Season 11 of SLR F2 kicked off in the not so sunny Australia for the opening qualifying of the season which saw NightOwl in his new INVICTA Racing car take a second SLR F2 pole position. Conditioned improved for the races however. Sprint Race saw an epic 3-way battle for the race win between Corey, Jam and Midzy all of which have been champions in SLR whether in F1 or F2 before. Corey would lead home Jam and then Midzy. The opening feature race got underway with NightOwl struggling to maintain the strong pace he showed in Quali. A late Saftey car (for the first time since season 9!) gave us a cracking ending to the season opener With a podium full of SLR F2 Champions, but Season 7 Champion SLR Corey started his campaign with the double! Season 4 and reining Season 10 champion Raceroller finished 2nd, finally Season 1 and Season 6 Champion Jam rounded out the podium!
Next time out we head to the Circuit De Barcelona Catalunya in Spain. If Round 1 is anything to go by then we have a thrilling season ahead.
Take care and hope to see you joining us for the next one!
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Qualifying Classification:
1 Nightowl0208735
2 Raceroller22
3 F1ABQW3RTYYY
4 SLR Corey
5 BMidzy
6 SLR Jam40
7 Joseeeph F1
8 SLR Southerner
9 Tornado0333
10 CODZILLA5699
11 SLR Allen
12 OwenHowell36
13 WillyBum7
14 SLR Medal2533
15 SLR Mash
16 SLR Dodgy
17 SLR Petronas
18 MonkeySmash5954
19 TeH Punisher946
20 Baggiefan 1995
POLE: Nightowl0208735 - 1.40.130
Sprint Race Classification:
1 SLR Corey
2 SLR Jam40
3 BMidzy
4 Nightowl0208735
5 Raceroller22
6 SLR Medal2533
7 CODZILLA5699
8 SLR Southerner
9 F1ABQW3RTYYY
10 MonkeySmash5954
11 TeH Punisher946
12 Joseeeph F1
13 Baggiefan 1995
14 SLR Mash
15 OwenHowell36
16 SLR Dodgy
17 SLR Petronas DNF
18 WillyBum7 DNF
19 Tornado0333 DNF
20 SLR Allen DNF
FL: OwenHowell36 - 1.29.157 (Take a bow Owen Howell!)
FL POINT: SLR Medal2533 - 1.29.468
Sprint Race Incidents:
SLR Petronas vs Joseeeph F1
Lap 5
Verdict: Racing Incident
Very unfortunate incident which has predominantly been caused by the contact system and tyres locking together. Both drivers were trying to leave space. Joseeeph was turning right after the contact but as the tyres had locked together at this point it was to no avail. As Joseeeph has done everything possible to avoid serious contact and leave Petronas space we feel it would be harsh to penalise him.
Feature Race Classification:
1 SLR Corey
2 Raceroller22
3 SLR Jam40
4 BMidzy
5 SLR Medal2533
6 CODZILLA5699
7 SLR Dodgy
8 F1ABQW3RTYYY 5s + 1LP
9 SLR Petronas
10 SLR Southerner
11 OwenHowell36
12 Nightowl0208735
13 SLR Allen
14 WillyBum7
15 TeH Punisher946
16 Baggiefan 1995
17 MonkeySmash5954 10s + 2LP
18 SLR Mash
19 Joseeeph F1 DNF
20 Tornado0333 DNF
FL: F1ABQW3RTYYY - 1.27.923
Feature Race Incidents:
MonkeySmash5954 v SLR Mash
Lap 3
Verdict: 15 Secs & 3LP to MonkeySmash5954 (Appeal: reduced to 10 Secs + 2LP)
Coming into the final corner MonkeySmash nudges Mash’s rear wing slightly knocking Mash into a half spin. As Mash is veering off MonkeySmash hits him again and hits him into the pit entry wall. Which results in major damage for Mash and damage for MonkeySmash too.
SLR Dodgy v F1ABQW3RTYYY
Lap 9
Verdict: 5 Secs & 1LP to F1ABQW3RTYYY
QWERTY makes an overtake on Dodgy into turn 3. At mid corner he loses rear grip and slightly slides. This allows Dodgy to get back ahead. At this point we feel QWERTY should have yielded and tucked behind. Instead he tries to keep his nose in through turn 4 and cause front wing to rear tyre contact with Dodgy. Which results in both cars being spun.
MonkeySmash5954 v SLR Petronas
Lap 11
Verdict: NFA
Nothing in this submission. Petronas holds his line and only leaves MonkeySmash the outside line into turn 3. A cars width is left at all times and we feel Monkey has gone deep into turn 3 due to him carrying too much speed.
MonkeySmash5954 v SLR Petronas v WillyBum7
Lap 15
Verdict: Racing Incident
On the run down to turn 11 WillyBum is tight to the inside wall with SLR Southerner performing an overtake. WillyBum brakes earlier than normal for turn 11 knowing his line is too tight. Behind MonkeySmash is attempting a similar overtake on Petronas. As WillyBum brakes Petronas moves left to avoid the slowing car ahead. This causes contact with MonkeySmash and destabilises his car. No damage or positions are lost from this incident so we’re ruling it a racing incident.
OwenHowell36 v SLR Dodgy
Lap 16
Verdict: Racing Incident
Through the turn 4 Dodgy has bumped wheels with SLR Allen and been knocked off line. This has allowed OwenHowell to get alongside into turn 5. Both drivers are respectful and aim to leave the maximum amount of space. Dodgy catches the inside curb which causes him to oversteer on corner exit and leave Owen with minimal space. There was no intentional squeeze or forcing off track and no damage sustained. So we’re calling this hard racing.
MonkeySmash5954 v Baggiefan 1995
Lap 17
Verdict: NFA
There's nothing in this submission. Baggiefan isn't weaving on the straight, his inputs just seem a little strong. The tyre bump into Turn 3 is very minor and we feel caused by MonkeySmash turning in slightly too early while there's still a car on the inside.
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