I didn’t expect to do well at Road America. The Honda Civic Type R is not cut out for Road America’s long straights and high speed corners. Even so, it’s hard not to be disappointed with my results today’s race.
I qualified 18th on the grid and ran into trouble on the very first corner. Traffic backed up, I had contact, and I dropped further down the field. In the end, I finished in 21st position.
I still don’t understand why, when I have contact with another car, I’m the only one who ever spins. The drivitar’s never spin due to contact with me. I see them go off road when involved in shunts with other drivatars, but not when they have contact with me.
Starting so far back on the grid makes it almost impossible to finish in the top ten on this particular track in the Honda. That’s going to happen from time to time. The Honda just isn’t optimized for Road America. I’ll do my best in Race #2, but I’m not holding out much hope for a top ten finish, let alone a podium finish.
After thirteen races, here are the top five in points:
- Lou Mindar (161 pts)
- Richard Chan (82 pts)
- Pierre Blasno (80 pts)
- Alex Ravarito (77 pts)
- (tie) Don McGowan (72 pts)
- (tie) Tak Tamaguchi (72 pts)
Next Race: Road America – Race #2