Sebring Spec Miata race SCCA Majors 1-15-2022

I really really thought there was a pretty big gap and Connor Zillich had seen me coming. [factual statements follow] Obviously not. I did see Thomas Annunziata dive-bombing me on T6 but I could not go even further into the dirt to fully avoid him. I did not protest Thomas. He did not come to find me after the race. I did go and apologize to Connor. I was protested and did not complain about it.
The race starts at about 7:30 in the video (it is being edited to start sooner, depending on when you are seeing this).
Sorry about the bad quality; new camera system and haven't figured it out yet.

[@dannysteyn]

Yiannis, thanks for sharing this. You are a great driver, as your lap times and National Championship attest, and apart from that BONEHEAD Move in Turn 1, you drove a great race. But you gotta make friends in this class, and you are not going about it the right way. And I mean this sincerely as your friend. Not ALL gaps need to be taken, you gotta know when to back out of it, or you are going to continue to do this sort of thing.

[@utubeyt]

Mea culpa.

[@jjepracing5714]

When was the mistake? What’s minute? I’m new to the class coming from ITS and will like to learn as much as possible!! Thanks in advance!!

[@dannysteyn]

​@@jjepracing5714 Yiannis sees an opportunity in T1. We are all in formation, braking for a two wide entry into T1. The top racers in the country, at the very limit, allowing for cold tires that are not up to operating pressure yet. All watching to the left and right, with situational awareness of what is happening on both sides. Yiannis thinks that he can outbrake two drivers, myself and Connor. He doesn't go to the brakes when we all do, tries to pass us on the inside and only eventually goes to the brakes when Connor starts his arc for the apex. At this point Yiannis goes to the brakes but it is about 150 yards too late, and he takes out the world champion in T1. And if not for fantastic recover by Connor and superb evasive driving by Todd Buras, this could have resulted in a pile up in front of 70 hard charging Miatas, which would have been a total disaster. Here is another view from my in-car camera - ua-cam.com/video/gqAS-rsPZI8/v-deo.html

[@jjepracing5714]

@@dannysteyn ohh wow, thanks for explanation Danny!!

[@R32AutoXer]

Jesus F-ing Christ was this video shot with a potato?

[@bintang_borneo]

Keren

[@haloover]

hey we have a place for you in forza, but you should prob stay off the real track until you learn the basics.