What an event! 30+ drivers, live marshalls and stewards, livestream and commentary on YouTube, over 5 hours of sim racing competition. I was on a low level FoF state throughout the session and was really feeling intense during my qualifying run. My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking and it wasn't the force feedback.
Well I'm on the second row for the start of the RSRA Indy 500 with the 6th fastest lap time. The commentators said it was an amazing performance. It's good to have the pace and be able to keep up somehow with the leaders. I was expecting to be outside the top 10 but some fast guys ran into problems and a few drivers didn't even show up.
Now I have to setup the car and practice for the big race which will be 200 laps. Despite the good qualifying run, I'm still not confident for the race. I am having trouble concentrating and keeping focused and haven't gone more than 30 laps without crashing. At least, there is some time to prepare and I can skip Bump Day.
Next up for me is Carburetion Day, where we will practice formation laps, yellow flags, restarts, etc. I think we will have a live Pace Car driver and not an AI, something I've never done before. I've also never done three wide rolling starts. There's a few situations I have to be prepared for. I just don't have a lot of experience with speed oval racing.
