Dang, I might have dropped too low in DR now. I've been getting into slower rooms in the evening (B/S to D/S, no more A+ and A), which does allow me to make up more positions yet the cost is even more DR loss as it's still only 3 laps. My best lap was down to 2:19 due to traffic. It did not help I missed one race start and got disqualified for not moving, then the next race I couldn't dodge one of the wall bangers and got a penalty, so now my SR was down to 84. Something to fix!
So how hard is it to gain 15 SR in the daily B...
10:10 pm, A/A on pole, down to D/S, mostly SR.A, looks like another slow room, starting 15th. I finished 6th, despite a car losing control in the final lap and taking me out in the chase. I'm the only blue S between a bunch of red down to B. +2 SR and +180 DR. Not giving up hope yet, I'm turning this ship around!
10:30 pm, B/S on pole, rest lower DR, mostly D/S, at least all SR.S. Starting 12th. Finished 5th with fastest lap, despite getting taken out in the chase by a Cayman in lap 1 this time and a TT cup felt to need to bump me from behind after I passed him for SR Down. +1 SR and +120 DR.
10:50 pm, starting 12th again, pretty much same room make up. Finished 6th, fastest lap again. I went off in the chase in lap 1 as I got asked a question at a crucial moment, yet I've learned it's better to answer than to make a corner. +4 SR and -30 DR. SR 91 now, let's see if that changes the room.
11:10 pm, starting 15th, yep it's a different bracket. 4 A+/S at the top, 3 A/S, rest B/S. Fast room. Finished 12th. A Megane is holding me up in the mountain, blocking and pushing when I attempt a pass at the bottom of the chase. It's impossible to pass them on the Conrod straight with their crazy acceleration. I'm an inch from his bumper coming out of Forest's elbow and the Megane increases the gap to 0.6 sec... I can get alongside after the chase, yet that's where he pushed me off the road. The penalty system gave me a shortcut penalty, oh well. +4 SR, -100 DR.
11:30 pm, starting 16th. Damn 6 A+/S at the top! 2 A/S, rest B/S. 2 B/S drop out on loading, I start 14th. The A+/S crowd is not very imaginative, 2 Meganes, 3 TT cups, 1 Huracan. A Megane won. I finish 12th. I got stuck behind a TT cup in 11th place. He screws up Murray's corner and I have to brake hard and let the TT cup behind me through. I pass him in Hell corner yet we are still alongside while I have the run, however the TT cup in front moves over to the right to give the TT Cup next to me the draft, bastard. I pass TT Cup 2 down the chase, however he tries to over take me on the outside after the chase and drives like I'm not there, bounces off me at the apex, 3 sec penalty for me. Then I have to avoid TT cup 1 again at the essess, which means TT cup 2 dives through and I have to hit the wall to avoid him, another 2 sec 'short cut' penalty. -5 SR, +80 DR. Back down to 89 SR.
11:50 pm, lower bracket, A/A on pole, mixed SR.S/SR.A room, starting 13th behind the DR.Ds. At least there are only 2 Meganes and one TT cup in this race. A Corvette in front of me practically stops for the esses, is he expecting a cross walk? I was following at 0.56 sec behind as I did not trust his driving yet even that gap was too small to avoid someone stopping for the esses, 2 sec penalty for me. The corvette tries to block me later down the chase, yet misses and drives himself off. I finish 8th. -6 SR, -90 DR. SR 83, worse than where I started...
12:10 am, mixed SR S/A room, A to D DR, starting 14th. I get stuck behind a Megane again. He screws up yet blocks in time. Even though I get a much better corner exit out of Forest Elbow and initially close the gap by over 100 msec, the Megane simply out accelerates me again to increase the gap temporarily. I catch up and get alongside after the slight right, then the classic Megane move, push me out of the way. I don't want to risk a penalty for him bouncing off me so I let him. I finish 8th behind him, +4 SR, -15 DR.
12::30 am, mixed SR S/A room, A to D DR, starting 15th. A car loses control at Hell Corner at the start and takes me out. Despite that I finish 10th with the clean race bonus! +5 SR, -250 DR. At 92 currently, back in the fast room?
