I don't think I'll be racing the skippy much just yet. I'll concentrate on the Advanced Solstice for now. It's just so much fun atm (at least if I'm not punted in T1).
I just had such a great race!
I'm starting 6th on the outside line for T1 and lose one position. But soon, two guys crash out and for 1 lap I have a very nice view on the battle between what's now 3rd and 4th position. The guy in 4th drives like a madman, swerving left and right, trying to get past. So I hang back a little waiting for the inevitable to happen. Sure enough he spins on lap 3.
I take his position and pick up where he left off -- chasing the guy in 3rd. We 're running very similar lap times with me being a tad bit faster. Lap after lap I'm trying to set him up out of the last turn to get alongside on start/finish and pass him into T1, but I just can't get a run on him. By lap 7 or 8 or so, this gets a little too intense for me. I let off slightly for one lap to calm down.
Then I start to increase the pressure again. On lap 13 he has a moment in the twisties. I'm not close enough to pass just yet, but I am now completely up his bumper again. On the last lap, he again gets a little too sideways (I was so absorbed by the fight, I don't even remember where it was). I sneek past, with only a couple of turns to go, and take 3rd! Yay!
This whole battle went on for 11 laps with 0.2 to 0.6 seconds in between us over the whole time. 0 incidents for both of us, too. I just wish I could have saved the replay.
And btw, I finally broke into the 1:29s - twice during the course of the race. My new pb of 1:29.696 is 0.4 seconds faster than my previous best from qualifying and 0.6 seconds faster than my previous best in a race.
This soo makes up for the race before, where I got punted in T1 and had to reset due to suspension damage and finished 10th, although I clearly had top5 pace.
Well, I'm off to bed. Good night.