2014 S4 Week 1

I had said that I probably wouldn't be focusing on the MX5 Cup this season, I got suckered into running 9 races in week 1 of the series. The initial reason was that I just love driving the MX5 around Summit Point; it was the car and track which welcomed me to iRacing 4 months ago and it makes me realize how far I've come. The problem was, I got taken out in all 4 of my first races. Once while attempting to lap a moronic back marker when leading by 12 seconds....

After those shockers I actually had some excellent races, taking a win and two 2nd places (one of which I threw away the lead in).

I completed two races in the GT3 series, the first was a poor initial experience; I got taken out by a very impatient idiot. The 2nd race was better, I managed a 4th and could have been better but I spun early on. These two races also influenced my running more MX5 Cup races, as I decided that I won't do any more GT3 races until I'm able to raise my iRating enough to get me out of the bottom split. The SOF of the bottom split is ~1100 and some drivers had ~600's. Those numbers really highlight the skill level I witnessed. I figure once I get up around 1600 - 1700 I'll be in the middle splits and I hope the racing will be better.

I ran one official race in the MX5 Advanced and managed a well earned 4th place. The top three were aliens and gapped me and the 5th place finisher by about 15 seconds. 5th was around 1 second behind me all race and I really felt the pressure but managed to keep it clean and secure 4th.

I also ran the Ford GT in the World Sports Car Series. I was the only car in my class so it was an easy win. I thoroughly enjoyed staying out of the way of the faster HPD's and Prototypes. I'll definitely be doing more of these races.

Finally I attempted a Star Mazda race but got spun around at Turn 2 of lap 1, causing too much damage for me to continue. Sigh.

Series	Races	Best Fin	Points
Mazda Cup	9	1 st	79
GT3 Challenge Series	2	4 th	65
Star Mazda Championship	1	16 th	0
World Sports Car Series MC	1	13 th	51
Advanced Mazda MX-5 Cup Series	1	4 th	89

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License:	B
Safety Rating:	1.51
iRating:	1455
ttRating:	1500
Total Driving Time:	5 hrs 50 mins
Starts:	22
Finishes:	18
Disqualified:	0
Disconnections:	4
Total Points:	611
Wins:	1
Podium Finishes:	3
Top 5 Finishes:	6
Average Finish Postion:	5.5
Total Laps:	223
Incidents:	100