The lapping was fun--I was really working hard--but the car moved forward a few inches before green, so I backed up at least that far (still before the green), and dropped the clutch when the lights came on. Only to go nowhere at all.
I KNOW I was in first gear again, so I guess it stalled somewhere in there, and you'll have to imagine I raised my right arm to let everyone know--well, I would have done that in real life (GPL style), but you never could do it in rFactor (or rF2).
[We really need a hotkey for that...and maybe a few more for various rude hand gestures....]
Tried starting it after that, but for some reason it wouldn't fire--if it blew up somehow I missed any sign of it. I KNOW the starter button is mapped because I regularly have to restart when coming out of the garages.
----
Given that I somehow DQed at the start of a one-hour Assetto Corsa Daytona Group C race a few hours earlier, the problem has to be with my clutch pedal or its calibration. Just not my day today though, as regards actual racing.... Sadly, I've become just another hotlapper.
Will hopefully try again and have better results next weekend.