TSS Round 4 Symmons Plains July 1st

Today was one of those days. One of those days when you realise there is more to racing than meets the eye. Its not all about having the fastest car, its also about concentration, reliability, speed, staying on the track etc etc. I had a pretty uneventful day's racing. I qualified 9th which I was disappointed with. I finish 6th in race 1. I tried to get up to 4th but I couldn't catch the two in front of me. They were dangling there like a pair of carrots to a donkey, but by the time I caught up to them each time it was the braking area and I wasn't close enough to attempt a pass. So that was frustrating. Race 2 started better until the red flag came out before the first lap was done (same thing happened with race 1) At the restart I managed to squeeze through a narrow gap between 2 cars down the straight and passed a third that had trouble and though this is alright. That was the most exciting thing to happen all day. Finished 4th.

Race 3 was a case of holding position and finishing. I was by myself for the most part, a few seconds behind 3th and a few in front of 5th. Nothing I can do until I have more car speed (oh I don't like these modern terms.) I found it amusing that when your dicing, its fun. When your winning, its fun. When your not doing either it can be a drag. You don't feel like your going anywhere.

Race 4 (the Final) I got a good start and was along side Ross marsden into turn 1, it was tight and he tagged me. We went side by side under the bridge until he got the better of me. The contact knocked his indicator loose and it went flying. I tried my hardest to stay with him but the gap gradually grew. I did think I finished 3rd, but the car that was slowing wasn't the car I thought was leading. So a 6th, and 3 4th's to be 4th overall. Not a bad effort considering.
Ive just picked up a boost control which should make things interesting for the final 2 race meeting. Ive now dropped back to 3rd place in the series, but the points are very close. The leaders have roughly 410 points to my 379. That's unofficial at this time.

Its going to be a busy 3 moths till October to get everything that needs to be done, done. A rear window, the diff needs to be looked at, fit the boost control and dyno it, get braided brake hoses, new front disc's, at least 2 tyres and find some more sponsors.

As always you can view photos at http://www.davidclifford.com.au/ and ill have some on here when shorty.
Also ill have some video up. Its not the best but its something.