Probably my toughest race so far, mentally. The stress level was insane. It was so rare that I had a time to take a breather, not even the long backstraight gave me a chance, cause I had to line up/estimate the Mustangs. I so wish they would atleast release slick version of the Mustang, it would help so much with the Mustangs corner speed. The Speed difference felt huge on Road Atlanta, and if you got cought behind a Mustang, you could quickly loose 2 sec or more.
Following/chasing other Corvettes wasnt as stressing imo, but being chased was crazy, wich I was for most of the race. Especially the last half, after the pitstops, during wich I managed to jump 2 positions. James Steel was constantly gnawing into my lead, and had quickly cought up to me again, so it was a constant fight to keep James atleast 1 sec behind, out of striking distance. If I tried to relax it would cost me too much time, not because I was slower on track as such, but because I lost some of the very important initiative with the backmarkers, and would easily loose tons of time. I managed and could roll over the line in 3rd position. Pretty satisfied with the result and most of my performance. I didnt make any major mistakes, only a few missed apexes and wake up slides. No contact either - except the first time we encountered Mustangs. Completly bundled up, and someone behind me guessed wrong for the tight corner leading on to the backstraight.
In general very good job by the Stang drivers. There were a few misunderstandings, but thats just the nature of the game (still want to underline though, do not change your line for us, it will just make things worse).
Grats to the podiums, and anyone who finished really
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