Spa-Francorchamps Open

Grats Samuel!

My first 12 lap-stint was all about saving fuel, but still managed to be in front of Claudiu and Samuel in their Porsches. But I knew it would change after massive pit stop for my Viper Comp Coupe.
After pits I was 3rd with 15+ sec defficit behind Samuel and Claudiu and had to decide whether I will try full attack with only 11 laps possible on that speed, or save fuel mode with possibility to reach 12 laps again.
I choose to cruise till the end with few faster laps that my fuel range allowed me, just to upset duo ahead :).
In last lap things were unchangeable for me, but suddenly Claudiu appears to have fuel problems I guess, and I finished 2nd behind Sam.
btw. 0,3 liters left in my tank at the finish line :)

Grats all winners!

Race started off good. I'd practice a few times for this race, but I could never cure the Biturbo oversteering issue after the tires wear.

Qualifying went well, this car is easy to drive aslong as you don't dive bomb the corners. I managed to get 4th I belive.

Come race start I was able to keep tabs on the top 3 for a good 12 to 15 laps, but then the car just started getting loose after some last minute tweaks that did help but not enough. I knew it was a matter of time before I couldn't hold it in eau rouge, and 3 laps later I got loose, I was able to save it and only knock the headlights out on the car, I recovered as Brian flew by me.

I completely lost it again in the next corner though heading for the wall, I knew it was curtains so I hit the esc button and my race was done.

Still what time I did have I had fun, the biturbo is a good car aslong as you respect it, hoever once the rear tires wore it became odvious that my changes didn't help the car last a full fuel run.

I missed the GT open though, I forget how much fun you can have with 2x tire and wear.

Oops i forgot about this race, thought it started @ 8:15 and not 7:15 so i got no practice laps in for it so qual did not go all that well as i could only manage 8th.

Had huge problems in the race all down to my lack of prep as my brakes were overheating like hell after a couple of laps and i could do nothing while Brian with his M3 outbraked me with ease and then about lap 10 or 11 i started to get brake failure as my front left started locking up at weird times which threw me off track a couple of times so after it locked for the 4th time i thought enough and retired. Still love driving the Bi-Turbo and not just for the sound it makes, it is one of the best cars to drive in GTR2 which sadly does not get used enough.

Nice Race!

Temps were high... I went very slow at qualify at med-med tyres...
Just qualified 3rd (My goal was to set the new record).
Fernando was doing a very good stint at the race and i got stuck behind Ivanov. Got past Ivanov and it seems Fernando had problems....So i was 1st before the pit stop...
My rear tyres were burning Fernando got past me after pits...
I saw a 2:19:XXX lap from him and i knew it was over... I closed the gap but no fight at all.
Great race and great pace from Fernando!

Congrats to all the other guys at the race!

Ricardo

The high temps definitely didn't help. Here at spa you have either Cool track, cold tires, and under steer like mad, or vice versa.

Q: Had to abort my Q-session when something came up and that was a tough start for the race.

R: Strange start , gentleman in front of me decided to go backwards before the lights went green , then forward and then again backwards just when the race started so it's safe to say that my start wasn't very explosive.

After a while we get going but on top of Eau Rouge a warping car went through me few times , causing some damage on the way but he was called out of the track soon after. Good call Event Steward , thanks for the fast action. Of course an unfortunate way to end the race but i think it was necessary this time.

Fortunately the car was running fine and just before the pitstops i had Claudiu in front of me , but the tires were quite worn at that point and couldn't attack any more. We both went in on the same lap but CC got out a bit faster and my early laps in the 2nd stint were a bit too cautious , allowing Claudiu to extend the gap but managed to close it back down few laps later.

Felt like i had a much better car at that point and decided to wait for my opportunity ,it came almost instantly when i had a good run through Eau Rouge , but i blew it on the braking and went straight off the track on Les Combes , loosing lots of time in the process.

Managed to close the gap down again but CC defended the position very well , also had some small mistakes here and there in the critical moments and suddenly the laps were running out and i was still in 2nd position despite a faster car.

It was starting to look like the G2 leader was not going to lap us and i was happy that i took the extra lap worth of fuel ,althou at the time it felt like a waste of good 2 seconds. 24th lap started and CC had to slow down , giving me the lead which i held to the end but i think it would have been Claudiu's race otherwise , tires were completely shot at that point. Tough luck there CC but a good race anyway.

Milan came from nowhere and i never realized how close he got before the last lap at the bus stop , one lap more and i would have been toast. Well done bringing that monster to the podium... :)

Tough race all in all , not very happy of my performance today but with some luck managed to win...some you deserve and some maybe not , but that's the way it went today so i can't complain too much.

Well done Fernando for the overall win , nice to see some less used cars in the podium for a change. Thanks all for the race and cya on track...

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Samuel