The most INTENSE race I have ever done (a little story by me)

Please excuse the grammar

Qualifying – 7 Min run alone so no chance to draft down the straight etc. In practise the best I could do was a 1:09.6+. After my first lap I did a 1:09.4xx and I was happy until I looked at my place and I was 3rd!

On lap 3 I got lucky and qualified 1st by 0.2 seconds with a 1:08.9xx. It was the fastest lap I did all night!

The race.

So sat on the grid and the lights go green. Grim qualified second and was off the line like a scalded cat!

By turn one I was .2 of a second behind him. 

So we pressed on and I knew I had to keep him in sight and close. I was able to draft him down the long long back and front straight and by the time we got to turn one on the second lap I was only .7 behind.

Mid turn on turn 1 grim touches the kurb and spins big time! I cannot believe my luck so I manage to get pass clean and in front. I look behind in my rear view mirror to see Stevie spin too. At this point I was a bit giddy but knew I had to get my head down and press on.

About half a lap in Stevie played to my weakness and told me no pressure etc so the chat feature went to mute on the main straight ;)

I pressed on for another 9 laps until I pitted for fuel and tyres. At this point I was around 15 – 18 seconds in front of Grim (Who was second). As I was in the pits grim came in.

Got out of the pits on some fresh rubber and a full tank of fuel. 2 laps later I noticed grim was now only 7 seconds behind. In my head I was seriously asking WTF and how did I just lose 9 seconds in a few laps and a pit stop!!!!????

Thinking why this has happened, trying to work this out and not devoting all my attention to the race had an adverse affect on my lap times. I made a few errors too and by lap 19 I was only 3 seconds in front of grim.

In the space of 8 laps I had gone from 15+ seconds in front to nothing!

Anyway lap 20 rolled up and I thought I better get some new rubber as my right front and rear was shot. Grim was so close at this point he hit my bumper on the pit entrance (He also pitted at this time). At this point it hit me!!!

Grim must not have taken as much fuel on board as I did on the first stop so he SHOULD be in the pits longer this time. (I Also got a bit pissed as I shouldn’t have worried about why he was just behind and carried on as normal)

So of we go down the pit lane on the limiter and I hit my booth first. The game recommendes I need 17ltr of fuel but I decided to put in 15ltr to try and get out the pits faster.

Fuel went in, new tyres were put on the wheels hit the ground and I was off.

I get out of the pits upto turn one and Grim is still sat in his booth, I breath a large sigh of relef. By the time we crossed the start finish line on the next lap I was 7 seconds ahead.

So we are now on lap 22 out of 28. I needed to just keep my head down, look forward, don’t worry about the gap and don’t overcook it. The next 4 laps go by and I’m still 7 seconds in front. The giddiness starts to build and I’m looking forward to my first win. Then I look at my Fuel gage...

My heart explodes and the adrenaline goes through the roof. I’m just above the red line with 2 laps to go. I’m not going to make it.

I thought I now have 2 options. I still had my 7 second gap, so do I just continue as normal and get as far as I can and hope I can coast to the finish line when the fuel is out and the 7 second gap is enough to keep me in front.

Or do I drive Eco style.

 I went with the latter.

Trying to drive Eco in a race with less than 2 laps to go and been in front is HARD!!! I was shifting into 6th as much as I could, not getting anywhere near the red line and coasting a lot. Lap 27 was a 1:15 a full 7 seconds off my Qualification time.

By the last lap Grim was not far behind and I knew at any second I was done the win was gone and all because I didn’t put another 2ltr of fuel in.

I was going up the back straight and the car was still going. I thought only 4 more turns and I have done this.

2 turns to go and the car is still going....

1 turn to go and I ease right of...

Around 120 meters to the line the car dies....

I coast over the line for the win.

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So after many months I FINNALY got my first ever GT6 Official series win and boy was it AWESOME!

I don’t normally right shit up like this but that race tonight was the most intense and hard win I have EVER raced for on any racing game in my entire racing career of around 18 years.

Thanks Grim for hosting and to everyone else on the track. I will not forget this race for a very very long time.

Cheers