Wow, that was certainly worth getting out of bed early for. The GTL Club always make for fun racing, but this was top shelf, great little cars that are sooo different, and this Oulton Park track is brilliant. :star:
Race 1, Mini: Always love this little box, aptly described by Bob (I think) as a ferrett.
Qualified P2 behind Ryan, and even started ok (ish) by my lousy standards. Held p2 comfortably for a few laps but then I managed another of my circus acts in the tight chicane. Bounced it off the curb (DOH!!) and flipped it way into the air and bounced off the brick wall, and then managed a few more flips with double axel and pike, before finally landing again, dazed but still alive. The poor Mini looked very ugly now, but like the tough little trooper it is, off we went again. Managed to catch and pass Bob, thanks to him letting me by (on the last couple of laps again :tongue: ). Finally finished P3.
Race 2, Fiat: I love this car, but still haven't worked out how to drive it properly though. It's also hard to get used to the massive understeer, compared to the Mini.
Qualified P5, and again managed a better start. Somehow avoided Ryan spinning across track after turn 1, then Carlos having a wild moment in the hairpin, placing me a very surprising P3. Even more surprisingly, I was somehow hanging on to Bob in front for many laps. However, for most of those laps, I had Stuart and Carlos having a huge scrap in my mirrors. The three of us raced within inches of each other for many laps (and no paint was marked either
) but it was only a matter of time before they both nipped past. As Carlos sneaked inside me at the difficult hairpin, he rolled it off the curb. This gave me a comfortable gap ahead of him, and Nigel went for a visit to the scenery, and I found myself back in P3 again. :eek:
A comfortable gap meant nothing to Carlos, who had now lit the after-burners and was simply flying. He gobbled me up and slipped past over the closing lap, so I finished P4, better than I deserved. Great racing though.
Thanks to Carlos for organising, and special thanks to the guys on TS, we had lots of laughs. :thumb: