Good racing night indeed! Found I could join last-minute, with only my tuesday nights 2 test laps under my belt.
Default setup felt quite OK, but I decided to try how well one of Warrens default-Mini setups would translate to these. And Whoa!, within a few laps I found myself among the best of practise laptimes! This works way better than I expected!! Come qualy I squeezed out even a quicker lap which actually got me on pole!!!
R1 start was good, held the lead and managed to slowly pull away while the guys behind kept each other occupied in some fun battles (I assume..). As these cars are easier to control compared to say, a Boss302, I managed to complete the race without errors and win! Albeit without real racing action as well.
For Q2 some came better prepared than before, as I quickly found out. My Q2 lap was slower than before which still got me P3 behind Warren and Senad, who both expressed their concern about their starting capacities. My R2 start was great again, so I sneaked into the lead, this time followed closely by Bob, who at some points clearly was quicker. Somehow I could not match my R1 pace in this race, and it wasn't long or Bob found a way past. Tried to hang on, but soon Ross came knocking. He too found better speed than me in some parts of the track and I had to put up what may be my toughest fight in clubracing ever to keep him behind. Great stuff Ross, you sure came close a few times. Still I finish 2nd, and wíth plenty of racing action this time!
Grats to both podiums, especially Bob for R2 win, thanks to Stuart and RD for a fun event and to all others, especially Ross who made me work really hard
Those video's would surely be worth watching I think! Sorry to hear about your misfortune Warren, but thank you for your Mini setups! And welcome StuartP, glad you enjoyed it, hope to cy around.
Keep your eyes peeled for further 1275S based developments, coming soon(ish).
It'd be fun to have some Mini racing action from time to time, I just can't say (yet) if I like these better than the default or the 970 ones.