This was really very much fun! Thanks Andrew, RD, and all of you for it!
The car and the tracks were all new to me, so my goal was points finish, and I managed to did it in all 3!
What's funny that when I practiced I thought Le Mas Du Clos will be the hardest, and yeah that's really funny that I thought that!
1. Limerock Mountain:
Quali: 12.
Race: Got the start well, then had to have a few passes to make it to 8th. Then Michael came and passed me, but not much later he spun and I took back 8th! I finished there, so my goal in the first race was accomplished
What was amazing, the main straight, when I passed people! I think I again chose lower wing setup than others
2. Cadwell Park:
Quali: Now I thought this is the hardest! I was hardly able to do a flawless lap. Then I took 15th position, and started to expect a very hard race!
Race: I started right behind Manuel, and he started a bit late, and I had to take a hard right-left to avoid him! And that also slowed me down a bit. But no problem, as when the field progressed through the first few corners I managed to take a few steps ahead because others were falling. Also I saw 4 people standing still in the uphill right hander, because somebody spun there! So I just drove by them
Then for the rest of the race I had Stuart in front of me, and we had a fight for 7th. Sometimes he was able to create a gap, but then I pushed as hard as I could! Had the thought in my mind, that "hey, these cars can go faster, out there in the front there are also some guys faster than Stuart, so it should be possible to go faster". So I just watched Stuart and tried to brake later and less in every corner to get closer to him!
Feared that I'll spin, but no problem
And yeah in the last few laps I got really close! Then in the last lap I saw him making a short trip to the grass, and I took the opportunity to pass him. Then I saw in the mirrors that he's pushing, but then he lost it near the uphill section. So I finished 7th. Mission accomplished for race 2.
3. Le Mas Du Clos:
Quali: At practice session I started to think I was right before the whole event, as I was hardly able to do a clean lap. Then I found that I can lower the car a bit, and that gave me some more stability and speed, so I was able to do a really good lap at quali to finish 9th! (at last in the top 10, I thought)
Race: Some people were spinning, also saw some collisions between others, then I was suddenly in 5th position. Again behind Stuart
So I started the same thing I did in Cadwell, and it seemed that I could get closer. Then he spun in the last corner and I passed him! Things were a little harder when nobody was in front of me, but when I saw Stuart coming again, I tried to push a little more, and I was able to go faster a bit. But still Stuart was closing on me, and in the last lap he really came close in some corners, then he spun in the twisty section. And I finished 4th!
And that was way more then my goal, not 1, not 2, but 5 points! Great!
All of the tracks and the car itself was fun! Thank you again for this great event!
