Another different winner. Well done russ. 4 from 5. Best div going around. Any reason there isnt a defending champion in the lower divs?
Well done Russell great race and to the podium. For me a mixed night missed pole by a tiny margin and started 2nd. The first few laps were hectic lots of passing and contact. As for not redressing motors I can can only think that you are talking about turn 1 exit, maybe after you watch the replay you will see that you dropped a wheel on the grass and I did well not to hit you, perhaps you are talking about something else, please feel free to post the incident so others can judge.
Thanks Bryan, You made me work the old brain though as I had to calculate race times from the gaps in the results. If you take an image of the results after the race it will have the actual race times, not the gaps.
No wasn't turn 1 i believe it was turn 4 where you hit me off the track and both yourself and Knuckles got by. Saying that that was one of many on that lap just be more careful next time. I was more annoyed because it was 2-3 of a 45 lap race
Think you are thinking of the two right handers in last sector. I remember ducking up the inside of you both. Sweet move by me. Lol
First laps were a tad aggressive from some, especially for a 45 lap race. I haven't watched the replay, but I got smacked hard from Blue_Yonda who just move over into me on the exit of turn one forcing me on the green stuff. I'm sure he was probably just managing his space too racing with someone else on his inside. Dropped a few places early and held back from the Knuckles train at the start. Was pretty confident I had a better long game strategy than those in front, and had the pace for potentially 4th overall. Bryan's strategy caught me out. I'd been watching everyone in practice and was sure only Knuckles and myself were 1 stopping. I think 5th would have been realistic if I didn't mess up with the micro nap and take Norm out in the first stint. Lost about 7 seconds there, changed tyres by mistake in the stop costing me another 4-5sec, and had a weird high speed snap on the second last lap in the esses that lost me another few seconds. Could have been close at the end. Well done top 3, crazy pace. Really need to dust off the cobwebs. Haven't done a league race in years, and never on console with a controller. Feels very weird. lol
Very happy with the clean sweep last night. It was really fun battling with risky in the first stint. A little bit better/luckier strategy put me be back in front of risky. I managed to do the the fastest lap of the race on my in lap before my second pit. Managing to keep me out in first just ahead of knuckles. I didn't actually know it was knuckles on the map lol. I was surprised to came out in first lol. When I seen it was knuckles I knew he would be fuel saving and had older tires and I had fresh tires and plenty of fuel. Also risky came out behind knuckle taking even more pressure of me. From there on I felt pretty good. Just cruised it home. For once lol.
No fuel saving in second stint saved plenty the first time round didnt even fill it up in the pits. I had a 3 second off on your in lap. But it would of been inevitable you had to much speed. Was kind of hoping you would "do a russell" but you were all over it like a fat kid on cake. Great win
Have you watched the replay yet? I have. At no point did I hit you off the track, at no point did I and Knuckles pass you at the same time, the only thing I can find is when you messed up your exit of t4 and I got a run down the hill into t5. You turn into me and I take the place with you just behind. I understand people get emotional, but when you post “ didn’t redress” with no evidence to back it up that’s not on. If you really feel that I cost you a better result then protest, if not apologise.
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