Wow Gary, thanks for the incredible footage.
I'm amazed at that miata.
They just hung out in the racing line taking their sweet time... forcing Neil to look right then have to hesitate and move to pass left. You can see them suddenly realize there was a car back there. I swear that was exactly the type of stuff we used to see the n00b lap traffic drivers do when I raced online... you'd think driving like that would only be online and not in real life where the stakes are much higher.
I can only speculate, but it looks like Neil had exhausted his attention dealing with the Miata that he must not have noticed you passing... it looks like he came over without seeing you.
Good to hear Neil's okay. That's a huge shame about his car though... will he be back this season?