Race resume:
After having my loadcell pedal break the other day, I've been trying to get used to a potentiometer brake-pedal again, for the first time in 3 years. Leading up to the race I was convinced I'd be slow especially because of how important the braking-zones are at monza.
Being in the Merc was certainly an advantage here, from a raw pace stand-point. However after some testing I did discover that I wouldn't be able to do a full hour stint, without some serious fuel-saving.
With a max capacity of 120 liters, and a car that uses 3.7+ a lap on full fuel, it wasn't going to cut it.
I took pole, and so going into the race my main concern was to figure out the pace of the guys behind me, and then figure out how much I could fuel-save and still be competitive on pace.
After a few laps with Josh sitting behind me I found a good pace and from then on I was basically just lifting into every hard braking-zone.
I got the fuel usage down to 3.1 at one point, so when that happened I was no longer questioning wether or not I could make it till the flag.
After about 30 minutes of this battle with my own thirsty car, I finally felt confident that I had saved enough fuel to make it. And so I turned up the engine and stopped L/C for the remainder of the race.
It was an interessting race - even though there wasn't much side-to-side racing action from my PoV,
@Josh Martin behind me kept me honest the entire race. And it wasn't without a couple of scary moments and mistakes.
What I take away mainly from this race is that.... I REALLY JUST WANT SOME PROPER PEDALS AGAIN
Other than that, good race, and even though this is a test-season, it sets up a good fight to take the top-honors at the final round next week.
Looking forward to it!
On a last note regarding the server: I had absolutely zero issues. Cars were all looking solid on track. And I did not experience any stutters that some were complaining about on discord, when people were leaving and joining.