Somehow I make it to the first pit stop, but the short break didn't help me at all. I come out and rejoin the race and a few laps later I finally get involved in a lapping incident, the sight of a blue flag and a bunch of faster cars in my mirrors made me lift off the throttle at the wrong time and I get punted in to the grass. I try to recover but there was enough damage to affect the car's handling.
Suddenly I become aware of the aches and pains that I've been overlooking. My wrists had become jelly while my neck and shoulders were stiff. My lower back felt warm and my eyes were drying out. But the biggest strain was on my left leg, it felt like it was going to cramp at any moment, something I have never experienced before. It was from having to hover my left foot over the brake pedal. And then I remember I had a dead pedal in my old rig.
Anyway, I decided to pit in to repair the damage. Sitting there for a minute or so, feeling my body breaking down and knowing there were so many laps ahead until the checkered flag, I decide to give up. If I had kept going I would have just been a nuisance on the track and would have ruined the race. I have to improve my fitness and make modifications to my current rig before I try another endurance race.
