It could be said i never "clicked" with the Mini at all,but im sure i concealed it quite well and no one really noticed eh?....or maybe the huge spin at T2 going off backwards in a cloud of smoke and dust gave me away?...
Change to the Fiat and life becomes good again
,away with what is now becoming the standard Lenno duff start losing at least one place (i am going to address this bad trend and try to reclaim my good start powers back again)...the whole race more or less was attacking Stu with Hutcho watching and waiting,just want to clear up that first "Donk" on the back of Stu's car at T2 and the fact it wasnt me,it looked to be impossible for it to be anyone else but me,but somehow a car behind got through me and "Donked" you,then cleverly fell back in behind me,so im sure from your perspective it could have only possibly ever been me,but it werent
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The early part of the race the Stu/Lenno/Hutcho train was creeping in on those ahead a little bit,but the more i pressured Stu the more defensive he got allowing them to clear off,but i just couldnt get a pass made,Stu just easily used the track to his advantage at the possible passing places only ever offering up the outside hero option that just never payed off.
One black spot of my race was my total public server lunge at Hutcho at the hairpin,he must have smelled it coming or something as it was all his awareness and avoidance that made it a less dramatic public server lunge than it could have been,thanks and sorry Hutchers m8
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So it was actually the last lap and i am sort of resigned to this finishing order but i get a nice run out of T1 closing in on Stu for T2,when he says he goes wide,well...were talking by cm's,i sort of shoehorn my nose in the gap and kind of lever my way past,my left door handle doesnt just scrape Stu's paint,it gouges the steel panel as well,right down his right side
,that probably wont T-Cut out tbh....
So all the way around the last lap im half chuffed to bits at finally pulling off 17 laps worth of intense grafting for one single place,and half disappointed at a couple of my "antics?" along the way so i was preparing to let Stu and Hutch get me at the line but Thommo insisted i stay ahead......and thats how it all happened.
Thanks Carlos/Stu &
RD