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the session I was able to stay ahead of him, but I stood no chance against his horsepower on the straights. That didn’t mean he could catch me in the GT4 in corners though. I remember literally bouncing with joy after I finished a run session without him being able to pass me. Our back and forth continued all weekend and even extended to being incorrectly black-flagged for the Ferrari. Now things were never too predictable by any means. There was still plenty to keep you on your toes. I was looking at my exit cone, just out of turn three, when up ahead I saw a slight glint of orange under the blue car in front of me. Quickly I gained on the car through the next two turns and my instructor commented that the car in front of me had a cone underneath it. I looked up from my line to see a Subaru smoking with an engine issue and slowing down to take a service road off the track. Throughout the weekend, I built my speed up over consecutive sessions. As speed crept up, more things started to run through my mind. Shifting gears was an added challenge at first, but by the end of the last day, I had found a rhythm. Third was a great gear, but it wasn’t up to 107 mph on the front straight. Over the course of the track’s fourteen turns, I would 58 Der Sportwagen