Slightly delayed report I know but I enjoyed that one, and what a bonus - I finished lol! I think I must have lost half my body weight in the process however...was soooo hot and unfortunately I couldn't quite reach the patio door to open it more from where I was sat which was winding me up a treat, and also causing me to have some wobbly moments on the straights!
Happy with qually, was a PB even if not a serious threat to our "rusty" Mr. Kerr. I'd suggest another six months off mate
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Got suckered in majorly on the rolling start with Brian's feathering of the throttle, was expecting a bog standard getaway for some reason but was happy to concede that one as I like to see that kind of thing, keeps you on your toes! Unfortunately Dan wasn't deceived in the slightest so that was me in third by T1....and I certainly wasn't going to do any squeezing after our last encounter.
From there on I knew I just had to try and find a comfortable pace if I wanted to finish. Banging the laps in during qually is one thing but even in the early stages of that session I was still binning it so knew I would have had to drive harder in the race than I wanted to stand a chance of sticking to the guys in front. As it happens I'm glad I didn't try, looking at Brian's lap times it was definitely never going to happen for me! It is tricky to try and settle down into a rhythm where you're not flat out thought I must admit!
Anyway I spent most of the race in either just in front or just behind of Darren, and although we weren't really dicing too heavily - I really enjoyed the pressure for what seemed like almost the entire race.
I eventually locked up at the end of the long straight causing me to run wide, almost on to the grass, at which point he sailed past, leaving it up to me to stick with him this time. I think it was quite some laps before he twitched and got it out of shape at the last corner (?) leaving me free to take the place back. Shame to see you not at least get your fourth spot after all that Darren but cheers for the race anyway, kept me honest throughout!
Grats to Brian and Dan, and all those who brought it home in one piece, again i think that's an achievement around here - so very easy to make a mistake.
See you at the next one!
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