DriverSports OCD Raid | Saturday June 30 | R8 LMS | Sarthe 2009

[clacksman]

Welcome to the second online dealer raid event, using the Audi R8 LMS race cars. This week at Circuit de la Sarthe 2009, during what is the final hour of the real 24-hour race. Assists (TCS/ABS) are set to 'off', but so is the weather.

[Forgetful]

I'll be out for T&T this afternoon. Can't pass up Sarthe.

[clacksman]

Registered, wandering out for practice shortly.

[AgentWD40_FL]

i'll have to pass tonight. been a long day and just got in. hate to miss sarthe tho ..... oh well, see ya'all tomorrow @ seca

[Forgetful]

[clacksman]

Live quali results:
Forgetful 3'58.344
Rooster 3'59.170
robiker 4'01.157
clacksman 4'04.100 (spun)

Race results:
clacksman 44'22.062
Forgetful +2.664
Rooster +4.749
robiker +11.301

I got a decent start but didn't press early as I wondered about tire wear in race conditions. Turned out a no-stop wasn't happening, so I pressed a bit after a couple laps ... and promptly coughed up a few seconds to the lead pair. Running third with biker not far behind me and not losing time to the lead suggested it was going to some down to total mistakes made as there wasn't much speed difference between us.

Everyone but Rooster pitted on lap 5, with Rooster leading on old tires he coughed up about 10 seconds somehow which set him in 3rd (just behind me) after he got fresh tires. Forgetful had it handled, or appeared to. I dragged in from ~10 back to about 7 and the gap sat there for a bit. Then on the last lap it was suddenly 5 as Forgetful gravel'd somewhere around Indianapolis. Then there he was in the gravel at the entry of the Porsche curves, handing me the win.

Good times.

[Rooster722]

I should have practiced a pitstop here. I was thinking i might get held or kicked if I entered pit road at or near full speed, so I entered very slowly. Hence the severe time bleeding.

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