I wasn’t expecting much from this race, due to not being totally comfortable with the beetle & hearing other racers quoting low .53s/ high .52s when I could only manage a rare high.53 among consistent low .54s during the very little practice time I had.
Started p6 & up to 3rd after a few corners then
@GT_macneil29 brought the fight and won that battle after a couple of laps, but kept both he &
@Ozglenn just within range til the stops. Seeing both pit before me gave me a glimmer of hope as I was fairly consistent in doing mid to high .53s surprisingly.
In hindsight I probably took on just a touch more fuel than needed (insert
@LennonLegend1993 jokes here
) which cost me the seconds needed to jump Oz, coming out just behind him but just ahead of MacNeil. Trying to pass the fuel saving
@Matthyus proved difficult as he did put up a fight, in which MacNeil was able to slip by with a better run out of turn 4. After that I managed to catch Oz who had his own battle for 2nd with MacNeil, but couldn’t get by cleanly, the second attempt, putting myself in the gravel which let
@DAMN_RIGHT_BOB through to 4th who was catching both of us.
5th before the race was my aim, so still happy, but that sniff of a podium sure smelled sweet! Maybe next time?
All in all great competitive racing once again in Division 3. Cheers & Congratulations
@LE_bananajosh,
@GT_macneil29 &
@Ozglenn for the win & podium finishes respectively
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