Season 11 - Division 3

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#   Driver            Gap        Total      Best
01. disturboed        45:12.466  45:12.466  1:50.276
02. X-3vi1m00n          +00.430  45:12.896  1:47.517 (pole, fastest lap)
03. incey               +00.585  45:13.051  1:48.200
04. Half-Byte           +47.688  46:00.154  1:51.749
05. WOLFYDADDY007     +1:03.147  46:15.613  1:51.429
06. adronqught        +1:03.515  46:15.981  1:48.866
07. sooby_scott       +1:28.233  46:40.689  1:49.469
08. arakasi-          +1:30.040  46:42.506  1:49.646
09. arnoldwa          +1:44.381  46:56.847  1:50.947
10. maximuscatticus   +2:20.824  47:33.290  1:50.552
11. Veilside2jz        +1 lap               1:50.507
12. cola1001           +7 laps              1:48.360
13. Cyberstig1        +12 laps              1:53.313

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#   Best lap Driver  
01. 1:47.517 X-3vi1m00n
02. 1:48.200 incey
03. 1:48.360 cola1001
04. 1:48.866 adronqught
05. 1:49.469 sooby_scott
06. 1:49.646 arakasi-
07. 1:50.276 disturboed
08. 1:50.507 Veilside2jz       
09. 1:50.552 maximuscatticus
10. 1:50.947 arnoldwa
11. 1:51.429 WOLFYDADDY007
12. 1:51.749 Half-Byte
13. 1:53.313 Cyberstig1

Hi every one would like to say this race was one of the best this season mainly because of the unpredictability then it came down to each drivers own skill at dealing with the problems as they came this really intensified the race hope to see a lot more of weather races in the future. For me personally it kinda makes it a little bit real can't practice your butt off for all possibilities. Thank you to all the ones who put their time and effort into MY FUN.

Well all i can say about that race is well played rzr and well done turbo on a miraculous last sector of the race, i dunno how you kept moon from passing...

Mixed feelings from last night. Qualified 7th with a 2:08.892 (fastest for div 3B I think). Started on RM's like most of the field I think. Managed to sneak up to 3rd until I spun on lap 7 & slipped back to 9th. Another spin on lap 14 cost me another spot, (back to 10th). Surface moisture was still reading 0% but I was sliding around all over the place, so I was thinking, great, that's not working. Was catching half-byte but couldn't stay on track so pitted for Inter's at the end of lap 14 & the moisture gauge says 4%. Lap 16, I pass sooby & veil while they pit & am chasing arnold. Thinking there's no way that much spray comes of the back of a car with only 14% track moisture. Pass arnold in the turn before the straight, now 8th. Lap 19 & I'm sliding all over the place again, (moisture at 72%). I decide to pit for wets as I couldn't touch the accelerator without spinning. Sooby passes me while I'm there, back to 10th & that's where I finished. (checkout my slide at the end of the straight on lap 20, ALMOST nailed it, lol).

I haven't gone over my replays with a fine toothed comb but I have skimmed over each one. From what I can see your connection issues seem to be only slight, but as @incey said, it makes it near impossible to sit under your wing in preparation to make a move, (something I struggle with at the best of times). Hope this helps. If anyone wants copies of my replays I do still have them. cheers.

Tight run for the top spot @Adronaught , @Bluemoon . Keep up the good work. Turbo - Incey - try harder!!

Oh how the mighty have fallen…lol! I had a bloody shocker! Not much to explain except my confusion at sliding off with track moisture meter on 0% (a conundrum to this very day…I could drive anywhere in practice races? Go figure…)
Anyways, mammoth congrats to @disturboed! That was a big, big drive man! Well done! And equally 'trumpetty fanfare' to m00n and incey bringing home the minor placings…if it could be called that…it was like a slow motion 'cage fight' on the track! Lol!
Anyone who saved the replay really should watch these 3 guys dookin it out over the last half lap or so…I've put it on my highlights reel…it's true "desperation football" racing, a bit of a graze here, and a bump there, but good hard, fair racing!
That's it right there folks! (incey, you was jibbed! Lol!)
Things are now a bit squeazy at the top of the heap as a result, so the last 3 rounds are gonna be doozies! Really looking forward to the contest!
That's all from the 'naught…I'll see youse on the track! Cheers.

Won't be racing tonight. Good luck all.

That was a big race! Man! Well done @disturboed for grabbing pole…I bloody missed it by that much! (Imagine a couple of sheets of paper gripped between thumb and forefinger…geesh!)
Race was on from the get go, with so much at stake points wise…I just wanted to get a clear run round first and second corners and try to settle into a groove, coz we were gonna be here for a while…
Cautiously followed turbo, desperately trying not to lose the front by being too close, but same same, didn't want to fall out of his slipstream for the straight. We had a good battle trading tenths here and there, very reminiscent of our stoush at Silverstone, and around lap 9 I realised m00nman was released from the pack and hunting us down! I really wanted to avoid a three way confrontation if possible so I tried in ernest to catch turbo, and try to get past…
I had a couple of looksy's at T1 but just wasn't close enough to have a good go under brakes, so head down and try to gain without scorching the fronts…took till lap13 till I could have a go…text book slipstream/late brake into T1. Then to try and escape, lol! Turbo was all over me like a bad suit and pinched the lead back easily…
I'm not sure which lap it was, but we were trying so hard we both out braked ourselves at T1, turbo ran deep and I nearly looped it…flashed my lights as turbo slowed to 'redress', but didn't really think it warranted it, so slotted in behind and off we went again! Super battle, superb skills man! And meanwhile, m00n is gaining…nearly within striking distance!
Eventually slipped a cheeky one up the inside into the hairpin/chicane on lap 17 (I theenk…) and managed to wriggle free of slipstream range over next lap or so…I just kept my head down as m00n and turbo sorted themselves out, but didn't really get away from m00n at all, with gap around 2 secs…pitted at end of lap 27…fresh boots and recommended fuel load plus 3L for luck! Exited pits with a slight advantage (2secs+) and proceeded to put the hammer down! I had to with m00n proving to be my 'nemesis' this season…any points advantage will do!
I managed to edge out a little breather around 3 secs…m00n and I traded tenths over the next few laps, then the car 'came to me'…light fuel, tyres on their 9th or 10th lap…felt smooth! Nice rhythm, and started to pull away as turbo and m00n haggled for tarmac.
I kept driving on with a good gap, just in case I spat it off track somewhere, or got tangled with a back marker, but managed to bring it home with fuel and time to spare…18 or so secs clear…woo hoo! What a race!
Congrats and thanks to m00n and turbo for 2nd and 3rd respectively, and for making it such a hard earned win! I couldn't blink or contemplate farting for one second of that race…
Bring on the Cotê Hanger! I love that track! Cheers

