Re: iRacing Champcar 2022
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:03 pm
Last race was Laguna Seca with the Jetta.
I put in the prep work - though a bit less structured than prior races this season. The re-learning curve was a bit steeper since I'd been driving the ND MX-5 for the past month.
Well all that work, coupled with the three top drivers not participating this week, and I was able to qualify P1! The track temps were cooling throughout qualifying and with just a few minutes left I set a personal best. I had been 3rd and was hoping to move up one but turns out I moved to P1 by .05.
I managed to lead up to the corkscrew on lap 2 where I went in too deep and went off a bit. I saved it but came out 5th. I had some good pace but made too many mistakes. During the pit stop I leap frogged two cars and closed the gap on the leader to 2 seconds, but inconsistency again cost me time and I ended up P4 - my best finish to date in this league. Sadly I was under 3 seconds away from P3 I just couldn't close the gap - so close to the podium. This was a golden opportunity to get a podium and I just missed it. I'll keep at it.
https://youtu.be/ZQsdE1c2_3s?t=192
I put in the prep work - though a bit less structured than prior races this season. The re-learning curve was a bit steeper since I'd been driving the ND MX-5 for the past month.
Well all that work, coupled with the three top drivers not participating this week, and I was able to qualify P1! The track temps were cooling throughout qualifying and with just a few minutes left I set a personal best. I had been 3rd and was hoping to move up one but turns out I moved to P1 by .05.
I managed to lead up to the corkscrew on lap 2 where I went in too deep and went off a bit. I saved it but came out 5th. I had some good pace but made too many mistakes. During the pit stop I leap frogged two cars and closed the gap on the leader to 2 seconds, but inconsistency again cost me time and I ended up P4 - my best finish to date in this league. Sadly I was under 3 seconds away from P3 I just couldn't close the gap - so close to the podium. This was a golden opportunity to get a podium and I just missed it. I'll keep at it.
https://youtu.be/ZQsdE1c2_3s?t=192