Race 2. Circuit De La Sarthe 12 Laps:: 16/07/11
There was the same turnout of 5 people as last time. This time however 3 new people were present ZachAK47, omDidit and Lomski. The absentees were Taunto_SVT, Crowey08 and Rivendell88. This is the first race which enforced the pace lap rule unlike Race 1. in Suzuka. Everyone lined up in their respected positions behind the pole sitter ZachAK47 who set the time 3:49:350 6 tenths quicker than the 2nd place driver killa_kandy.
The Starting grid was as follows.
1. ZachAK47 - Xanavi Nismo Nissan GT-R '08
2. killa_kandy - Yellowhat YMS Tomica Nissan GT-R '08
3. omDidit - Arta Nissan NSX '08
4. skynard - Yellowhat YMS Tomica Nissan GT-R '08
5. Lomski - Xanavi Nismo Nissan Z '06
Pace Lap
killa_kandy somehow bumps into the barriers damaging his car for a while after taking in too much speed into the chicane.
Lap 1
Lap 1 is underway after the cars go in double filed into the last chicane.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 on the first straight as he follows his slipstream.
Zach regains position as he sticks one up the inside on the first chicane.
skynard also passes omDidit on the first chicane.
at this stage into the race Lomski was 5 seconds behind 4th place driver omDidit.
killa_kandy has the inside line and brakes late before the 2nd chicane to maintain position.
skynard also overtakes ZachAK47 as he runs wide on the chicane.
ZachAK47 fights back and goes on the outside of the 3rd straight.
ZachAK47 also regains 1st position after he falls into the slipstream of killa_kandy's car. He gets the overtake done before the the mulsanne and takes the outside line.
killa_kandy and ZachAK47 are neck and neck on the run in to Indianapolis. ZachAK47 has the outside line for the next corner and killa_kandy has the inside line.
killa_kandy takes 1st place before the porsche curveafter ZachAK47 bumps into killa_kandy and damages his and killa_kandy's car.
Lap 2
The top 4 drivers are now within 5 seconds of each other.
ZachAK47 gets a good slingshot on tetre rouge and passes killa_kandy.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 at the end of the1st straight andhe takes the inside line for the first chicane.
ZachAK47 brakes late and passes killa_kandy around the outside after parking his car on the apex restricting killa_kandy from overtaking.
omDidit passes skynard after drafting him on the 2nd straight.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 before the mulsanne after drafting ZachAK47.
skynard also regains 3rd position after he follows omDidits slipstream on the 3rd straight.
ZachAK47 overtakes killa_kandy on the exit of the mulsanne after he runs onto the edge of the gravel.
killa_kandy slams onto the wall on the arnage corner as he took in too much speed.
Lap 3
The Top 4 are now within 7 seconds of each other.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 on the first straight.
ZachAK47 regains first at the end of the first straight and brakes late after taking the inside line to maintain position.
omDidit passes skynard on the 2nd straight.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 on the 3rd straight after drafting him.
ZachAK47 passes killa_kandy on the mulsanne corner after taking the inside line forcing killa_kandy on the outside.
skynard passes omDidit on the run into Indianapolis.
skynard slams into the wall on the Arnage corner after losing control on the braking zone which releases omDidit into 3rd position.
Lap 4
ZachAK47 passes killa_kandy on the 1st straight.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 on the 2nd straight.
ZachAK47 regains position after he drafts and brakes late around the outside for the 2nd chicane.
Lomski leaves the race as he is almost a minute behind the race leaders.
killa_kandy passes ZachAK47 on the 3rd straight.
skynard passes ZachAK47 as he outbrakes himself on mulsanne corner and drives into the gravel.
omDidit takes the lead after killa_kandy slams into the wall on the Arnage corner. ZachAK47 takes advantage and overtakes killa_kandy.
killa_kandy soon overtakes ZachAK47 as he is side by side and is in omDidit's slipstream.
