and I can appreciate the effort you have put in. It does seem a bit
***ive though, don' t you think? Some how the bleary eye, dead beat,
endurance aspect adds a whole lot of adrenalin, once its all over! I bet A J
Foyt (or Jim Clark) couldn't sip a Coke though, or am I cheating?
Steve :-)
>Yesterday I completed a 68 lap GP race at Monza for the first time.
>Before, my engine would allways blow up after a lap or 30. I adjusted
>my driving style, which costed my tenths of seconds every lap, but at
>least I could finish the race.
>On lap 68 I was in third position, Clark being first, 30 seconds
>ahead, and Gurney second, 12 seconds ahead of me.
>At least my name would be mentioned in the newspaper. And given that I
>spinned 4 times during the race, without damage, I was very pleased
>with this result.
>Ok, last lap: Exiting 2nd lesmo, I suddenly saw a white flag. Before I
>knew it, I rammed a Ferrari who was driving very slowly just after the
>bridge. I got heavy car damage, my steering went wild, and a wheel
>broke off. I got back on the track and made it to the finish, but I
>had dropped to the 8th position....
>Damn. It's hard to keep the concentration up for two hours.
>Going to try again tonight :)
>Andre