Last year's Indy winner Simon Pagenaud captured victory at the virtual Michigan and Motegi ovals, while his Team Penske team-mate Will Power - 2018 Indy winner - has been a pacesetter in every race and is unlucky to have missed victory lane so far.Ĭhip Ganassi Racing's 2008 Indy winner Scott Dixon, despite a dearth of experience in sim racing, proved remarkably adept at Motegi.
In the last 15 minutes Jim was flying and reduced the gap by 3 - 4 seconds. I came out with a 7 second lead if I'd taken rear tyres as well I would have either lost the lead or had Jim crawling over my rear bumper, if it was still there. Now I came out of the pits fearing I'd made a bad mistake as my rear tyres we're both in the red. My strategy at the start was to only change the fronts. About midway I was relieved to see Jim pitting and a couple of laps later I went in for new tyres. Thank god it's only 50% damage as that would have taken me out of the race. After the war, Russian-American aeronautical engineer Alec Ulmann was seeking sites for converting military aircraft to civilian use when he discovered potential in Hendricks' runways and service roads to stage a sports car endurance race similar to the 24 Hours of Le. I got back into the low 1:23's so although the rear was all marked in yellow damage the car felt like it had before the spin. Sebring Raceway occupies the site of Hendricks Army Airfield (a training base for B-17 pilots in operation from 1941 to 1946). I drove rather cautiously to finish the lap but the car felt fine and I began to push again. I saw in my mirror that I left something behind and I feared this was my rear spoiler. This track is well known by Indy car Series, but also by IMSA, where GT3 cars. Then just after overtaking a backmarker and my mind on what was for dinner I span hitting the rear of the car against the wall. Hi, this time an old (not so old ) track made by a friend of mine - Lo Nogueira, the nice Belle Isle Park at Detroit.
Jim kept up with me but some kind of mistake from him saw me gain a 12 second gap. If I had to pit and Jim didn't then I needed a 30 second lead over 3rd to come back out in 2nd.
I knew from testing my tyres weren't going to last so I set about pulling out a lead, not from Jim he had more than enough pace to keep up with me but from 3rd place. Because not all racing tracks in the US are ovals, we ventured into this Detroit Belle Isle Circuit mod for rFactor 2 to feel how it is to drive this kind of. The 987-acre island park features the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Belle Isle Aquarium, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, giant slide, athletic fields, picnic areas, Belle Isle Nature Zoo, the James Scott Memorial Fountain and more attractions popular with all ages and interests. So after all that I got a few seconds lead over Jim. Rich with history and natural beauty, Belle Isle Park is a Detroit gem and a Michigan state park. Saw that Jim had dropped back and then the car right behind me (not sure who) span out. Did a PB by a mile as my previous best was a 1:23.1 so a 1:22.0 was a major surprise.