ZachAK47 overtakes killa_kandy before the Porsche Curve and soon overtakes omDidit after he runs wide on the Ford Chicane.
killa_kandy follows ZachAK47 and takes back 2nd place.
Lap 6
killa_kandy drives onto the gravel after taking in too much speed into Indianapolis and the gap between him and the lead stretches to 3 seconds.
ZachAK47 runs wide on the Porshe Curve and trades paint with the barrier which lets killa_kandy catch him up.
Lap 7
omDidit comes into the pits as his lap times are beginningto drop. His previous lap was 6 seconds slower than his personal best. He swaps a set of used tyres for a fresh set of Racing Softs. Theres no sign of the race leaders coming into the pits just yet.
ZachAK47 runs wide yet again on the Porsche Curve which increases killa_kandy's lead to 2 seconds.
Lap 8
killa_kandy - ZachAK47 +2.897
killa_kandy - skynard +13.151
killa_kandy - omDidit +45.543
ZachAK47 passes killa_kandy on the 2nd straight.
There is still no sign of the leaders coming into the pits.
Lap 9 - Lap 10
ZachAK47 and killa_kandy are continiously trading positions as they fall into each others slipstream.
At this stage killa_kandy and ZachAK47 have decided not to come into the pits as they both think they have enough to take the car to the finish line.
Lap 11
As we enter the closing stages of the race omDidit catches skynard before the Porsche Curve as his Racing Softs are 6 laps younger,
Zach Oversteers on the Ford Chicane as he has very minimal Rear Grip.
Lap 12
Zach is in the lead by 0.416 seconds as we enter the last lap.
skynard passes omDidit on the Ford Chicane and the cross the line 14 seconds behind the race leaders.
ZachAK47 tries to negotiate an unwanted oversteer following the dunlop Curve which results in killa_kandy taking the lead. On the first sector ZachAK47 is 4 seconds behind killa_kandy.
omDidit passes skynard on the first straight.
ZachAK47 has trouble slowing the car down and steering his car on the first chicane as his tyres have fallen off the cliff.
ZachAK47 has the same problem on the 2nd chicane which brings skynard and omDidit closer and closer.
killa_kandy meanwhile extends his lead to 9 seconds.
skynard is racing for his life and regains 3rd position on the 2nd chicane as he brakes late around the outside.
ZachAK47 has no rear grip left which inevitably leads to being passed by skynard and omDidit. It seems like his one stop strategy failed to work.
omDidit makes a swift move and passes skynard on the run in to Indianapolis. This move promotes him to 2nd position
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ZachAK47 loses control on the corner before Indianapolis and points the car in the wrong direction.
meanwhile skynard runs onto the gravel after taking too much speed into the Porsche Curve.
killa_kandy takes the win without coming into the pits. This strategy was not the best decision he has made however it had worked as his closest competitior ZachAK47 also did not come into the pits.
omDidit finishes in 2nd as the only driver to come into the pits.
skynard finishes in 3rd and his strategy of a no-stopper didn't work out.
And in 4th position is ZachAK47 after taking pole position for this race. This is a race to forget as he was a winning contender for the race. His strategy of not coming into the pits failed to work out for him. He still has to wrestle with the car as he crosses the finish line.
Race Classification
Top Speed: 193 mph
Distance: 101.628miles
Time: 52:49:110
Average Speed: 115.45mph
Pole Position: ZachAK47 - 3:49:350
Fastest Lap: killa_kandy - 3:50:607
1. killa_kandy 52:49:110 Yellowhat Tomica Nissan GT-R '08
2. omDidit + 6.960 Arta Honda NSX '08
3. skynard + 12.703 Yellowhat YMS Tomica Nissan GT-R '08
4. ZachAK47+ 1:14:267 Xanavi Nismo Nissan GT-R '08
5. Lomki + 8 laps Xanavi Nismo Nissan Z '06
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