Peter won the first stage by 2s, we won the second by 4s, we either tied the third or Peter won by 1s, the fourth we tied, the fifth we won by 1 or 3s, and on the sixth someone who was timing us to a point said we were both 5s faster. Shortly after we lost all oil pressure 4k from the end and I shut it off. Doing bottom end bearings, which were damaged, and replacing turbo cartridge as a precaution - turned it off red hot.
But an amazing battle - after 30min of racing we had never been seperated by more than 3s. I think we were both flat out most of the time, although we each had a couple of baubles - Peter with a launch and me with fuel delivery.
The curves in the road were excellent - many crests. The road got much faster through the day as the ball bearing gravel got thrown off and the hard surface got churned up. But what a tire-eater! Peter and I both went through 6 essentially new Yoko softs with almost nothing left afterward. Tires got really hot too, although ambient temp was maybe 26C.
Great organization and marshals. Great competition. Need more cars.
Best, ACP
Flirting with the laws of physics.
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