Race report, and thoughts:
Quali: Very fierce between myself, Ries, and Torbjorn. With me eventually getting 2nd.
Race #1- Start was clean. Got away and into 2nd behind Ries with Gary right on my tail. Lap 5 we came up on a back marker and this allowed me to get close to ries he made a slight mistake going around the uphill right and I got to the outside of him. Ries moved me over onto the grass (squeezeplay) which killed my momentum.
Lap 10 had a huge run on Ries but he maintained his tight line on the front straight no possible move.
Lap 11 we came up on Andrew evans who was off track and Ries checked up, I slightly tapped him with no consequence, but I believe it rattled him. He made a few slight mistakes following this which lead up to the pass for the lead. Entering the last corner I was right on Ries where I backed off just enough to allow a good draft run to attempt an outside pass. I had a huge head of steam and was making my way passed when Ries moved up the race track and oveshot his brake point. I saw this braked early and cut to the inside and we then carried on side by side for the next 2 corners with me just managing to hold on for the lead. The very next lap Ries had a run down the straight and attempted an outside pass. He wasnt ever passed but he attempted to squeeze me inside and there was contact which sent him wide. (I was the leading car, so I carried on as I felt no fault of my own) 2 corners later Gary attempted an outside pass which resulted in contact sending him off course (again I was the lead car and the contact was IMO no fault of mine which is why I carried on)
Now with the lead I felt I could hold off. And the lapped cars were all doing great. With the exception of 2 incidents. On lap 19 I came up on someone who ended up braking about 20 cars early for T1 with me behind. at that speed I was unprepared and sent him off. (writing something about this after) Then with Ries in hot pursuit We carried on until just before the uphill right, when another lapper was undecided about his lane choice and I rear ended him sending him off and this is when I decided to end my own race. (Will carry on writing about this after race 2 report)
Shame this race ended the way it did. Ries, Gary, and I went 19 laps bumper to bumper within. 2 seconds of each other.
Race 2: Started 22nd cause I ended my first race due to contact with lappers
Was not right in the head and creeped forward then almost reversed into the guy behind me. So a SNG right off. Withing 2 laps was up to 11th and then pitted. Came out in 18th place and began driving like mad. After a long hard drive I finished 7th, and was happy to finish.
I want to start of this writing about the lapping by apologizing for my remarks in game. I was upset and all in all the lappers handled them selves incredibly for the cars/circuit combo.
Now as for my two incidents. These were isolated and were both the result of erratic actions on the cars beind lapped. As said about maintain your racing and be aware that the leaders are coming through. Do not attempt to swerve out of the way or immediately brake to allow us through. This causes wrecks due to speed of travel and the human reaction time. After watching the replays start to finish I didnt see many mistakes on the lappers part. It is just hard to swallow when one erratic/avoidable move decides the outcome of a race that is 3/4 in.
Now looking for some incite here. Myself personally I had 2 contacts with lapped cars that resulted in them both going off the track. Both of these contacts were in my mind no fault of my own but a result of erratic moves while being lapped. After the first one I carried on. After the second one I decided to end my race. How does this fall under the contact rule? Do I need to stop in this situation? These were isolated erratic moves that cause the contact, but I still felt as though I needed to pull myself out for what had happened. Also to note the 2nd guy that I hit was about 4 laps down at that point also.
Thats my report I know its alot to read, but will give you guys something to do at work.
As for the pictures I know. I just got dual monitors setup so im still noob with it. Enjoy
