Holy Wreckfest Batman!
Just did 2nd slot Oceania with our 'eagle' eyed friend, a kung fu fan and an old academic. Also had some friends in there, like
@D_Dragline. It was a total demo derby in the pack.
Door 18, get a 0.5 track limit penalty on my first hot lap so both were ugly, but qualified p17 as 1 person quit. Not super excited as me and this car are enemies, but hopeful.
Start and there is some barging, pushing and penalties. I gain a few spots lap 1. Same continues, then I settle into a mid pack grouping and just hang on. Trying to not battle unless I really need to go on order to preserve my tires. I have 1 accidental bump of our ninja exiting the final turn, but give him room. He proceeds to door slam me a few times and brake check me, as well as pushing me wide at dunlop. I ignore it all and just cruise.
Pit end of lap 8 for RM and come out p15, but right behind several cars. They proceed to go batpoop nuts. 2 of them have a massive battle wrecking them both, including a spin out on the main straight. I pass another straight up, then pass ninja with a slight side tap on dunlop. He decides to go nuclear but ends up taking out the other guy at the chicane. I am cruising and figuring it is p11 for me when on the last lap the 2 in front have at it into turn 1, 1 person gets a penalty, they dont like it and at the 90degree left they kill the other one at full speed.
A rather exciting but sort of surprising and undeserved p9.
With the new penalty system, baby those tires, keep it calm and keep your head on a swivel. They gettin crazy out here.