OEL IMSA GTS1 Series - Round 6 Virginia International Raceway
I qualified P2 and took the lead early despite a botched start. Gokhan was within striking distance when he crashed into the killer hay bales at the esses. That gave me some breathing room, the gap to Elia hovering around 8-10 seconds. Elia was considerably faster in practice and qualifying, so I knew he had some more pace to unlock. After the pitstop cycle, Elia had cut the gap to about 3 seconds and the duel was on. Lap after lap he got a little bit closer. I didn't have the speed to break away and I didn't manage the traffic well either. Less than 20 laps to go and we were nose to tail. Elia made a few attempts to overtake but somehow I was able to soak up the pressure, defend the position, and win the race.
