@skullcrushermountain: You're right, I should have backed off there. I was just frustrated by getting passed constantly in the oval and then trying to fight back on the infield, and I thought I could out-brake you in turn 1 like I did a few laps before. Obviously I was being too aggressive and didn't have the talent to make it work.
It wasn't a lack of talent, believe me. You actually flashed for about a quarter of a second on my replay, so maybe that was it. But I think the real problem is that you just didn't believe in yourself.
I think that has to have been my best actual race I've ever had in this league. You and I were battling really, really hard, but we knew when to back out, which is my favorite kind of racing. We even went 3 wide into the bus stop with @khann with nobody dying and all 3 of us getting pretty good runs, out of it, I think. I'm really disappointed that we ran out of luck on the 2nd to last lap, but to be fair, you lost that corner and should have fallen back and gotten me back on the oval or in the infield. Sucks even more since it looks like I was the only one to get any damage and actually had to pit, since I had to put my wheel at a 45 degree angle to drive it straight.
I am glad that I can almost hang with you guys up front now (obviously not @c0braje7, since I'm pretty sure he's a genetically engineered super being), at least in the GBGT races. It's genuinely surprising how much faster you can go if you actually just stop mashing the pedals and steer smoothly. I'm REALLY looking forward to Lime Rock next week.
Whelp, sorry to @mouse, @hayfourzee, @iron1c and anyone else I may have hit. I thought I had a lot more room than I did there. I feel awful, guys.
Looking back at it with my FOV (~120) and triples it looks like a racing incident. It sucks that that it happened and it sucks that you couldn't get repaired. It was a fun race over all.
Technically, I guess, but that was totally on me. I just went back to my default "take your normal line" rather than just holding the middle and being on the inside in the next corner. It was just plain old stupidity, and again, I'm really sorry if I fucked anyone's race up.
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