Thanks, That Guy. Sorry I didn't make it. I'll be there next week, as far as I know.
Lukey, no contact penalties this race since it was your first, and you apologized/it was not intentional. Just keep in mind that if you do have an incident, you can't pass the driver you hit; you have to give the spot back. You probably did do that, I'm just putting it out there as a general reminder since you're new.
I don't use TCS, but I keep ABS on 1, because otherwise the brakes lock way too easily in this game (IMO). It may help you keep pace in this series, as a suggestion, and it doesn't hamper your racing too much. In fact I think 1 is pretty standard across the board with GT5 racers (exception maybe being NASCAR) to help with late/trail braking. But of course it's up to you, not required or anything like that.
Look forward to racing you next week!