Manufacturer Series Final Season Round 2 Summary
Qualifying went well, started myself in 5th, ahead of
@xxxman1
Come the grid start and said guy in the Evo accidentally jumped the start, along with a fellow Hong Kong Toyota driver in 15th. As a result, anarchy ensues, starting with a Chinese Lexus driver, followed by a Japanese Audi driver (the same guy who has questionable driving standards in the Nations Cup Round 2, sound familiar?) collecting another Japanese driver, this time for Renault Sport. A BOSS Mercedes got almost involved, but the red R.S.01 ghosted before said Merc driver hits him. Luckily for the Toyota driver, he has avoided the chaos.
On my PoV, I decided to use the handbrake and TCS 1 for the start, then turning it off after 41 MPH, unfortunately I was jumped by a Martini NSX as a result.
Turn 1 and it went smoothly, but not for the fellow GTPlanet member in the Evo, as he puts the power down when there is no grip, which then puts him into the wall and dropped to 18th, then I ended up dropping to 11th at the end of Lap 1, though I have some nice battles along the way.
Like for example on Lap 2 where I was able to retake 10th place from the BOSS Mercedes by going to the outside, as he actually shifts down to 2nd, while I was using 4th gear. Said BOSS Mercedes went off into the gravel later down the line.
Lap 3 and at the exit from Turn 2, I ended up digging a rear wheel into the grass, causing oversteer and blows the door open for an Australian in the Beetle to come through, falling back to 11th, now behind me is the other Toyota driver. All the way back in 18th is where
@xxxman1 gets overtaken by the Chinese guy who gets tangled at the start by that very guy in an Evo, then puts the power down and spins in frustration.
Eventually on Lap 4 I went pass the Corvette on the run into Turn 1 after the Corvette driver made a mistake on the final turn, then the battle ended when the Corvette gained the inside and bumps the inside wall, shoving him into the outside, dropping him into 13th.
Lap 5 and a battle up ahead between a New Zealand Evo and a Strike Witches Jag ensues, to which the Kiwi was able to stay until the pits kick in, with the Jag having more fuel in the tank than the Evo entering the pits. I entered with 29% of fuel left in the tank, while the other Toyota driver behind me only has 8% of fuel left! Everyone pitted in except for the other Japanese Audi driver (De-14RGT is the guy who caused the nuisance in the Nations Cup Round 2, while the guy who stays out from the pits in this race is Leafa_12). A change in the lead ensues as a Lexus driver in 2nd assumes the lead group, ahead of the polesitter which is an Australian Hyundai driver, with a username that is better used if he went for Chevrolet (or rather Holden if the marque comes to GTS). Then the Kiwi in a very nationalistic Evo dropped to 5th technically as said Audi that decided to stay out isn't part of this group. I exited in 9th, behind a Beetle.
Eventually the battle ended with the Lexus driver dropping to 3rd after taking compromising lines to defend his position. At the end of Lap 6, the guy who stayed out pitted in, exiting in 11th
I ended up battling with the Beetle in Lap 8, then I ended up went past him for 7th place, but at Turn 1 on Lap 9, I ended up missing the apex and run wide, giving the Beetle back the position. Then on the run to the bridge during the battle for 2nd, the Lexus driver understeers into the narrowing Armco, costing his race and dropping him to 11th. Then a Subaru understeers on the same spot, dropping him from 12th to 14th. And then on the run to the corner before the straight, the red R.S.01, one of the cars tangled up in the start line caused by
@xxxman1 via getting collected by De-14RGT, spins into the Armco, and kept his 16th place as no one was near enough to take the opportunity. Then the Martini NSX gets pushed wide by the New Zealand Evo.
It's the Final Lap! And an Audi in 8th place gets tangled by a gap and proceeds to grind the Armco before eventually does a 360, dropping him (or her?) into 11th.
The Hyundai won this race, followed by the New Zealand Evo in 2nd, and the Martini NSX in 3rd. I finished in 7th, could have beaten the Beetle and the Jag if their penalties were bigger and/or I was closer to them. The other Toyota finished in 12th, and
@xxxman1 finished in 17th, ahead of the Chinese Lexus driver and a last-placed NSX.
Hope the Blue Moon race goes well!
Or it's a distraction and everybody will use the classic hybrids in the race itself ? 
I did a test race with the Peugeot for nothing 
Still I will race in the slot 3 so maybe a stream from 
