Oh man, what an epic event today.
Practice: I had struggled to find pace all through practice and was at least a second down on Bram and his mighty Saleen for most of it. Then I saw Christian Haba enter (a guy I've seen in quite a few race videos) and thought it was over, no way could both he and Marcin be beaten. And it wasn't long before he and MArcin took control of practice, throwing down some other worldly times. But I watched them, and before you know it, I started picking my times up. Funny thing about my driving is that I can mirror other guys pretty well, in Forza it was to the point I could drive someone elses' line exactly like they did, which yielded some pretty nice results. Anyhow, finished practice in 4th and that's where I qualified after a pretty shotty lap.
Race 1: Oh my goodness, I was so amped for this one. Had a nice start off the line, and the Viper completely tore past Bram down the straight. Christian showed his human side and spun with seemingly no contact, and I found myself in 2nd. 2ND!!!! That's where I made my first mistake. I pushed way too hard trying to keep up with Marcin and went into a corner where and flew straight off the track. Made such a cut of it that I found myself ahead; but I gave the spot back to Marcin, and thought it gentlemenly to give Bram my spot as well.
I then decided to follow the both of them and save as much tire as possible. Those guys went at it, and Bram got Marcin to make a mistake, which allowed Bram to slip through. I knew that was my chance though, cause Marcin was going to catch Bram, I wanted to be there when he did. A few laps later Bram overcooked a corner and went into the gravel, which allowed Marcin and me through. After that, I was content with 2nd, I have lots of training to do beofre I'm able to hunt down a guy like Marcin, so I thought it best not to test my luck. Bram pushed hard in the latter stages of the race to catch me up, but I was confident I could hold him off... That was until Marcin went off with a lap and a half to go. My heart litterly stopped........................ The thought came into my head, 'I CAN WIN!!!' and I started driving so nervous that it made it hard for Bram as he was trying to follow.
In the end, I had the lead with 3 corners to go, but my car was so worn down that I completely and utterly botched the really tight chicane , Bram then gave me just enough nudge to send my car around, and that was that. My pit crew were on the edge of the wall, waiting to see me round that final corner in the lead, but I couldn't do it. Absolutely great race. I have no problem with my contact late 1) I can't blame Bram for trying to get around me with the victory so close at hand 2) I can't blame myself for defending so hard with the win just half a mile up the road. That's racing. And that racing was great today. I know I'll get a win one of these days, and it'll be all the more sweeter with outcomes like this when I was so close.
Race 2, pshhh, who cares. Race 1 was on my mind for the majority, and this one failed to live up to the first one, although still a good race.
Cya guys next time!!!
