Thunderbolt Race Weekend

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Yet another rain day!! I qualified 2nd in class 7th overall (includes unlimited).  I moved to first in T1 on the start battling an M3.  We checked out with the other unlimited and higher HP cars well ahead of the field.   Of course someone wrecked bad before the bridge bringing out full yellow.  I slowed and was passed under yellow, but the guy was not caught by the corner workers.  Restart I got a big jump and passed 5 cars putting me back in first for class, 2nd overall.  The 4wd Evo's came back easily and I battled with a high hp ALMS style M3 not in class. Then I started getting fuel starvation from the extended race ( I needed 2 extra gallons!!!).  I let him by then the 2nd place car, eventually Dan Yonkers came up and I had to let him by too.  I finally figured I could drive in 5th for most of the track and keep it running.  I actually held off the 4th place car for 3rd by a couple of car lengths.  Good lesson about fuel. 

Darren had an incident with an out of class car that was blocking him and another car fighting for first.  Big bummer for Darren, but just a door.  Dan drove great and picked up 2nd in class.   

Winter project, fuel cell.