that be fun having 3 races, i just test drove 2 of them, the special goes alright

finally got the pedals fixed tonight, had to pull them apart a few times to get it right.

when i got them right just before the race and had no throttle, the round little sensor cog had spun in my dismantling and re-tightening.  So pulled it apart again.

With my sons help we manged to get the throttle working tonight, but then had no brakes so had to pull it apart and spin the brake sensor cog, but the throttle 1 moved again, so pull them apart.

finally we got it both pedals working, next time the spring comes off, it can stay off dam thing!!!

 

10 years i have waited for this moment, i honestly thought it would never come.  i wasnt even going to race tonight, downloaded the track at 6:40pm. practiced for 15mins left and come back at the start of the 15min qually season, but something clicked.

My best ever qualifying position of 6th, never in my wildest thoughts even then did i think a win was on the cards. a nice clean lap, lap 2 Bacchulum crashed then a few laps later Rooshooter lost it in the same spot as Bacch, now 3rd, i just pushed on, Robin seemed to be running wide Bruce passed me, i cant recall what happened to 1st and 2nd as it was now Bruce and I, as i chased him down for the lead. he got wide after the last turn but just kept it on track, i backed off and gave him room as he was the leader, just not used to being up the front, then next lap he went a little wide again, this time i kept my foot down and passed him up the straight for my 1st ever over take into Position One! i had been sweating real bad and had the nervous shakes chasing down Bruce, now i was in the lead, man did i feel the nerves kick in even harder! But i put my head down and tried very hard to concentrate, i pitted a few laps later on 22 or 23 giving the lead back to Bruce, bruce pitted and i retook the lead as he sat in the pits. there was still some 13-14 laps left could i hold my nerve for that long, nerves got me again and my hands and feet were shaking, i had a lead of about 5-6 sec and i managed to get it out around the 8 sec mark, then i backed off and relaxed, to a degree, lol, very hard to keep the focus and not lose with excitement, i made just the 1 mistake all race with a compression lock up going into turn 1, slipped it in 3rd at high revs and the car spun to the right up over the grass corner, managed to save it keep it on the road, took some big breaths then pushed on.  with 2 laps to go i knew it was done and safe as long as i didnt cock up, i slowed down the hill onto the front straight so not to lose it, i braked a little early for all the corners then i crossed the line - WINNER. 

I did shed a little tear, the feeling was numbness, disbelief, i pulled up around the top of turn 1-2 and just sat there. Soaking it in, i just won, in the end by just under 8sec, I just won, unbelievable.

I just want to say thanks to everyone for acknowledgment of my win, it was very special, thank you. There were some bloody good drivers in tonights line up, but the Gods had smiled and tonight was My Night!! 

Hey Russ, i use bandicam, its not the greatest, i really have no idea what im doing with it, lol, but it seems to work from all my fumblings



Heres a vid from your car, if u watch the rear view mirror i drift it through the last corner as well onto the straight.

With AC replays all app info isnt shown on the replays which sucks if you want to study things like tyre pressure or camber stuff.

Dont sweat it mate, rubbing is racing, its easy to laugh about it after the fact, at the time the blood always boils no matter who you are.

Cheers  DJ

Had heaps of fun driving that car for the 1st time ever, manged to get a lap under 2mins, but lap 10 wasnt fun, got a nudge from RussG after i made a nice clean pass into turn 1, and that was race over, all by myself lapping, shame he didnt wait to address like the rules state, we had a couple of good laps before that of me behind him putting heaps of pressure on, but not hitting him

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Bruce: edited your post.   No facebook links sorry, maybe we need to add the function?

Sign me up please!!!

Great night of racing. really had to stay focused or lose it off track or into a wall.  HUGE SORRY to Phil, when Joe shot past me in turn 2, i was trying to hold my line to the left getting ready to let him by on the straight part b4 the left hairpin, but he jumped me in the chicane, i think in panic not to hit him i pulled hard left to give him room and hit the curb then the fence. Needing to pit with no front wing i limped it back to pits and up over the hill trying to keep far left, poor phil crashed into me, spun and did massive damage. with no down force i had to slow down up over the hill, and with the racing line on that corner moving from the left to the right, i was never going to be completely out of the way through that turn.  the race ended with a great battle with Seanus, i was slowly catching him, last lap through the hairpin i dropped a wheel off to the right on the dirt which sent me into the left side fence, but those were good laps mate chasing you down.

Race 2 avoided all the start trouble, just, managed to get up into 12th spot for a bit till i had to pit to fix damage from an off, concentrating so hard managed to pull PB best times of 1m24.4s i was so buggered after that race, it gave me a small insight at how alien you fast guys must be, to hold your pace all race, lol.