My Nations race open Tuesday was not much to write home about. I was not going to do it as I am concentrating on the Manufacturers series but I decided to use the Trophy and whip it around. There was a Supra that I had lightly tapped twice that I thought revenge pit maneuvered me heading to the Schumacher S dropping me down the order.
Well I eventually caught up with him as he came out the pit and shadow realmed him at T1. After the race he said he was trying to get off of the curb from T7 and didn't mean to crash me.....only after I called him out for it and told him why I punted him.
Anyway, thanks to that, I put myself into B/A from B/S....The race was so forgettable that forgot to take screen shots.
So LeMans....One of my favorite tracks! I was anticipating this race since I saw it on the schedule. I had practiced on mediums and know I could stretch them for 6 laps. After reading about races yesterday, I figured I would run hards all race since I knew I could make it on fuel.
Due to me dropping to B/A, my race has 2 A/A, 6 B/A, and 11 D/S.
I enter with 8 on the door of my MB AMG GT3. I get out to qualify and lightly tap the left rear corner of a Viper on the first Hunaudieres chicane and he got a 2 second penalty. That was not fair so I slowed and stayed with him while he served it at the Arnage penalty zone.
I ended up qualifying 4th behind another AMG GT3 in first, Nissan GTR in second, and the Dodge Viper that I tapped in third.
We get off good and already have a small gap as we head down the beginning of Hunaudieres. The Viper get s a good draft on the GTR and goes around the right side. He looks like he tries to cut back over in front once he passed but gently bumps the GTR. As the Viper takes the position, we come up on the chicane. The GTR punted him hard into the barrier as we slowed to take the chicane.
The GTR then loses it on the second chicane and its just me trying to chase down the AMG. I couldn't catch him. I thought he was really fast and concluded that he must be on mediums. It was a lonely drive for those first four laps.
Eventually, the Viper comes roaring back. I keep checking the gap and he is steadily closing it and finally catches me on lap 5. He gave me a few bump draft taps but I eventually let him go because he was much faster than me and was just slowing himself down trying to get us to catch the other AMG. He builds a 7-8 second gap on me and then pits on end of lap 6.
I pass him while he is in the pits and create at 3.5 second gap. I know he is fast and hoped that his cold tires would hold him back for a little.
I finally cross the line in P2 ahead of the Viper by just under 1 second for 60 points. I am more happy that I was the only one without a red dot!
On to the next one!
