rFactor 2 Round 1 Brianza 1966 10K / Sun Sept 15, 2019

Hi guys! Sorry I'm late to post my review of the race, but here it is anyway.

Practice - I didn't alter the setup much, so I was worried that someone was going to come in with a setup perfectly suited to the high-speed layout. This didn't quite happen, although I wasn't quite the fastest driver over a lap.

Qualifying - Made a mistake on my last flying lap and didn't get the tow, so could only manage P4. I knew this wouldn't matter much if I could get through turn one cleanly, however, as the slipstream is so effective.

Race - The start went smoothly, and I enjoyed the close scrap with Toni, Gert-Jan and Mac. It was fantastic to fight for the lead, and thrilling to do it in wild cars such as these! Unfortunately, me and Mac Shepherd came together whilst side-by-side for the lead. We both have our opinions on who was to blame, but there are no hard feelings between us and we're still good friends. Unfortunately, this was the end of the scrap for me as it allowed Toni and Gert-Jan to get away up the road. I thought my chances of the win were over since I'd lost the slipstream, but to my surprise I found myself with a 20 second lead after my pit stop! I am very happy to have won this, as this means I have won two out of two of the hard-top races I have driven with SRO. I intend to continue my streak at Buenos Aires!

Great race @Toni Talvitie , @Gert-Jan van Osch and @Mac Shepherd ! I look forward to fighting you again.

 

Congrats on the win Caitlin. Came from way back to win it.

Great video John. Makes me want to go back in time and race again. So fun.

 

I was unlucky not to be able toparticipate in the practice, because I could not join the practice server and it kept booting me. After qualification I expected to have the 1st pit box and did not check it during warm-up. I pitted in the same lap Tony did and drove into the first pit box, which turned out to be Tonys. I just had sufficient fuel to make another lap and with less than 1L I made a 2nd stop where I accidentally changed the tire changing and it put on a wet on RR. This cost me all in all so much time I returned 7th on the track, but was able to go back in front to 2nd. The wet rear left heated up so I was not able to do fast lap times anymore.

Again congrats Caitlin, it turns out again that the most consistent driver wins.