Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Day 179 (27 SEP, YEAR 1): European Events / Pan Euro Championship / Race 2

Participated in Pan Euro Championship Battle 2 (Grand Valley Speedway). Champion.
Time: 2'08.824

European Events: Pan Euro Championship: Grand Valley Speedway: 5 Laps
Settings: S2/S2, Racing Muffler, Racing Chip, Stage 1 NA Tune, Oil Change (322 SettingsHP), Nitrous @ 35; Aids 000; 0 Ballast
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $12000

FSCar NameTime (Gap)Best
11Clio Renault Sport V6 Phase 2 '0310'53.5292'08.824
22Lotus Esprit Sport 350 '00+0'00.359
33TVR Cerbera Speed Six '97+0'05.597
44Mercedes SL 65 AMG (R230) '04

+0'11.902

56TVR Tamora '02+0'12.109
65Mercedes SL 55 AMG (R230) '02+0'18.634

Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names ** Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! **

I qualified P1 with a 2'10.908, up more than 3 seconds to the Lotus, with no spray.

Check out the launch by the Esprit!! The thing rockets past me from the get-go, and I fail to block the SL 65 as it follows the Lotus into 2nd. The Cerbera makes its move as well, and we're side-by-side as we head into the first turn.

I'm down just under a second to the Lotus at T1, and coming out of the first tunnel, I bang into it to send it wide. I slip through on the inside just before entering the 2nd tunnel, and I gradually build my lead up to 4 seconds over the next few laps.

But by the final lap, my rear tires are going yellow, and the Lotus starts to reel me in. Coming out of the last turn on the final lap, the Esprit is in my rear-view, and I'm tempted to hit the spray. I decide not to, and just concentrate on staying in front of it. We cross the line, with gap closing to 0.359".

I ended the practice session with 169 miles, and ended the race with 185 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2674894365097128813

Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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