LAP #1:
It's lights out at Fuji and it's a full sprint to the righthanded Turn 1.
LAP #1 - Lead Change
The inside line proves beneficial to
@socalnatv who nails his braking point and manages to exit Turn 1 just ahead of
@The_Antman_ and now leads. Everybody gets away cleanly.
LAP #1:
The first time through the Dunlop chicane was intense.
@socalnatv still leads
@The_Antman_. And just behind them,
@DRD_Niagara,
@Noob01_lmdead and
@DublDee came into it hard, three-wide and navigated quite well.
LAP #3:
The technical, twisty 3rd sector can cause issues if one isn't careful.
@JDMKING13, running in 6th, came out of Turn 13 sliding but manages a race saving catch to resettle his car without losing position.
@bublyman,
@Bologna_Duc and
@llNovall are currently in 7th through 9th.
LAP #4:
@socalnatv still leads but Lap #4 has been a fun lap for the battle for 2nd place.
@Noob01_lmdead is pictured moving ahead of
@The_Antman_. The two would continue to briefly exchange this position over the next lap.
LAP #6:
This picture summarizes my race. Despite my car's +5 pp advantage over
@DublDee's car, I just couldn't drop him. I'd periodically build a buffer of 1.0 - 1.2 seconds but then I'd look in my rearview and he'd be right on me again. This might have lasted 16 laps and the best part....I don't recall feeling a simple bump the entire time. Nice racing
@DublDee.
LAP #7:
@The_Antman_, currently in 3rd place appears to have missed his breaking point and comes into Turn 1 of Lap #7 too hot. He does quite well in avoiding
@Noob01_lmdead and
@socalnatv but the error would drop him from 3rd to 12th place.
LAP #10:
Towards the back of the grid, Lap #9 & Lap #10
@CdnSweetTee and
@The_Antman_ were having a good battle for the 11th spot but
@CdnSweetTee would end up spinning at the Dunlop chicane.
LAP #11:
It's Lap #11 and we've still got this type of action as
@JDMKING13,
@bublyman,
@llNovall and
@Mac1032763 are all bunched together in 5th through 8th position.
LAP #14:
@Bologna_Duc gives a kiss to the bollard at Turn 1 of Lap 14 from the 9th position. He's trying to hold off
@Yugofan and
@The_Antman_.
LAP #15:
@Noob01_lmdead and
@DRD_Niagara have been running 2-3 since
@The_Antman_ went off at Lap #7. When I pushed the car, I was able to get close to
@Noob01_lmdead to apply pressure but he kept a very good pace. He'd have to make a mistake for me to overtake him.
LAP #16:
@socalnatv has been leading since exiting Turn 1 of Lap #1 and he's now 3 Laps from victory.
@Noob01_lmdead,
@DRD_Niagara,
@DublDee and
@JDMKING13 are your current top 5.
@llNovall,
@Mac1032763 and
@bublyman are just behind.
LAP #19:
@llNovall and
@JDMKING13 had what might have been the battle of the race. It started on Lap #18 and went on until the end of the race. On the line was a spot in the top 5.
LAP #19:
@socalnatv never gave back the lead he took in Turn 1 of Lap #1. He put in a flawless drive and sees it through until the end to capture his 2nd chequered flag of the season. He takes the top spot on the podium and standing next to him is
@Noob01_lmdead and
@DRD_Niagara.
The Fastest Laps point once again goes to
@The_Antman_ (his 6th such award in 7 races) with a time of 1:41.698. It edges out
@Mac1032763's time of 1:41.715 and
@DublDee's time of 1:41.846.
