Well this was something... 
And incredible last race, good finish to a good season.
I'll start with the 1st race though. The extra weight was just killing me. I was really bad off the start, my tires got hot quicker then expected, and I was 1s off the pace. Pretty much everything and everyone left me behind. No chance at all to shave off time. I made an early pit becuse of fps issues, which were luckily solved as the traffic infront and behind me cleared.
I was very consistent, didn't touch a single wall or barrier, got 1-2 powerslides but that was it. Still, incredibly slow.
2nd race was more exciting. Firefox with the RB4 was behind me. RB4 on itself made better starts than the XRT, and with the extra weight I was carrying I was instantly overtaken. He pulled away very fast, but lickly got stuck behind traffic. As soon as my tires were up to temp, I started closing in. The difference between us was never more than a second. I was faster in the 1st sector till the chicane exit, where the RB4 pulled away. Same story last corner, RB4 was much faster out, I was only catching up at the end of the straight. Not enough though to get the inside of the 1st corner. I did get much better exits from the 1st corner though and a few times I got on the inside before the downhill section, but I had to back off or else both FF and me would've ended up in a big crash.
I had fps issues a few times again, once when MXM was in the chicane I think, fps dropped, I ended up kissing the barrier on exit and getting some minor damage, loosing .5-.6seconds. Caught up again to FF, nice battling, always .5-.7s difference between us. He was making often mistakes, his left front was locking up in a big cloud of smoke quite often. Then another fps dropp same place in chicane, touched the barrier on exit again, luckily minor damage and loss only. Few laps before the end I fell a bit behind, but was steadily catching up again, so I knew it's gonna be a photofinish. Last lap, was real close after the chicane, but I messed up the last corner and FF pulled away.
I think this has been one of the most intense races for me. Last weekend from the season, only 2points difference, last race, incredible pressure to be consistent and fast.
Overall I think I did pretty well though, especially with the extra weight. RB4 was faster + FF was 30kg lighter, yet I was keeping up, so I'm pretty happy.
The weight is really weird. In 1-2 races I thought it didn't make any difference, I was fast with and without it. But in the last 4-5 races its been a pain in the ass. Already on AS club ff and me were dead slow with the small GTRs. Next season the cars are lighter, so I'd say 40-30-20kg would be more appropriate. 60kg is just and incredibly huge amount to carry on most tracks. There's no chance to keep up at all.
Well, overall I really enjoyed this season, and I think this last race was an awesome battle. Despite of me loosing by 1point, I really liked this season and the races. I think this last race was just a brilliant ending to a very tight championship!
PS: Real shame about mischief again, so many disconnects lately.
And incredible last race, good finish to a good season.
I'll start with the 1st race though. The extra weight was just killing me. I was really bad off the start, my tires got hot quicker then expected, and I was 1s off the pace. Pretty much everything and everyone left me behind. No chance at all to shave off time. I made an early pit becuse of fps issues, which were luckily solved as the traffic infront and behind me cleared.
I was very consistent, didn't touch a single wall or barrier, got 1-2 powerslides but that was it. Still, incredibly slow.
2nd race was more exciting. Firefox with the RB4 was behind me. RB4 on itself made better starts than the XRT, and with the extra weight I was carrying I was instantly overtaken. He pulled away very fast, but lickly got stuck behind traffic. As soon as my tires were up to temp, I started closing in. The difference between us was never more than a second. I was faster in the 1st sector till the chicane exit, where the RB4 pulled away. Same story last corner, RB4 was much faster out, I was only catching up at the end of the straight. Not enough though to get the inside of the 1st corner. I did get much better exits from the 1st corner though and a few times I got on the inside before the downhill section, but I had to back off or else both FF and me would've ended up in a big crash.
I had fps issues a few times again, once when MXM was in the chicane I think, fps dropped, I ended up kissing the barrier on exit and getting some minor damage, loosing .5-.6seconds. Caught up again to FF, nice battling, always .5-.7s difference between us. He was making often mistakes, his left front was locking up in a big cloud of smoke quite often. Then another fps dropp same place in chicane, touched the barrier on exit again, luckily minor damage and loss only. Few laps before the end I fell a bit behind, but was steadily catching up again, so I knew it's gonna be a photofinish. Last lap, was real close after the chicane, but I messed up the last corner and FF pulled away.
I think this has been one of the most intense races for me. Last weekend from the season, only 2points difference, last race, incredible pressure to be consistent and fast.
Overall I think I did pretty well though, especially with the extra weight. RB4 was faster + FF was 30kg lighter, yet I was keeping up, so I'm pretty happy.
The weight is really weird. In 1-2 races I thought it didn't make any difference, I was fast with and without it. But in the last 4-5 races its been a pain in the ass. Already on AS club ff and me were dead slow with the small GTRs. Next season the cars are lighter, so I'd say 40-30-20kg would be more appropriate. 60kg is just and incredibly huge amount to carry on most tracks. There's no chance to keep up at all.
Well, overall I really enjoyed this season, and I think this last race was an awesome battle. Despite of me loosing by 1point, I really liked this season and the races. I think this last race was just a brilliant ending to a very tight championship!
PS: Real shame about mischief again, so many disconnects lately.
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