what a disaster, I made it to the game with all of 7 secs left before the first stage and here's a lesson learned: never rush to an online sim game, it'll show:
stage1: got stuck in those deep deep ditches and head to call for help 4 times, as a consequence had to make do with only 2nd gear for most of the stage, dreadful, 3 mins off the pace at least.
stage2: careful but Ok run after the S1 disaster
stage3: another careful but basically OK run, still finished dead last
stage4: nice run until about 8:15 then concentration slipped and I did 3 offs with calls for help in 30 secs, lol.
stage5: the beginning of the end, trying for a more aggressive tack I hit one of those small trees in t1 which killed my car instantly ??? In the videos I see the Subarus knocking them down virtually unscathed. make a mental note: blame it on the car and pick a different one next time (good bye Mitsu) DNF
stage6: quite a nice run but also quite slow
stage7: finally getting into the rhythm, maybe the folg helped! still finished dead last, lol.
stage8: quite a good run, or so it felt, pushing across the finish I killed a group of spectators, luckily behind the finish line. This, however, didn't improve their lot at all ...
stage9: uninspired but OK run until I lost concentration for the second time this night, hit a rock and had another EVO6 towed back to the finish DNF
stage10: with concentration now at an alltime record low I spent ages in the bushes trying to find my way back on track at one point, still survived but dreadful time.
stage11: another rock another DNF
stage12: don't even mention it DNF
all in all a poor showing at the end of a superb and perfectly organized season. a massive thx to all responsible, cu back in season2 in a different, more sturdy ride
Oh, and I never remembered to take replays, but some nights are better forgotten anyway.