Well I took a break from the racing and it was good to rest and recover. But after a few days I started to feel uneasy and anxious, like I was procastinating or neglecting to do something important. It was weird to just hangout and watch movies and tv shows, and to go out at night and binge drink and chat with people face-to-face. Seems like I don't have peace of mind if I am not preparing for the next race.
So I signed up for LFR League DTM 2015 series. Eight races, more than 20 drivers registered. Gonna drive the AMG Mercedes for Scuderia R4G3. The car is easy enough to drive and I was able to find a baseline setup quickly. Funny thing is, we used this mod over at Racin Nexus. Of course in that league it was modded to the Racin Nexus style torture test, and the car I drive now is nothing like that previous one. In the Racin Nexus version, I had to tame the oversteer. With LFR version, the understeer is so bad it feels like a FWD car sometimes.
As I am writing this, the first round of LFR-DTM at Nurburgring has just concluded. I qualified at my pace, starting P9 out of 24 cars. Unfortunately I got into some incidents and finished 13th and out of the points. It's always tough with such a big grid. One error and you lose a lot of positions and it is very hard to fight back. I have to get better when running with a crowd. Also, the last few series I raced in were with single seaters, and now I get confused with just how big this car is and how I am not seated in the center. I need to work on my spatial awareness and all that.
Anyway life goes on and there will be more racing in the coming weeks. I hope to make up for this terrible performance in the next rounds. It could be I just need to shake off some rust after my short break. After such a wild and wacky race, things can only get better.
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