First let me apologize...I am guilty of not using the pit limiter. I always forget and Stu is always reminding me in his events.:frown:
I tend to create habits very fast and since I don't use the limiter offline I have the horrible habit of not using it online either. You all are more than welcome to remind me or anyone else not using it during an event. You don't have to be an admin to remind someone and you won't be stepping over any boundaries. You will find yourself mostly reminding me and I will thank you for it. Of course, I will start using the limiter offline from now on in hopes of creating the GOOD habit of using it. :thumb:
Also, I am really happy that these cars turned out to be pretty close on this track. But as Knut (I think it was Knut) mentioned in chat...The Abarth needs longer gears. Look below...If you take away my fluke lap, the Cobras pretty much own the pace.
I am going to contact the mod creator and see if he will allow us to give the Abarth more adjustability with the gearing. This car handles great and it has enough power to be competitive in GTC-65, but with its short gearing it could only compete in tracks where the straights are short.
Now on to the race report...
Have you guys noticed how every time I am lucky enough to have the fastest lap during practice, Mr. Tveito comes and steels my thunder? Damn you Knut!
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Just kidding buddy, I am more than happy (shocked really) to be second to you... or Gary, or Sam, or Ryan, or Amir, or Warren (I am sure I am forgetting a few more)...You freakin Aliens! All of you! LOL
Anyway, back to the report...
Race 1:Abarth) I Qed 2nd. When entering T2 I get a small tap from Avi in my right rear but these cars are too light and we both go offroading (thanks for waiting Avi, I was going to tell you to go cuz I was pointing in the wrong direction and I had to wait for the entire field to pass before I could re-enter, and I didn't want you to wait that long, but I suck at chatting during the race, I don't have the quickchats assigned.)
So I start from last. The next 21 laps would be the most aggressive driving I have ever done. I was trying my best to make up the lost spots. A lot of the places I gained along the way were gifted to me by spinning cars. But not Roman...
I would like to present this little award to Roman :trophy:. If you had a microscope, and you could read the tiny inscription written on it, you would read: "Hardest man to pass" LOL.
This is not a complaint, but a compliment, Roman. I am not very good at passing, and you are VERY good at defending. Remember the race at Limerock Mtn? I wanted to die lol!
Luckily those Cobras distracted you and I was able to get by.
After (finally) getting by Roman I am able to make it to 4th. I pretty much thought I was done making up places cuz I could see no one in front of me, I was all alone. But then see a small spec in the distance...Stu in the Cobra, and I start driving hard again hoping to maybe steel 3rd place from my buddy, he has enough podiums already :tongue:.
I think Stu's tires must have been a little worn, and I was able to close the gap and then when I thought we would get into a small battle the snake bites him twice. He goes wide in two consecutive turns and hands me 3rd place.
Race 2:Cobra) I forgot where I originally Qed, but because of the random grid I ended up 2nd again. Then T2 bites again and I start from 10th. (Thanks for waiting Roman:thumb
Pretty much the same as race1, almost all (if not all) the places I made up were gifted to me by spinning cars or pairs of cars crashing into each other. That lands me in 4th. And just like race 1 I was all alone for a long while. The gap to Knut (in 3rd) is very slowly decreasing though and there is a small hope that I might be able to steel 3rd once again from another guy that has too many podiums lol. But Knut is not a generous Alien :tongue:! He fought me til the very end. There was a spot where I managed to pass him in lap 21 or 22 (thanks to the power and top speed of the snake) but I went a little wide and he regained position. He managed to keep me behind and I came in 4th. Nice driving Knut, I wasn't really expecting to pass you, but I was definitely hoping lol.
Avi and Roman, don't worry about the taps in T2, I had a crap load of fun trying to make up the lost places. I pretty much end up having fun either way, whether I am last, middle, or first. I guess you can say that I am easily amused.:tongue:
I hope everyone found this track as fun and awesomely flowing as I did.
Thanks to everyone that showed up for the fun!
Thanks to all that helped me decide which car to go with through the PMs.
I saw some new faces tonight, you know who you are. Welcome to the GTL club boys. Glad you decided to give us a shot and I hope to see you again sometime. :thumb: