I’m angry again, but for a different reason this time. In the second race at Sonoma Raceway, I was doing much better. I started 7th and moved up to sixth. The racing was hard, but I managed to stay there until the final lap, running the best race I’ve run all season, and then I accidently hit the rewind button and screwed it all up. I started the race over, qualifying 17th and finishing 7th.
I swear, I’m not always mad, especially when racing, but I’ve been driving really poorly all season. I finally ran a race I was proud of, and I screwed it up with a silly technical error. The race you see below was better than my previous races, but not as good as the aborted race.
As always, a bunch of cars came to a stop for no apparent reason heading into turn one. I was able to pick up four spots before we hit turn two. I don’t know why this happens at every race, but I’ll continue to take advantage of it.
I also was harder on the tires than I should have been. They held together okay, but it annoys me that I allow myself to overdrive the car so much in race conditions. I need to get better at this. It’s really going to cost me when I start running longer races.
On a more positive note, despite my complaining, my driving is getting better. That shouldn’t be a surprise. The more seat time I get, the better I drive. That just makes sense. I hope it continues.
The top five in points after ten races are:
- Lou Mindar (145 pts)
- Alex Ravarito (70 pts)
- Hugh Navarro (59 pts)
- Peter Ward Jr (58 pts)
- Don McGowan (57 pts)
Next Race: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Race #1)