else on the barriers I've had been okay, but it struck just where the tyre barrier started, jutting out from the armco. Race over. :'(
Maybe we should have a Super Endurance special here with just the GTCs...