Division 3 Season 2

Damn... This really tightens the battle for second and third. As it stands with the dropped round into effect, this is how it would look like:

1. Scotty 108
2. Slambo 72
3. S_CLOSE 69
4. Hatfield 63
5. Beau 56
6. Stumbles 49

Did this very quickly and may have missed something or someone else, I'm sure Hat's spread sheet in the divisions table will correct it.
Well done Scotty on securing the div3 championship, too fast and consistent all through out this season.

What a great race! Put in a lot of practice and managed to find the outright pace, but wasn't good enough on used rubber and with the rate I was chewing up tyres I knew I would need 3 stops. Got a great start and managed to get a gap on the field, but knew it would need to be a big gap to make the strategy work. As my tyres and my times faded I could see Beau catching me at a great rate and I knew he was going to be far quicker over the distance. I stuck to my plan and gave it my best. I'm very happy to run second to Beau tonight, he was very consistent even as the tyres went off, great drive mate! I'm also very happy with taking fastest lap, getting into the 29s even though my last sector was half a second slower than the previous lap!
Going three wide with Hatfield and Serg is right up there with one of the best moments racing in Rooz. Domo Arigato everyone!

Thanks mate, really surprised at how competitive I have been given Im not a huge fan of the car. I have been doing a lot of practice, moreso than last season, I'm really happy to get a result from all the hours spent in prep!

Well done guys on the podium. Was quite an interesting race with all the different strats.

Its true I was going for a 1 stopper, but it all started going bad from the start..

Has S_CLOSE all over me and got caught up a bit in the racing. My goal was trying hard to save my tyres as I was going long, so was going at about 90% which Im sure was slowing up the guys behind me. But the pressure and mixed up with the other cars I used to much grip out of them to make the 1 stop work. Pit on lap 15, which was a bad decision, as lost over 10 secs per lap on both 14 - 15 with no tyre grip.

Mistakes in strat didn't stop there. Thought I was already running last after going a little deep into turn 1 letting Stumbles and Dutch past, so decided to pit again (although tyres were still at 8, and this stop also meant I did move to last), but then trying to push I did a slide through the fast chicane losing about 10 seconds and eating out the tyres (cancelling my benefit of pitting).

Very disappointing result for me as I did a bit of practice and pulled off the 1 stop staying in the 32s/33s (post patch) which was the goal.

Spa is probably my fav track, so looking forward to it. However, Im karting next weekend at Newcastle and not sure what time I'll get home (got a 7 hour race on the Sunday). Race is scheduled to finish at 4:30pm, then need to packup and drive back to Sydney. I should be home by 8:30pm, dunno whether I could just race with no qualifying? I'll know Sunday anyway how things are going and can post on the forum if I'll be back by or before 8:30pm.

Congratulations Scotty! Thoroughly deserved. Well done to Beau as well for taking your first win!

Cheers Jono!
Geez Spa is going to be tough!

I hope tyre wear is normal for spa.
Tyres wear so fast otherwise will be a 5-6 pit stop race. Was so hard to find a rythem aswell.
I switched over to normal wear and I found it much better still way off the pace thou so far my best is 2.07

Don't worry, in a quick 10 or so laps on two setups, my best was a 7.6, I'm pretty sure and faster than that will be tricky to maintain. There is defiantly more in it, but you start walking the fine line between couple of tenths faster and 10 seconds slower as you un-bury yourself.

Dat Chicane Doe.... cant seem to master it, in any bloody car. always sideways in, always sideways out

My PB yesterday was a 2.07.3 but it was on my first laps with tyres still 100% and no traffic. It's
Such a long track with so many places to bin your lap and run out of fuel , that consistency and tyre management will be key.

Oh k you guys have similar times. I havnt raced much on this track I Thought I was way off the pace after having practice with rotor last night he was punching out consistent 2.05s and fastest was a 2.04.9. And making it look easy.
I struggled to stay on the track to keep up with him.

He is a good driver, and his done 100's (maybe even over a 1000) of laps at spa in the last fortnight qualifying with GT academy.

I think we'll see at least 2.06s in this div.


As mentioned earlier, would love to attend this, but probably will only be able to get online at 8:30... is this too late?

Sweet looks like I'll be running RM tyres, will be on for some testing tonight.
As for the start time please no later then normal Us poor kiwis are 2hours ahead of you guys. So race probly won't finish till 12:30am.