I know it must be difficult after 153 Poles, 125 Wins and 13 Championships to find yourself mixing it further down the field with us slower Amateurs who don't know 'our limits'. I felt i was clear when the pass was made, but did lose the back end on the first right hander into the first village due to an attempted muddled down shift from 5th to 3rd due to me Manually shifting with a 5 speed box and a Clutch (Don't worry if this bit goes over your head.. this is something the Drivers used to do in the 60's when they drove these cars as opposed to your prefered unrealistic method of 'flicking paddles' on the wheel and left foot braking for maximum Performance over realism).
Heh, who do you think you're speaking with, Clutch? You obviously don't know me at all, nor do you know how far my knowledge of racing and racing cars extends. But if it makes you feel more secure, I'll let it be so. I'll only say that I'm only using whatever controller I have in posession. If I could afford something better I would've had done so long ago... it has nothing to do with preferences. I've driven for years with a joystick and then switched to a wheel/pedals. You can imagine what it means trying to learn completely new habits at the age of mid 20s. Instead of preaching what's realistic and what isn't, look after improving your own racing habits.
I'll apologise ofcourse as it was purely accidental, but all i can suggest is that you don't mix it with the slower drivers and qualify better by making sure you attend qualifying ontime as opposed to your recent trend of arriving very late and putting in a last gasp Pole lap for maximum glory (for every race so far), a tactic that i'm afraid let you down this time my friend.
Slower drivers? Since when slow equals dangerous? I've raced many slower drivers and had great battles without a single problem. I still do. I've also been the slower driver myself and it didn't stop me from having good races. My late arrival has nothing to do with your stupid assumptions of "maximum glory". I arrive when I can and I do whatever is possible in Qualifying. Why don't you stop blaming me and simply take responsibility for your own mistakes, because in this case I'm not the one making mistakes. Or do you prefer to assume "i'm slow, i can afford to be dangerous on the road, it's the better drivers who have to keep their distance from me so they don't get hurt". What kind of wrong thinking is this?
Your the fastest Driver in UKGPL and i'm pretty sure you'll be in the mix come the end of the season, so think of it this way, your crash, due to my spin, has actually made the Championship more interesting for the Neutral fan! Anyway, it'll give me and Bernie somthing to talk about during the next race whilst we wait for the leaders to appear in our mirrors and the blue flags to start waving.
Now, deep breaths, see you next round. (in the distance)
Fastest counts for little when you're racing other people. Predictability, respect and consistency are what wins you races, what leads to enjoyable battles and what keeps you out of incidents. When you're being reckless, don't be surprised you end up in an accident or cause someone else's retirement. It's highly ridiculous to tell someone not to race with you because you're lacking control and to yet enter the same races as them and keep doing your thing.
And please don't try to involve Bernie into this. For your information, Bernie is a totally predictable driver and knows his current limits 10x better than you. He would rarely endanger anyone by taking huge risks, or if he does he'll take responsibility for his actions. You don't think he won titles in UKGPL by sheer luck, do you? I've probably only ever had a problem with Bernie once or twice over 6 years.
I'm really disappointed, because first you reply and appologize, then even talk friendly to me, then you suddenly change faces and throw out these ridiculous statements with all the arrogance in assuming that you know anything about me, my experience or my knowledge.
