My thoughts / comments:
I liked my car. The 20 - 20 only works if you balance the knife-edge -- and only one can possibly be successful. We saw how Stephen and Doug couldn't co-exist.
Blowing my start roll with boxcars put a dent in my strategy! <I actually came into the race with a strategy, this time.> Then I had to scramble to not fall hopelessly behind (because I didn't have the car to survive a fight). Used 7W on Lap 1 instead of 6, violating my plan.
I goofed on T7, should have gone 140 not 160, it USELESSLY cost me 2 skill to then slow down. Pure blunder. Angry at myself.
Survived my TWO chance rolls, each with a red chip. Last race I made 3 of them? My luck will run out at some point (unless those boxcars evened things out?)
T28 made a mistake again, should have gone 140. The next two moves I would have spent the same W, but been 2 or 3 spaces further advanced. Dumb -- purely bad tactics on my part. In fact I might have finished second other than for this mistake of mine.
<<Doug was gone, I don't think I or anyone could catch him>>
Kevin out-guessed me going into T3 on Lap 4 -- or I out-guessed myself. That was expensive, an extra W and a naked LB to get down to 120. Dice on braking wasn't attractive, lest I then have Zero brakes, but neither was spending 2w merely to decel.
My strategy for wear usage was 6 / lap, using 2 each on corners 3, 5, and 6. It went reasonably well, had to use 7 on Lap 1, but then stayed on budget.
Congrats especially to Mike for a great run with the car he damaged on T16 (one-third into the race). You guys are powerful competitors.
I liked my car. The 20 - 20 only works if you balance the knife-edge -- and only one can possibly be successful. We saw how Stephen and Doug couldn't co-exist.
Blowing my start roll with boxcars put a dent in my strategy! <I actually came into the race with a strategy, this time.> Then I had to scramble to not fall hopelessly behind (because I didn't have the car to survive a fight). Used 7W on Lap 1 instead of 6, violating my plan.
I goofed on T7, should have gone 140 not 160, it USELESSLY cost me 2 skill to then slow down. Pure blunder. Angry at myself.
Survived my TWO chance rolls, each with a red chip. Last race I made 3 of them? My luck will run out at some point (unless those boxcars evened things out?)
T28 made a mistake again, should have gone 140. The next two moves I would have spent the same W, but been 2 or 3 spaces further advanced. Dumb -- purely bad tactics on my part. In fact I might have finished second other than for this mistake of mine.
<<Doug was gone, I don't think I or anyone could catch him>>
Kevin out-guessed me going into T3 on Lap 4 -- or I out-guessed myself. That was expensive, an extra W and a naked LB to get down to 120. Dice on braking wasn't attractive, lest I then have Zero brakes, but neither was spending 2w merely to decel.
My strategy for wear usage was 6 / lap, using 2 each on corners 3, 5, and 6. It went reasonably well, had to use 7 on Lap 1, but then stayed on budget.
Congrats especially to Mike for a great run with the car he damaged on T16 (one-third into the race). You guys are powerful competitors.