Wow. I did not think that a win was possible in the lead-up to the race.
Qualified 5th and my aim was to stay clear of trouble in the first few corners. Left some big gaps to make sure no-one was near me, and it paid off, I was up to 3rd after half a lap.
Wanted to pit early as I wasn't taking tyres, but the pit lane filled up in front of me so I decided to stay out for a while. Stuck as close to
@MrF1 as I could till the end of lap 5 when I decided it was time. I came out 5 seconds behind
@Watto64 in 10th or so and slowly caught up as he encountered traffic.
Looked like there was a bit of a dust-up ahead as I gained 3 spots in a corner and then hunted down
@stilesy. I put the nose out a couple of times to let him know I was on his tail and he left the door just wide enough for me to go through.
After the front runners took their stops I couldn't believe I was out in front with 10 to go. Watching the gap come down was intense as every lap another second was gone, just trying to keep my lines right and make no mistakes it was going to go to the wire.
Unfortunately a grandstand finish was spoiled when Adza had his spin with half a lap to go. It would have been super close to the line, and if there was 1 more lap it would have been a helluva fight.
Looking forward to Round 2.
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