AC - Nordschleife Endurance Cup - Ford Escort 78 DRM - Round 4 - SRO

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Nov 13, 2020 at 12:55 PM
Posted By Jos Ogos

I really enjoyed yesterday's race. I think div2 has a plus of interest as it naturally finds more traffic and battles than the fast running div1s when they clear away (more difficult for sustained battles to last there). That was rightly picked by our fantastic commentator @Caitlin Penny (although I am a bit biased on this obviously).

Before I get into a brief summary of my race, I think it is fair to say that there were 4 deserving winners for div2. From @Toni Talvitie that could have had a commanding win without @Louis Defor technical problems to @Mac Shepherd that had a great start and consolidated a solid lead after my mistake in Mutkurve, and of course @Henri Miettinen for such a great performance and pace with the Escort. Well done to you all for making a fantastic race. As always in racing, the deities are playing games and throwing randomness to our races while having fun watching from the Olympus above. I was the chosen one yesterday but, I'd say, not less deserving than any of the other three (you can judge by yourselves watching the video of my race).

The video shows, btw, huge frustration with @Kimi Martikainen which is totally undeserved as he was racing for position and for which I apologise. His packing the field was actually brilliant for battles although this is only an after thought

. At the time, with the heat of the moment, the increasing pressure from Toni and the blockage from Kimi was driving me mad :mad:

. I also had a good lift on some occasions at Dottinger Hohe that were more than welcomed :cool:

. This is where I got the turbo at 100% to compensate for the lack of power of the Escort. I am starting to love the car despite its weaknesses when compared with the rest of the field although it would be unfair to only look at them. The Escort is a master at cornering and a fiery underdog that has its tracks and moments o_O

.

Other than the mistake already mentioned, my race was quite solid. Managed to overtake Mac and Toni in fair and beautiful battles, was outraged at the brutal top speed of that BMW :eek:

but confident I could make up for it on the rest of the track. The battles behind, especially between Henri and Mac were fresh air for my lungs at the end of the race and I manage that distance to keep a memorable win for the records.

Thanks again to everyone for a great race, @John vd Geest for setting up the series and Caitlin for her streaming and commenting.
Congrats to @Matteo Santini (Ford had a fantastic day yesterday

), podiums and everyone for finishing the race and the nefarious (but extraordinary) Nordschleife.

Enjoy the race!

Here the official SRO stream by Caitlin Penny:

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AC - Nordschleife Endurance Cup - Ford Escort 78 DRM - Round 4 - SRO