Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Season 38: GT Cup: Round 2 at Goodwood 65 (39 laps)

So, to Goodwood then.  It's a really nicely flowing track that I don't have a lot of experience at.  After a lot of testing and adjustments I found the Lola has a nice balance and if you really drift it through a couple of the key corners it delivers a great lap time.  However in qualifying I couldn't quite wind the car up to it's maximum.  So fourth quickest behind Tristin, Alain and Axel.  

After a steady start, the end of lap one brought some changes.  Tristin ran wide in the second last corner and had a screen freeze, and Axel ran wide through the chicane.  I had a moment there too and unfortunately clipped him into a spin - but I was able to continue behind Alain in the Ferrari.  Things settled down, and I found I could run behind Alain ok, with Policardi a few seconds behind.  I don't think you can actually pass on this track though.  Fortunately Alain made a mistake and ran slightly wide, and I took the lead.  Things were going well.  And then I lost my concentration.  

The last part of Fordwater is difficult, but I had a rhythm going.  Lost my concentration just in the tricky part and instantly the car spun away and into the hedge.  Lost the lead but got going again only to make the same mistake again, this time getting stuck in the hedge.  Rules state you can do a reset without needing to do a stop and go so I got going again, albeit on cold tyres and a full tank, now too far behind first and second to catch them.  So I settled in to run the race to it's finish.  Really annoyed I dropped that, I could have won it.  Alain took the win just ahead of Policardi, so now he leads the championship.  Onto Vegas.


RankDriversPPTotalVehicleRiverside
January 15, 2021, 10:36:02 PM +0000
United StatesGoodwood (Circuit)
January 29, 2021, 10:36:47 PM +0000
United KingdomStardust
February 12, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0000 (to be confirmed)
United StatesDundrod
February 26, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0000 (to be confirmed)
United KingdomSpa (1947-78)
March 12, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0000 (to be confirmed)
BelgiumBrands Hatch (GP)
March 26, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0000 (to be confirmed)
United KingdomRoad America (Full)
April 23, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0100 (to be confirmed)
United StatesHockenheim (1965-2001)
May 07, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0100 (to be confirmed)
GermanyIsle of Man (Mountain Course (Full))
May 21, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0100 (to be confirmed)
United KingdomLe Mans (Sarthe (1932-67))
June 04, 2021, 09:00:00 PM +0100 (to be confirmed)
France
1Alain Maurice (FT)87.0Ferrari 330/P437.050.0
2Mark Jones (FT)80.0Lola T70 MkIII43.037.0
3Cookie (FT)64.0Lola T70 MkIII32.032.0
4fpolicardi (FT)60.0Ferrari 330/P417.043.0
5Enrique Farina (FT)51.0*Mixture*28.023.0
6MagicArsouille (FT)50.0Lola T70 MkIII50.0
7philippe GIRARD (FT)46.0*Mixture*21.025.0
8Phil Thornton (R1)43.0*Mixture*15.028.0
9Doni Yourth (FT)40.0Lola T70 MkIII19.021.0
10Rainier (FT)32.0*Mixture*13.019.0
11francesco (FT)28.0*Mixture*11.017.0
12EvilClive (FT)25.0Ferrari 330/P425.0
13Markus Friedrich (R1)23.0Lola T70 MkIII23.0
14Pete Bennett (FT)9.0Lola T70 MkIII9.0

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