I stand by my 'I hate Sprint Rounds' attitude, but tonight may just have been the best night of Racing i've had on PCARS full stop.
Having found a bunch of time an hour from the race, i thought i was in with a good chance, Pole, FL and the Win in Race 1 was a great boost but it was clear that CTRacing could really match me around here for pace over a Race Stint.
Race Two is arguably my Favourite PCARS race i've had, right alongside Watkins Glen Season Two. Starting Second Last, i was too impatient on the opening laps at the thought of finally breaking my Sprint Round Voodoo and i lost a Spot to Konnor, got involved in a 3 into 1 incident on the exit of the Hairpin and then a very over-ambitious move on Konnor sent me into a Half Spin dropping behind Stu. I was recording my voice chat in my race recording and you can very clearly hear me say 'The Sprint Round has to go wrong somehow for me'
However, this still remained my best chance ever, so i tightened my GTUltimate Seat belts and went on a rampage; picking off 6 cars in 2 laps, then closing in on Coojak before an error made him easy prey.... or so i thought as we duked it out side by side for a good 5-6 corners. Then, all that was left was CTRacing.... 3 and a bit seconds ahead...
I knew i was safe for the Round Win if i held position.... buuuuuut that'd be boring! I tightened my GTUltimate Seat Belts to extreme levels (Safety First, Kids) and gave it everything i had. Fastest lap after fastest lap, taking 6-7 tenths out of CTRacing at a time whilst turning myself into a Swimming pool i was sweating so much. I finally reached the White and Red Sierra and tried multiple fake out moves, ducking inside, outside under brakes but never making a full effort. However in the end it worked and a misjudged brake marker allowed me to get a nice run and a clean move. Now i just had to hold it for 4 laps...
Massive pressure from Cameron behind, never giving me more than 4 tenths to relax. However i managed to keep it clean and on the black stuff to get not just my first Sprint Round Race Win, or my second, but also my first Sprint Round win and Clean sweep. 11 seasons of effort finally came through after coming so close so many times, and holy cow did i have to work for it....
Great Race from all involved, massive respect to CTRacing for keeping it clean and keeping the pressure on in both races. You're getting closer and closer pace wise each week so far, so i'm a little worried what the next rounds have in store!
Cheers guys Sorry for the huge post! Might try and get a little highlights video out tomorrow as well
Edit: Closing in on CTR and the move for the lead with just laps to go:
Last edited: Feb 27, 2017