I know very few people will agree with me, but the only word I have for this race is exactly what
@Tal said:
epic!
Yes, the cars were mostly awful and unpredictable. Yes, the track is hard (although I love it personally). Yes, many problems appeared en route. But
hell yeah I had fun.
I've never feel this satisfied after a long race.
These cars, depsite being very strange to drive (to say the least) and having pretty high top speeds, allow a lot of close racing, like not a lot of other ones could. If you had a similar pace as someone else, the draft would allow both of the drivers to pass each other again and again. That happened twice to me, with
@EireGreen™ during the first stint, and with
@Joao Fernandes during the second one. From pit exit to lap 60, that was wheel to wheel, fair, close racing (a second away from each other to the max). Awesome, mate!
In the end, I need to say again that I love in these endurances events. There is a lot that can determine and shape your failure or success. Going for a stable setup over a fast one might prevent most of the mistakes. Pitting later (knowing that the tyres would last) allows some fast laps while everyone else has a refilled tank. Letting by much faster drivers on another strategy will help in the end, even if it seems against the basics of racing. I could go on and on, my point is that I love the fact that
so many elements are getting involved in a (sim) race.
Congratulations to
@Calum McLure for the win, to
@Tal for an examplary race (apart from a few liters), to
@Matej Lakota and
@Mark Breslin for their crazy pace. Congrats to all the finishers, but also to everyone involved and that had to quit. I hope to see this kind of races again!
P.S.: thanks a lot to
@Matej Lakota for his setup and to
@Mark Breslin for the adjustments he advised.