Had a Crash and Burn BUT turned it around with patience and a bit of luck.
So while having fun running race after race with great clean drivers I took a bad penalty from a guy and another, then another, like WTF keeps banging me going into corners cuz he's braking too late and by keeping the car together despite this aint helping cuz he's still on my butt. I let him go by and with nobody to use in corners to keep him on the track the Jerk slide wide and off track I slip by thinking he's done. Nope on full tilt nails me in T1 spinning me off and a great 5 second penalty on top of it.
Here is where I really messed up. Recoverred and due to his overshooting corners I caught back up on last lap and pass him T1 cuz he went wide. Im praying I got enough gap to be out his way on his bombing but nope on T3 wide right turn sure enough he comes on the inside of me, pushes wide and me off the track, he got a penalty but I was livid mad and here is where I really messed up
next corner I returned the Favor. Zero brakes right into him on the inside I send him to the moon spinning take a penalty for in I'm like DAMMIT all in all 4 or 5 penalties one of them deliberate I was thinking I'm taking a big hit but HOLY CRAP dropped to SR18
SR18, serously SR18, I had maybe 10 super clean races while sitting at 99 thinking I might have some leway but nooooope SR 18. That was the night before yesterday.
After work Yesterday I settled in to get back my SR fighting from ground Zero. The crowd is AWFUL at this level and I was getting discouraged.
I will not Fleece my SR period, not going to cheap my way to better stats, I cant to it. Couple times while race loading Im telling myself let them go by but on track I just can't do it. I will give them room to hang themselves.
Here is how you get back to SR99 from SR 18
Step one, had to better my qualifying time.
This is critical. A poor wualifying time had me mid pack fighting from the middle. Hard spot to be in but with a better qualifying time start further to the front. This was critical as if you can get in and out of T1 fast enough all the Shenanigans go on behind you. I by no means made a remarkable Q time only 43.1 but it was enough so that I most often start 1st through 4th and a few races the front pack of 2 or 3 cars would get some space on the rest. This was beautiful for me as I was far enough ahead of the newbs and violators to not get banged out and I could ride with guys up front letting them bang around a bit without getting involved. I started getting a few clean in a row (got my 3 clean race achievement
but couldn't get to 6
) however mega boost of my SR during this time, got up to 40 something and as my SR started climbing the races got better drivers got faster and cleaner.
Step 2 is shoot for consecutive clean race bonus, make this priority. Someone is pressing your rear, let them go, dont block, don't manipulate the line on corner entry (take a line in that forces trailing car to compromise his line) avoid contact like the plague and drive correct.
And now back to
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. I regained the 10 SR and lost about 20 DR. Still hanging on the DR/C, but the downward trend bact to DR/D has started. Day 8 on the DR/C road 
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Not really part of the recipe for success at Fuji.
