had some good tussles with Blunder and Darren (even if the latter appeared to have some aero damage slowing him down, and we ended up rubbing door handles as I passed round the outside of turn 1).
Yeah I stupidly put a wheel off into the dirt while approaching turn 3. This sent me head first into the wall.
Surprisingly the car still felt good to drive but from then on I was over a second a lap slower. The Aero/cooling damage really made a big difference. Not only was my acceleration affected, my new lower top speed meant I was now a sitting duck down the straights.
Regarding the 'pass around the outside of T1'... It's funny I don't quite remember it the same way.
Yes we rubbed door handles heading into the braking zone for T1 (which was my fault for drifting slightly left while under braking - sorry
). But, I think the slight nudge up my rear, which pushed me too deep into the corner, helped your cause no end...
Both races were great fun. Race 1 finished with James H pipping me to 3rd by only 0.01 seconds.... Two more metres and I would have had you.
Race 2 was full of highlights... Loads of overtaking... However the real highlight was Mr Oily (a.k.a. dirty git) deliberately trying to take me out down the s/f straight, only to spin himself.
Serves you right
Thanks again for hosting another memorable evening of racing. See you next week providing it isn't at Lime Rock.
