Put in a final qualifying lap that slot me in next to
@gtkingx with the plan to keep him in sight as long as possible.
Lap 2 T1,
@TUBBSTER22 misses his marker and T-bones gtking, gifting me 2nd (
@Apex_64 &
@GasMonkee78 has contact on L1, and Gas spun to the rear)
Lap 2 out of T16 I run wide and in my attempt to keep 2 wheels on the ripple strip, and the boot in it, I spin to 2nd last.
So begins the fight back.
Keep my head down and start catching and passing guys all while trying to save fuel in a few spots.
Soon after passing groover for 3rd, my tyres hit the cliff and groover catches back up and mounts an attack.
I manage to defend until his tyres hit the cliff and I start breathing again.
But by now, apex has pitted from the softs and made his way back up to battle with groover.
Groover and apex have a battle for a few laps, allowing me to open a 4sec gap with 2 laps to go by the time apex clears groover for good.
By the final lap, apex is all over me. I know he has the tyre advantage of fresh mediums to my worn set, so I try to leave no door opened for very long and I keep him behind until T18 where he gets an overlap.
I brake well for the final chicane and then lose sight of apex. Unfortunately he had run out of fuel. Hard luck.
A podium that didn't start the way I wanted, but what a hell of a race!
Congratulations gtking and tubbs on the top steps
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