12:50 am, no A+, Two As, down to Cs, all SR.S, starting 14th. Messy room. I'm following close behind double lane traffic, however the TT cup behind me shows no patience and starts bumping me. I tap the wall to give him a penalty as I don't want his SR Down. However that lets another car through, fine. The TT cup messes up so I pass him. He then bumps me again, this time into the wall in Forest Elbow. I decide to stay behind now, too messy. I finish 13th as one car gets bumped off in the final turn. 80% of the room, the entire backfield but me have red ratings. No longer all SR.S. +2 SR, -900 DR
01:10 am, 2 DR A, mostly C, couple B and D, all SR.S, starting 13th. Disconnected from network right at the count down
-5 SR, -900 DR.
01:20 am, Sarthe intermezzo, room of 10, one DR.A, 5 DR.D and some B, C and one S, all SR.S, starting 9th. I finish 4th, quit out asap and miss the Panorama race by a couple of seconds FFS. Since a car tapped me from behind, forced me off in the Porsche curves and bumped me again in Corvette, -1 SR +200 DR.
01:40 am, Hopefully this Sarthe race loads and finishes faster, or I'll quit out before the finish. One DR.A, one SR.A in the room. rest the usual down to D/S, starting last in 9th. I would have finished 4th yet drop out right before the finish and sign up for Panorama with 25 seconds to spare. Hopefully I gained enough SR during the race not to drop further. -3 SR, -600 DR. Down to 85 SR.
01:50 am, mixed SR S/A room, A to D DR, starting last, 13th. I get stuck behind a bunch of tourists. They brake in such odd places (photo opportunities?) I stay well behind. I attempt a pass at Hell Corner yet one tourist totally ignores me. I am right beside him and he bumps me hard into the inside grass. Penalty for him, I guess I'll stay behind. A mustang keeps swerving in front of me unsure of where to brake. He goes so slow and wavy through Forest Elbow that I can't get a run on him. Yeah, not trying to out brake him either or go side by side. I finish 9th +4 SR, -300 DR.
02:10 am, Oh an A+ is back and 4 DR.A, all SR.S, 4 D/S as well, starting 14th. No tourists this race, I dodge the wall banger and the lawn mower, then get stuck behind a dueling Megane and Corvette. At least they are not that slow and I can drive in the 2:16s. Eventually the Corvette loses it and I finish 8th. +5 SR +50 DR.
02:30 am, A+/S to D/S again, starting 13th. I pass a M4 on the mountain straight then the Huracan up next messes up at McPhillamy park and starts fishtailing down Skyline. I have to slow down to a crawl to avoid him, his car won't ghost. The M4 catches back up and messes up his approach to the Dipper making me flee into the grassy bit on the outside to avoid his missile, watching him like a hawk in my mirror. As thanks for preventing a collision he punts me off at the chase. He falls back as I catch up to the Huracan which gets in trouble at Skyline again. This time I manage to get by. Now I have clear road ahead as I've lost so much time I'm 28 sec behind the leader. A clear last lap, finishing 11th. +4 SR to 98. -500 DR.
02:50 am, A+/S to D/S again, starting 13th out of 14. One D/S behind me, one A+/S in front of me, interesting. The A+/S doesn't know how to adjust behind slow traffic and first messes up at Hell corner then crashes in the cutting. I pass him yet now I'm behind the slow drivers while the A+ catches back up. It doesn't take long until he bumps me for the unnecessary SR Downs. I keep my head cool and pass the slower drivers staying ahead of the A+ while building a gap on him. I finally have a decent best lap 2:14.7. Finish 9th +0 SR, -10 DR.
03:10 am, A to D DR, A to B SR, uh oh. starting 14th out of 15. Messy, scary race. I get right in the middle of traffic in the esses due to ghosts merging back in. Somehow I manage to avoid everything, yet still get hammered from behind once, luckily no SR Down. The rest of the race involves dodging several lawn mowers. I finish 6th, unscathed, in front of a swathe or red ratings, clean race bonus! Back to 99 SR!! +300 DR. Now at a flat 15K.
To gain 15 SR took 5 hours and cost about 4K DR. 15K DR getting closer to DR.C. Perhaps it's time to qualify...
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