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This weeks GPL action

  • 26-11-2002 10:55PM
    #1
    ButcherOfNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭


    First up on Sunday nite, it was the French GP at Rouen in the UK Legends Racing Series which I've just joined. Rouen is one of my favorite tracks so I expected good times. I managed a decent enough 5th in qualifying, but when the green flag dropped the Ferrari in front of mine got a bad start, and I couldn't get round him as the Eagle behind me roared up my outside and past. Lap 1 continued in this hairy vein with a number of close calls, none closer than when all 3 ferraris tried to take the slow tight left hander at Sanson together, thats me in the #8 car getting pushed onto the kerb :)

    L1-fezzers.jpg

    After Lap 1 it all calmed down a bit, and despite being in 8th after in all, I slowly worked my way up to 5th, then did a nice overtaking move at the Nouveau Monde hairpin to grab 4th.

    L8-passing44th.jpg

    With a podium place within my reach, I charged after Ben Summers in 3rd, I knew he was in a Honda and my Ferrari should have the power to pull past him if I could catch him ... and on Lap 15, 3 Laps from the end, I caught up with him coming into the hairpin, he lost it slightly on the left going in and I dived for the apex of the bend and got around him on the inside, then pulled away.

    L15-passing43rd.jpg

    Held onto 3rd for the remaining laps and got my first podium finish in a league race .... the next day tho I was going to be in Germany, racing the Nurburg Ring in the UKGPL , and it was an experience, report on that will follow :)


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