Race one was really hard. I couldn't believe that Ryan was so fast on the straight... After the race I saw that I loaded the wrong setup! The one I loaded was an earlier version with a shorter 5th gear - too short for the long straight
So Ryan could always catch me at the end of the straight. It was hard to hold him behind, which also stressed the tires. The last two laps were really hard... But I managed it to the finish line. Third race here at RD and my first win!
arty:
The start of the second race was a bit hard. In T1 everything was still fine around me - but in T2 a yellow sierra slided over the track and a lot of "bing, bang, bong" went on around me. Somehow I got through and luckily gained two positions. From P7 I came through to P5 where I got stucked behind Ati driving another Volvo. He was behind the top 3, all four fighting! It was nice to watch
but I wanted to get through... :tongue: It was not possible to get past Ati in the same car. Then, after some trouble in front, Ati got the lead. One of the others was Ryan who made a mistake at the end of the straight. So I was third. The Mercedes in P2 (sorry, cannot remember the name - shame on me) tried to get past Ati - and I passed both right before the chicane!
The Mercedes driver touched me a little bit when we were trying to turn into the chicane. I think he spun because after the chicane I had a massive gap behind me. And what did I? Instead driving comfortly home, I made a big mistake at the end of the straight and spun also! Back to around 6 or 7 again...
And again, Ryan was behind me. :tongue: We both managed to pick up car after car. For me, it was more a getaway from Ryan, because I did not want to get him into my slipstream again, like in race one. :tongue: Finally, we finished one, two again... Second win in a row! Party again!
arty:
That was a nice race evening! Thanks Ryan (for organisation and of course the fights
), RD and all other drivers for the great races!
I hope, the WTM series will be as good as these two races! Not as hard, but as funny! It was sometimes really like a sprint race can be - a little bit too hard. But I had to admit that I had one or two situations in race two where I was a little bit to hard, too. And my defense at the end of race one was also a little bit dirty... But hey, as I said, it was a short sprint race. That's often more a "do or die" than a long wait for a chance... So I don't mind. I hope you won't, too...
I am looking forward to nice races in the WTM! Nice cars, nice track selection!
cu on track,
Harald