Firstly a big thanks to
@THE_UNDER_STUDY for the series.
Started qualifying hoping to get in the top half of the field. Was sitting about fourth before pitting for fresh tyres with about 5 minutes to go. Was shocked to find myself on pole after a pb on my final lap.
Has a good start and got through turn one still in the lead and managed to open up the lead to about a second after a fairly scrappy first lap. Managed to keep
@CaptainRisky21 and
@incey about 1.5 seconds behind for the first stint before pitting for fresh softs on lap 10. Risky followed me in and unfortunately disconnected after leaving the pits just behind me. I was only a few seconds behind incey who hadn’t pitted but he made a mistake coming down the mountain which allowed me back into the lead.
From then on I just kept lapping consistently and managed to gap to
@Viperzed which was generally about 13-15 seconds. He did make up time in the pits with better fuel management.
Lap 32 was my downfall when I brushed the outside wall at the cutting. Less chatting, more concentrating next time. Received front bumper and suspension damage and as I was only on my second lap of the stint I decided to keep going and hopefully hold on. I was losing over one second a lap and down on top end speed. I thought I should be able to hold off Viper but I was worried about
@NAACS who was flying through the field and in third.
At the end of lap 40 I had to pit for the compulsory mediums and Naacs had gotten past Viper and wasn’t far behind. I chose not to repair in the pits due to the time required and came out just in front of NACCS. I knew I was a sitting duck and couldn’t push hard over the top with a damaged car on mediums. Entered conrod straight with Naacs hanging off my rear bumper and watched helplessly as he passed with ease. Tried to pressure him in the last section but couldn’t find a way through.
Congratulations to Naacs for the massive fightback and to Viper with an excellent drive.
Still a bit gutted with stupid mistake costing me the win but looking forward to the next series.
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