LAP #1:
It's Lights-Out in Atlanta. The Corvettes get off the line quickly and it looks like they're already 4-Wide in mid-grid as
@llNovall and
@Kgffy have already joined
@JakeMk8 and
@Bologna_Duc in the 3rd Row.
LAP #1:
Great clean job all around during the start. Pictured below if
@radliffracing, in 5th, leading the mid-grid pack out of Turn 7 on the opening lap.
LAP #2:
The race is settling in. As I predicted,
@DublDee and
@socalnatv would be setting a fast pace from the get-go running 1-2. Just behind them,
@DRD_Niagara and
@Kgffy in 3rd and 4th have already exchanged positions a couple times.
@radliffracing,
@llNovall and
@Bologna_Duc in 5th through 7th.
LAP #3:
We've had a few early mistakes.
@CdnSweetTee exited the chicane on Lap #1 with a spin. There's a slight crest in the road upon entering sector #2 that can get tricky. It unsettles
@Bologna_Duc Z4 and sends him into the wall hard.
@JDMKING13 takes the position.
@Bologna_Duc's error drops him from 7th to 12th.
LAP #6:
Chalk-up another position for
@JDMKING13. The replay shows his Mustang is trying to kill him but he's keeping it on the track and that's enough for him to claim another spot as the crest in the road seems to have also claimed
@llNovall on Lap #6.
@llNovall would drop from 6th to 9th.
LAP #6:
If you don't get Turn 7 Atlanta correct, and the trailing car does, this Turn promotes flat out, pedal to the medal drag race action down the entire straight. The temperature is rising in
@DublDee's cockpit but he's still hanging onto his lead.
LAP #8 - Lead Change:
A wide exit out of the esses on Lap #8 would have
@DublDee slightly into the sand. The slipup would cost him his lead on the ensuing straight.
LAP #10:
Series newcomer and rookie
@Smithy 1989 is doing quite well in his debut race sitting in 6th through 10 Laps. He's feeling the pressure and learning quickly why
@llNovall's core group of drivers keep coming back to his series.
LAP #10:
@DublDee and
@DRD_Niagara each made small errors in sector 2 on Lap #10 and were lucky to avoid disasters but
@Kgffy seizes the opportunities and moves into 2nd place.
LAP #11:
The fight between
@Kgffy,
@DublDee and
@DRD_Niagara was a lot of fun but the guy who is enjoying it the most is
@socalnatv and he's built a good size gap for himself at the front.
LAP #13:
As we start Lap #13,
@Kgffy slams him car into the wall but somehow keeps it straight but he drops a position to
@DRD_Niagara.
LAP #16:
This pic shows the gap
@socalnatv has built while the three behind him were fighting. This one is just about in the bag right?
RIGHT?
LAP #19 - Lead Change - OFF GOES SAND !
@socalnatv gets Turn 7 all wrong and puts himself into the wall.
@DRD_Niagara, upon exiting Turn 7 can't believe his eyes as he powers himself past
@socalnatv and into the lead.
LAP #23 - Lead Change:
I held
@socalnatv off at the chicane a couple times by taking the inside line (Thanks for those practices
@DublDee) but
@socalnatv gets me on Lap #23. I would have loved to hang on for the win but going through this chicane in close quarters with
@socalnatv, with any contact being made was also very rewarding.
Nicely Done Sir and always fun being on track with you.
LAP #24:
@socalnatv had to sweat more than he wanted in the end but he closes it off to win his 2nd race of the 2026 season. He's joined on the podium with
@DRD_Niagara and
@Kgffy.
@socalnatv also took him the Fastest Lap Bonus with an incredible 1:17.101. Almost a full, half-second faster than
@DRD_Niagara 2nd F.L. of 1:17.568.
