Season 8 - Better Late Than.... - Powered by TURTLE BEACH

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http://simresults.net/160822-is7 Race 1
http://simresults.net/160822-91c race 2

Stupid sprint rounds - results take ages to do - especially with both divs in one room. Anyway call me Rotor and let's move on!
Speaking of whome, well done. Solid win and a blistering FL despite this "awful piece of rubbish" we're driving!
Another great week for TTB well done fellas.
Kudos Pringles on a great result, but unfortunately an otherwise tough round for team HTO, dropping 2nd spot in the teams champ to Pag.

Fun track, Enjoyed the car more this week than last. Was pleased with my pace given the dead hooker stuffed in the back, sprint rounds are always especially tough with extra load and no chance to make up places through pit strat. So stoked to come away with a spot on the podium and bonus points for MC, especially after some close racing with Pringles and Anon.

As always please point out any mistakes. Cheers all.

Q1 - Was generally happy but couldn't put down a fast lap like I had in practice. Still top 9 all under .3sec off leader is close!!
R1 - good racing, should have done better but spun out... recovered reasonably well but still wanted more.
R2 - good starting position off shootout, but I think I'm a bit more wary first few corners as I get overtaken easily first 1-2 laps and then I settle in and start to come back... Absolutely T-boned @vh_mik after him and @krunch bumped each other and vh_mik spun... had no where to go and I'm sorry. My nose was cactus and I just scraped it home with loosing .5sec a lap

@KoAStR where is 6th place in div 1?

Haha woooops. I'll fix it up later.

are the results in the right order anyway?

Yep.

Oh wait sorry Cherno and Mael switch. Updated.

yeah...feel bad for you man. I was basically conceding the spot and I was just holding track position with a small overlap on your inside to avoid losing another to Rolz behind us. We had slight wheel to wheel contact as it got cramped at the apex and sadly you paid too heavy a price. A shame for Rolz also as he had nowhere to go. We had a good battle at the end of race 1 though vh! Anyway I'm looking forward to plenty of good tight battles with you guys in the future .

Apart from that I enjoyed the racing last night and through some luck and team setups I managed a pretty decent result. I must say it makes a big difference when team members contribute setups and discussion for each round. When practice time is limited there's always someone in the team who's done some laps and can provide a base setup and/or driving, tyre and strategy tips. I'd really encourage other teams to do this too as it will improve the quality of racing for everyone.

BTW I'll be out next week as I have a shoulder operation on Monday. Depending on recovery I might be out for the final round also - but we'll see.

Good luck with that man, jeez you're a tough man racing with a busted shoulder.

@JayJAY crap, I did not see you at all, nor did I feel a hit but it sure knocked you around. I must admit I had red mist after my tyre cooked allowing K past and then I clipped the dirt and that let Krunch through and I just focused on trying to get a good run onto the straight to keep the pressure on Krunch - that corner was gonna need my full attention and superhuman skill for us to go through side by side, or I was gonna need to back off heaps and let you past - option 3 was me turning in like you weren't there and powering on which is what happened.

I must admit I did think it might have been lag because rarely is there contact that you don't feel but that is not the case here. Big apologies and I'll happily take a mouthful of humble pie on this one, and feel free to lodge a protest, I won't take offence.

Sadly my pit crew fitted rubbish tyres for race 2 and the rear left just caught fire every time I tried to push it. WD to the top drivers and looking forward to next week.