LAP #1:
For the last time in Japan this season, it's lights out.
@cesarr64 gets himself a decent start and will lead us towards Turn 1.
LAP #1 - Lead Change:
In sector #2,
@Kgffy opts for the inside line and gets ahead of
@cesarr64 to take the lead.
@bublyman,
@llNovall and
@Yugofan currently occupy positions 3 through 5.
LAP #1:
Towards the rear,
@ThOrangeGoats got his tires dirty in the braking zone of Turn 10 and spun across the track into the grass. The stewards were very harsh on him in assessing a track reset.
LAP #5:
The top 5 are pictured in sector 3.
@Kgffy,
@bublyman,
@llNovall,
@JDMKING13 and
@Bologna_Duc. At Suzuka, we saw
@DublDee's Land of The Rising Sun livery. I felt I needed to capture
@Bologna_Duc's version in this recap. Nice job to both drivers.
LAP #8:
We're less than halfway through this race but themes are emerging.
@JDMKING13 and
@Bologna_Duc were paired together for most of the race. And just behind them is
@Yugofan and
@DRD_Niagara also paired up.
LAP #11:
@Kgffy is starting his 11th Lap and he seems dialed in as he builds a decent lead for himself.
@bublyman and
@llNovall are trying to keep eyes on
@Kgffy.
LAP #12:
Ohh-No. A very costly slip between Turns 1 and 2 would send
@Kgffy into the wall. He avoids disaster but his lead is in jeopardy.
LAP #12 - Lead Change:
A few Turns later,
@bublyman would get ahead of
@Kgffy and assume the lead of the race.
LAP #13:
@Kgffy didn't go away, he battled
@bublyman and for a brief moment, powered himself back into the lead by the end of the long straight but went a tad too deep at Turn 1 of Lap #13 and
@bublyman was again able to move into 1st place.
LAP #15:
Turn 1 is giving
@Kgffy fits at this point in the race. Again, he goes slightly too deep and gets his tires on the slick green turf. No slip or spin but a loss of speed opens the door for
@llNovall to move into 2nd place.
LAP #15:
There's some good stuff in mid grid.
@DRD_Niagara, running 7th, is having difficulties pulling in
@Yugofan who in turn is having difficulties pulling in
@Bologna_Duc and
@JDMKING13.
LAP #19:
The battle for 4th place between
@JDMKING13 and
@Bologna_Duc was fun to watch and they gave us an awesome finish. It seems like
@Bologna_Duc applied pressure on
@JDMKING13 for 15+ Laps and he actually came out of the last turn of the race ahead of
@JDMKING13 but the Mustang was too much and managed to out-power
@Bologna_Duc's Z4 to the finish line.
The battle made for doing the Broadcast for the last few laps pretty easy. I could have selected the carera from
@Bologna_Duc's cockpit and kept it there for the last 5 Laps or so.
LAP #19:
Japan has been good to
@bublyman. He sees it through for the win and is the first driver to bag multiple wins this season after a win at Suzuka in Event #2. He's joined on the podium by
@llNovall (who manages a double podium at Fuji) and by
@Kgffy.
@Kgffy scores the Fastest Lap Bonus by putting down a 1:37.570, the fastest lap of the Event by a decent margin.
