Q: Had a decent qualy lap on the first run and improved my PB by 0.5secs with very little practice during the week, to get a 1:13.1xx. I think that got me 2nd or third row.
R1: Got a clean getaway the 2nd time we started and chased down 2nd place. Got squeezed on the exit of T1 off the road and dropped down a couple spots. Was fighting my way back to a potential 2nd, when the guys in front had a spin or tangle, which I was not prepared for and had a half spin also - losing a bunch of time. Finished 4th. Probably could have held down 2nd place with better luck. No idea who was battling with, as the replay did not auto-save.
R2: First ROOZ win. Happy with that, though I feel bad for the contact between Andy and me on the 3rd last lap. Basically, I tried to cover the inside and Andy managed to squeeze his car in alongside after we crossed the start line. As we approached T1 we both moved towards each other slightly, me still trying to discourage Andy's inside attack, and Andy presumably moving to avoid the curbing. We both flew off the track into the wall as a result. I probably in hindsight needed to give Andy more space and had misjudged just how much he had, as it was difficult to tell going down the straight where the track edge was going to be. Prior to that, I had a great start (for once!) and cut through the leading pack very quickly to be sitting 2nd by T3 on lap 1, and then 1st by the end of lap 2. Since my rears went off during R1, I took it easy on them and built a gap without using them up too much. By the time Andy was on a charge behind, it was 8 or so laps to go with a 6-second lead and I could already see that he was going to be close behind at the end. The rears held up until our T1 accident and I managed to crawl back on track in the wrong gear to resume P1 for the last two laps with significant damage and Andy still 2nd. Andy never let up, as expected, so I was relieved to make a slight gap in the end.
Last edited: Nov 21, 2018