Let’s start with the positive first. I started the race in 6th position and gained a spot on lap one when a car ahead of me went off course. After that, I drove around in 5th place the rest of the race. No one passed me and I didn’t pass anyone. I finished in 5th position.
Not much else good I can say about the race. I made several stupid mistakes, but thankfully, it didn’t cost me too badly. For instance, twice in 10 laps I went through the turn 13-14 complex in the wrong gear. Twice! Twenty percent of the laps. In a dozen or so practice races, I probably only made that mistake twice in 120 or more laps. Today, I did it twice in 10 laps.
As happens so often in Forza Motorsports 7, the tires never really came in. That’s frustrating because it’s really hard to get aggressive when the tires are squirming and sliding around the track. The odd thing is that, late in the race, the tires really didn’t go off. They were never very good, but they didn’t get worse as they wore out. I suppose I should be thankful for small miracles.
After three races, the top five in points are:
- Antoine Gil (43 pts)
- Andy Fairnight (40 pts)
- (tie) Derek Brightly (37 pts)
- (tie) Tobias Van Elferen (37 pts)
- Lou Mindar (34 pts)
Next race: Bathurst – Mount Panorama – Season 2, Race #4