I was not looking forward to race two at WeatherTech Laguna Seca. If you read my review of race one, you know that I was upset that it took so long for my tires to warm up (especially compared to the drivatars), and that the car didn’t handle the way it had in practice. I really didn’t want to go through that again. But as it turned out, race two was my best race of the season.
I qualified in third and finished fourth, but that’s only part of the story. The car behaved the same way it did in practice, and more importantly, I drove the car well. I still made a few mistakes, and I had slight contact in the final corner of the final lap, but I was better in this race than in any of the previous eleven.
When I say I drove well, what I mean is that I hit my marks, my laps were relatively consistent, and I didn’t make any stupid mistakes. I don’t mean that my race craft was good. Sadly, I’ve never been particularly good at race craft. I’ve always been decent—at least in real life—at car control, but my race craft was always lacking. I hope to improve on that as my sim journey continues.
Here are the points standings after twelve races:
- Lou Mindar (161 pts)
- Alex Ravarito (77 pts)
- (tie) Don McGowan (72 pts)
- (tie) Tak Yamaguchi (72 Pts)
- Hugh Navarro (69 pts)
Next race: Road America – Race #1