[Don Debienne]

I sure missed the strategy on this one, all due to lack of experience which could have been avoided by doing diligent homework! I hotlapped the meds offline and could get 10 laps just barely and the last one wasn't pretty. So I tried hards and got 15 laps so I jumped to a one pit stop strategy, fuel and tires. So there I was, motoring along in lap 15 in p7, pleased as hell w no contacts or offs, and then go to my pitstop, dropped to 13th and thought that was a pretty big hit but wait for the pit cycle to complete and I'll be sitting pretty. Not. I finished in 12th which I am quite happy with, but realized I could have done things differently. Perhaps a full fuel load and one tire change....or go the distance on full fuel and ride one set of rubber all the way. But I assumed the hards would not go that long. At any rate, given my failing concentration in the 2nd half, 3 time consuming mistakes...it wouldn't have made much difference. But, and this is the thing...I learned something today that I can take forward. Getting better, getting faster, becoming better at racing in close quarters with challenging cars....just have to work on being better prepared and maintaining focus. It was a very good race today. The F40, like the RSR 3.0, 962C and the Honda Racing Lawnmower(lol) are great driving experiences. Lots of good competition and very respectful, competent racing today. Cheers.