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Post by tomlory on May 15, 2023 14:46:25 GMT
Those concussions may be catching up to me as I just realized that I missed a week and we are actually on Week 10 FF Weekend Warriors @ Lime Rock, Sim Lab PCC @ Bathhurst and maybe Formula 1600 Trophy @ Lime Rock for me this week
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Post by tomlory on May 23, 2023 23:13:40 GMT
I guess that I was due for a run in with a poor racer; got 4X'ed @ Bathurst with the Mustang while the leader ran away and I dropped a wheel for a 5X total that cost me a chunk of SR and made for a lonely race.
The Weekend Warriors race was unlucky, too. I had busy week and only got in about 15 laps of practice during the week which may have nudged me toward the wrong gearing for Lime Rock based on what the race leaders were using which was shorter. I was present for most of the official practice but I've been choking in the 20 minute open qualifying. I picked up 9 or 10 positions in the early laps, erroneously let a couple of guys pass me believing that they were in the faster class and it would benefit me to have them tow me around (need to pay attention to the Relative screen not rely on paint schemes). Boohoo but that would have been fine with a close race within the S2 class but the driver ahead 1/2 spun @ Uphill and I had nowhere to go.
I picked up enough damage for the meatball flag, went off track trying to figure out if I could stay out long enough to get the Quick Repair and enough fuel to finish the race (these races are 40 minutes with fuel capacity limited to 85% which forces a stop). After the stop for the orange on black flag, I was stewing on being 9 of 12X allowed before a penalty, lapping alone and having to stop one more time and I made a mistake at the last corner which ended with my against the barrier with enough damage to end my race.
Three weeks ago, I had the points lead but two of the last three races have been disatrous. MAYBE if I am somehow able to win the next two, I'll be back in contention but am more likely looking ahead to a reset for the next season. Great group to race with so it doesn't matter, I'll keep showing up with a "midpack is where it's at" mindset and have fun.
Sunday evening (?), I was looking to gain back some SR and entered a LMP2 fixed race @ Okayama which was reassuringly clean, albeit I picked up a 1X that limited my SR gain.
I ended the week A4.81 x 2785
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