WOW! My 1st online race ever in the 12+ years of sim racing. I was pretty nervous as I always knew how my previous competition would react (AI). These guys were real! We gathered at Valencia National, 26 of us. I did pretty well in qualy, placing 9th. Although, I beat my time in warm-up with race setup and fuel.
The race went well. I got a good start and was up to 5th after the precarious 1st turn. Everyone in front of me behaved well, thanks. I cruised in 5th for 10-12 laps staying 3.5s behind 4th. 6th was about the same distance behind me. It was good to stay in the open for awhile until my nerves settled. A few cars went off in front of me when we hit lapped traffic. I didn't noticed that I was in 4th until a few laps later. 4th must of tangled with lappers. I was now 3.5s behind 3rd and gaining about .5-.6s a lap depending on traffic. But 5th was gaining on me fast (J Chen). We scrapped for 5-6 laps like this. He then tapped me going in to the off camber last turn and passed. I followed him that lap and then made an excellent move on him into T1. We gave each other plenty of room. I'm back in fourth with 5 to go. What? Running out of fuel. Arggh. Into the pits for a top off. I wound up in 10th after completing 2 more laps.
Had a blast! Look for me in the GT3Cup series coming up!