Race 1 started off and ran the entire race full of action and close battles. Some to note: TCR saw 4 of 5 drivers racing for 2nd place through the first 10 laps of Race 1 before getting broken up by class traffic, where
@Moby45 and
@MrDonovan continued the battle all the way to the finish line. In regards to cross class traffic, great job by both classes on the clean racing, especially given the TCR Class were putting up quite a fight in the corners...GS Drivers certainly had to work for it as there were no easy passes against the TCR field.
The GS Class showcased quite a few intense dogfights in Race 1, most notably the nearly full race battle between
@Noob01_lmdead (Raul) and
@GTP_Guido, with many pass attempts, great defense, and a photo finish at the Finish Line.
@TEX36 and
@Harry Rowley had a nice shootout for 4th place before Tex started to slip away to mount a successful attack on
@nmcp1 for a 3rd place podium finish in Race 1.
@Bologna_Duc ,
@Rob Brown , and myself had a few exchanges throughout Race 1, and while we could keep pace with Nuno, Tex, and Harry, we just couldn't seem to close in enough to make a challenge.
In Race 2, the TCR field was a bit more spread out after the first few laps, but
@Moby45 and
@stelephant did have a nice battle to the finish line to finish out the night. Race 2 for the GS Class picked up where Race 1 left off with an intense battle between myself,
@IceWarden ,
@Bologna_Duc , and
@nmcp1 before a Caution was called for a tie up in the TCR Class. After the 1 lap regroup Caution, the track went back to green with alot of cross class traffic and alot of changes in position. I tried to maintain/gain back a few positions lost from the crowded restart before missing my brakepoint in that big Vette, forcing me to ditch the car to avoid any incident. The race continued with another battle erupting between
@Noob01_lmdead (Raul),
@IceWarden , and
@nmcp1, before Raul checked out to make a chase for
@Rob Brown in 1st place. The other notable exchange in Race 2 was the 4-5 lap battle between
@TEX36 ,
@Harry Rowley, myself, and
@GTP_Guido around lap 20 before Tex began running away and Harry ran wide in the final corner, setting up the final run to the finish line between myself and Guido for 6th place. In the end, Rob took 1st, Raul, finished 2nd, with IceWarden rounding out the top 3 for Race 2. Awesome racing!!
Have a look at the Replay Broadcasts or Replays and feel free to elaborate further on your own in race battles.
On a final note, when viewing the scoring sheets, take note to how close the qualifying and fast lap times were across the field, and if you do have a look at the replays, how close the avg lap times are for the entire field of both classes. Very very close.
