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Certainly an interesting move on Nick and I. Maybe i should take a leaf out of your book and give you less room next time, so difficult to find the balance of fair racing but keeping an advantage. 

[quote="Steve Gibson"]
We can have our own race along the Sustenpass in Switzerland. I'll start whilst you're eating cake at the cafe in Meringen.
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Racing & cake - how can I refuse!

I'd love to have a go...but my spare cash is in a new house deposit.  :)

We can have our own race along the Sustenpass in Switzerland. I'll start whilst you're eating cake at the cafe in Meringen.

[quote="Steve Gibson"]
Good vid. With the cars so well matched, the pressure on the driver is unrelenting.
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You should have a go!

My car's free for Brands, as I'm away in Switzerland with ...oh, I see the problem...

[quote="Richard Marler"]
[quote="speedmachine"]
At 5,30 your colleague isn't able to stay on the track, that could be exciting at those speeds  :o
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Paul was very enthusiastic all weekend and that chicane seemed to give him problems. It was there a little later that he ran into the side of me.
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Think it was Martin at 5,30 in the vid, not Donkey!

I had no idea how exciting the race had been until I watched this - mega stuff!

[quote="Steve Gibson"]
Good vid. With the cars so well matched, the pressure on the driver is unrelenting.
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20 minutes seems like it would be no time at all, but I can tell you when I was 2nd on lap 7, it felt like it lasted forever. First 6 of my laps were within 1 second of each other, so I am now more consistent, but I do feel the pressure.

[quote="gavstoke"]
Well done Richard, sorry we couldn't make it, hope to see you and the others later on in the season.
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Thanks Gav, be good to see you guys soon. That goes for anyone else also. Next meet is Rockingham 24/25 May. Haven't been there for years and never done this circuit layout. Watch this video of Nick's around the 2:20 mark, to see the challenges Rockingham can hold!!

[url=http://youtu.be/lS_8frRwSrE]http://youtu.be/lS_8frRwSrE[/url]

[quote="speedmachine"]
At 5,30 your colleague isn't able to stay on the track, that could be exciting at those speeds  :o
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Paul was very enthusiastic all weekend and that chicane seemed to give him problems. It was there a little later that he ran into the side of me.

[quote="Tom"]
Nice driving mate  :tu:
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To be honest Tom, it was quite ragged, but I did really enjoy myself. Because I am running on a budget this year, I had new rear tyres and fronts that have now done 6 or 7 days. I felt I could compete up until the last couple of laps, but after I got tapped my confidence and any smoothness went. Most importantly though I did really enjoy it.

Well done Richard, sorry we couldn't make it, hope to see you and the others later on in the season.

Cheers,

Gav

Nice driving mate  :tu:

Good vid. With the cars so well matched, the pressure on the driver is unrelenting.

I think it is a nice video, cool to see the fight for 3rd!

At 5,30 your colleague isn't able to stay on the track, that could be exciting at those speeds  :o

For anyone interested I have put up a video of my Silverstone Round 1 race. The picture quality is not great (combination of rain and dirt), the driving quality is not much better, but for those that came to watch the race, I thought it might be interesting to see the same race from a driver perspective.

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-rXBDfFG0o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-rXBDfFG0o[/url]