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#   Driver            Gap        Total      Best
01. adronaught      1:27:36.752 1:27:36.752 1:35.476
02. X-3vi1m00n          +19.201 1:27:55.953 1:35.630
03. disturboed          +19.576 1:27:56.328 1:35.101 (pole, fastest lap)
04. arakasi-            +51.414 1:28:28.166 1:35.972
05. incey               +53.156 1:28:29.908 1:35.516
06. WOLFYDADDY007     +1:39.882 1:29:16.634 1:36.087
07. Veilside2jz       +1:51.261 1:29:29.013 1:36.562
08. Half-Byte         +1:55.451 1:29:32.203 1:35.942
09. sooby_scott       +1:56.828 1:29:33.580 1:35.538
10. maximuscatticus   +2:01.252 1:29:38.004 1:35.742
11. arnoldwa           +32 laps (D/C)       1:36.753
12. cola1001           +48 laps (lag leave) 1:36.443

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#   Best lap Driver
01. 1:35.101 disturboed
02. 1:35.476 adronaught
03. 1:35.516 incey
04. 1:35.538 sooby_scott
05. 1:35.630 X-3vi1m00n
06. 1:35.742 maximuscatticus
07. 1:35.942 Half-Byte
08. 1:35.972 arakasi-
09. 1:36.087 WOLFYDADDY007
10. 1:36.443 cola1001
11. 1:36.562 Veilside2jz     
12. 1:36.753 arnoldwa

Good job by adro on being consistently fast. Nothing I can do. Last week, it was mine to lose, and I did. This week, it was adro's to win, and he did Wish I could improve on my qually time though.

Pretty good race overall, I always knew it was going to be difficult as the optimum strategy was going to be the 1 stopper, but I'm always hard on tyres so keeping the pace was going to hard.

Surprised I led qualy for most of the time, but I was still several tenths off my PB. Adro snuck in the dying minutes, so I had to go for a one last gasp as time was running out. Crossed the line and squeezed pole by a few hundredths. Great stuff.

Held position off the line and managed to hold Adro off for many many laps (great see-saw battle too) until my tyres started going off and then I was just loosing time and positions. Dropped to third and about 10 seconds off the lead by end lap 24. Pitted early to try for undercut, but I was too far back at this stage. Closed up 6 seconds on the lead though once they pitted 2 laps later.

Surprised myself by doing a 35.1 when it didn't even feel anything like that time. Even though I was lapping consistently in the 35's, Adro maintained his lead, and then once the wear set in, his lead just kept ever increasing. Caught back up to moon and we had some good running together. We tried using each other to drag ourselves clloser to Adro, but he was gone. We swapped for 2nd and 3rd a xouple of times, i passed him with about 3 laps to go, and after the final turn on the last lap team orders were deployed.

Overall happy with the result, especially with takin pole & FL!

Dude! You were right on the split times damned near the whole race…I couldn't really gap you, or turbo, when either of you hit your straps! And you're right re: good quail, coz theoretically starting at the pointy end should see you make the first few turns a little easier, with a little more elbow room so to speak…and scrapping with another driver does drop your lap times. I noticed it early 'in race' when I was blueing with turbo, and you were gaining rather rapidly, and also those couple of times you and turbo were battling, it was a little easier to find time…but I say 'only a little easier' coz you guys were battling along at a stonking pace! I had a couple 'scary wobbles' that went my way, thank Murphy (the undoer of all hopes and dreams), and so I was lucky in that respect…but you ain't slow, that's what I'm saying!

It was a great battle man! I thought I might have squeaked pole so didn't finish my lap, much to my chagrin, only to see you pop up in the box with quickest time, lol! I knew it was gonna be close!
Re: fastest lap: I had a 1:35.722 on the board for a while, but I didn't think it would stand…then we traded in the 35.6's for a bit…I drove my balls off trying to eek it out, and then BANG! You have the audacity to pull a 35.1! Lol!
I desperately wanted the extra pole or fastest lap points on offer, but when I saw 35.1, I gave it up as a sick joke, figuring it's not worth binning my race at this stage…lol! Man that's fast! Well done turbo!
Oh, and I bloody knew something 'happened' between the last corner and the finish line, lol! Team orders aye?! Lol!

Yeah. By the time ara and veil joined, I only had a couple of laps and I couldn't find the groove. I should have gone past 35.8. Well, qually is even more important next week!

Team RZR rocks the house