Again one of the best races in endu league for me, but it could have been even better if not for the drive-through penalty :banghead: after 3rd pit stop. The race started with heavy traffic and lap times were really slow in the beginning. But it was thanks to this traffic, that I was able to pass Rudi, who was probably going for two stops on r3 tires. Anyway I got through on 3rd lap and then went after Huru-aito, overtaking with him Rumiko when he made mistake on 5th lap. Our next "prey" was Ramla - Huru-aito made the move at the end of lap 10, and then on lap 13 left-front tire exloded in Ramla's car, allowing me to grab 7th position. That's not all - Huru spun on the same lap and I was lucky enough not to be too close to him when it happened. Thanks to that I went through safely to take 6th place. Few laps later I was right behind Tillverkad and soon we both passed MagicFr who was trying go reach the pit lane on two tires only.
After first pit stop on lap 21 I found myself in 8 position and kept it despite making rookie-like error when I forgot where to brake for first turn after leaving pit lane... Thankfully there was big gap and after quick use of reverse and I was driving in right direction
That mistake allowed Da Hoe to leave the pits right in front of me, when he made his stop on lap 23. He was on cold tyres, so I was able to put the pressure on him and guess what - I was able to outbrake him at then end of back-straight. He then tried to re-take 7th position on the outside, but failed to do that and settled for 8th place. It was really good fight I think
When the first round of pit stops finished, I was in 4th place and then on lap 27 MacEST PC decided to freeze for good. Third place in div. A - I didn't expect it for sure
Of course I knew that some of the guys behind me were on two-stop strategy and sooner or later will get ahead of me, but anyway I was extremely happy. I managed to keep that place untill lap 41, when I made 2nd stop. It was quite long because of the damage here and there, but I only lost three places. On Lap 45 Da Hoe made his 2nd stop an I was 5th, when Rudi appeared right in front of me (he was one lap behind). With more fuel and harder tyres (if I'm not mistaken) he was slower than me, so he let me through when I got very close. Then I made mistake on lap 48 and Huru was able to pass me, but when he and others made their pit stops I was back in 3rd
Rudi was right behind me whole time, so he was little faster than me, but it wasn't big difference and I didn't thought that I should let me through. I was not blocking him or anything like that. It was all going according to plan, when I clipped the wall and went across the track almost in the way of Rudi. I know that it looked like deliberate blocking, but I was just trying to keep then back of the car in straight line while looking in the mirror. My mistake, but anyway I moved out of his way on next lap, as I had damaged suspension. Then I made my last stop, but messed things up on pit entry and bang: drive-through penalty
It cost me one, maybe two positions, so it wasn't that bad. Anyway I finished in 7th place and despite penalty was satisfied. To be in 3rd place for quite a long time - I couldn't ask for more