Our attempt at (not) 24HR of LeMans lasted not much more than 24 seconds. @iR_MAW would take the wheel for qualifying and the initial stints. Qualifying would prove frustrating; with Mark stating โI just failed to put together a single solid run through Dunlopโ. 1/2
The most frustrating part was, qualifying aside - due to our testing pace, our confidence of a solid result was high. A cleanly executed Q lap would have started us ahead of the trouble. Race pace, could have seen us fighting for Top-5. But thatโs racing. Cโest la vie. Fin 6/6
ended our race before it had started. Behind, the GTE lead had to take to the grass to avoid the car that had initially spun; as it was still rolling, in what appeared to be an attempt to move the car out of the oncoming traffic. On our team radio, stunned silence. 5/6
We may have one or five drivers shuffling their feet, glancing at watches, scouring through old setup notes and - oh yeah - at least two pounding out refamiliayrisation laps in the #MP430 ๐ Fingers and toes are crossed; hopeful that #iRacing nail the revamp.
We made it! #iRacingDaytona24 in the books. Done and dusted. 11th in class. Battered and bruised at the line, but happy to have made it. Now @iR_MAW, @henrylewissmith Patrik Flis, Uros Huzjak and Dennis Branch can go and catch up on some much needed sleep.
Letโs not talk about how Q went ๐คฆ๐พโโ๏ธ. Buuuut two stints complete, @iR_MAW handed over a clean car. Patrik Flis is now well into his second stint. Car clean. P9. Mark back in the car in 10 laps.
This video was apparently too large for #Twitch, so weโre trying out the #YouTube Premiere feature. Would be great if you help us trial it by tuning in at 17:00 GMT. @iR_MAW in AOR | GT3 | S2 | Practice Race 2 | Nurburgring https://t.co/aapyqhRspg. All feedback appreciated #ACC
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Since @AC_assettocorsa released the latest version, Mark, Galin and Trevor @UKiRacer have done nothing but turn laps and wax lyrical about the amazing implementation of weather, track, tyres and sound in #ACC Itโs all they talk about now. Canโt get them to shut up ๐๐๐คฃ.
Looks like we may temporarily lose Mark to the dark void of infinite testing. If you see him on track or #Twitch can you say hi and make sure heโs remembering to eat, sleep, go to work and of course, wash.
We didnโt manage to nail the absolute best lap in the car so start 8th in class. Mark in the car for the first two stints, followed by Emil. With Patrik and Dennis to join them later.