Another action packed event with the GTL crowd, it delivered fun as usual Carlos, so you get to keep the job until next week at least. :wink: Top little track too, never seen it before.
Don't really know what happened with race 1 (the first start), seemed to be cars weaving all over the track, resulting in lots of messes, so a good decision to restart I think.
Race 1 (Restart): Mustang:
Started P6 after the "raffle", not bad. Amazingly for me, I started well and had P3 by turn 1, behind Tom and Knut. The first half a dozen laps were hilarious, as Knut's Mini seemed to be on an elastic band between Tom and my Mustangs. He would be all over Tom's tail in the tight stuff, and then drop back in front of me in the straighter bits. :biggrin: About mid race, the three of us starting bunching up, and then, sadly, Knut went into the wall. Tom and I were later joined by Avi's Stang, but he tagged my rear into the hairpin sending me into the wall. Now Amir had sneaked past, but I just outdragged him along the straight, and that started a typical Mini vs Mustang battle, we have seen these before, the Mini very quick and nimble but can't find room around the wide Mustang, only to see the Stang power prevail in the straights. While I struggled to hold Amir at bay, we passed Tom against a wall, so I just managed to hold on for the win.
Well done to Amir and Tom for the podium.
Race 2: Mini: My favourite little car this time, but it took ages to get used to it after the Mustang, the two cars are sooooo different.
Qualified P3, but as usual, bogged it down off the line. Tapped Amir under brakes into turn 3 (still wasn't used to the braking differences), so backed off and dropped to P5. This time it was Amir's turn for revenge from Race 1, using the width and power of the Mustang to hold off the Mini, but Steven and I ganged up and nipped at his heals for many laps. Eventually Steven made a passing attempt but came out badly and went off track, leaving me to continue the "hunt", but Amir was giving me plenty of my own medicine ( no doubt remembering Race 1 :wink: ). Later, Stuart made a boo boo and dropped back into our clutches, just as Tom joined the fierce scrap. Amir finally went wide exiting turn 1 giving me a sniff, so I ducked inside in the next tight turn, but Tom tried to follow as the gap closed, hitting Amir and almost flipping him over the fence. :eek: . I then spent the rest of the race harrassing Stuart's Stang, but he didn't leave any gaps.
Grats to Knut, and well done to Bob and Stu.
Great fun again, you certainly can't beat the atmosphere and spirit of the GTL events.
One down, lots ahead Carlos, looking forward to more of your events.