Thursday, December 4, 2008

Day 188 (6 OCT, YEAR 1): Professional Events / Race of NA Sport / Twin Ring Motegi - Road Course

Participated in Race of NA Sport (Twin Ring Motegi - Road Course). Champion.
Time: 2'12.066

Professional Events: Race of NA Sport: Twin Ring Motegi - Road Course: 3 Laps
Settings: S2/S2, Racing Muffler, Oil Change (287 SettingsHP), Nitrous @ 20; Aids 000; 82 Ballast @ 0
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $7500

FSCar NameTime (Gap)Best
16Clio Renault Sport V6 Phase 2 '036'52.2052'12.066
25Acura NSX Coupe '97+0'00.576
33TVR T350C '03+0'01.016
42Chevrolet Camaro SS '00

+0'05.288

54BMW M3 CSL '03+0'05.729
61Pontiac GTO 5.7 Coupe '04+0'12.382

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!!! **

With the GTO starting in the lead, the other opponents are held behind for a while. This allows me to catch up, despite driving poorly, but I still resort to the grass-cut between the S and V curves.

I'm in P6 when crossing T1, and P1 when I cross T2, 1.489" ahead of the Camaro. But I take the right hander at 90 Degree like an idiot, and the Camaro slips by briefly for the lead. I manage to retake the lead coming out of Victory, as I push the Camaro wide and we both go off to the left.

I've got 8 bars of Nitrous to begin Lap 2, and rely on blocking to stay in front of the pack. However, the Tamora squeezes by just before we head into the S Curve, but I manage to retake the lead on the exit. But, heading into the Hairpin, my braking is way too late, and the Tamora and NSX pass on the inside. I push the NSX wide to the left as we come down the straight, and I come out of 90 Degree on the tail of the Tamora.

I take the lead coming out of Victory, and finish Lap 2 ahead by 0.077" to the Tamora with 7 bars of Nitrous. I use 2 more bars for the final lap to help maintain a healthy lead, and cross the line less than a second ahead of the NSX.

I ended the race with 315.4 miles on the odometer.

Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=613990095610540955

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