My race report, qualy I was kind of surprised to be front row with a few pretty hot times in the hotlap server. Its always tricky to find clear track for the run and I got an ok lap in but left a little out there.
Race start I got a bit of a jump on @Captain Barracuda but then inside t1 with heavy fuel and unsure of balance he sent it a bit better into t1 and kept the lead.
From there I tried to keep the pressure on but it wasnt looking like I was going to have much of a look at a pass unless he made an error. @andyo450 was close behind in 3rd and it looked like we were going to be in formation til the stops.
Barracuda put in a couple of good laps to make a small gap but my car was feeling pretty good and I was able to make that back up. About 25 minutes in there was a car spun exiting the last turn. There were yellow flags and Barracuda had to lift quite a bit on exit unsure of where the car would end up. I was able to gain a bit on the exit there and made a pass mid straight but it would have been green at that point so I think it was still a fair pass even of he got disadvantaged there a bit with some bad luck.
Once the pit window opened I went straight in to avoid getting undercut, had probably my best stop all season and made a but of a gain on Barracuda but probably just matched Andy's stop who ended up 2nd after his stop.
From there it was just trying to get through the traffic and keeping the lead, being a track thats not easy to pass I thought I was most vulnerable in traffic and I also had a small brain fade that let Andy get onto my bumper. When he was close however it was clear he was losing a bit in dirty air onto the main straight as I was when following Barracuda early. Zandvoort is a great fun track but not easy to make a pass so I was happy to get my first win of the season.
Last edited: Dec 17, 2019