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After a battle with his brother for the entire race, Xx JamHam xX took the win, extending his championship lead. HamJam2002 had to settle for second, missing out on the win by only 3 tenths, and bezzas1 came home for P3, another great result for the Racing Point driver. Hoopolicious once again finished in P4 after a shock Q2 exit, with Crispy2001 behind in 5th, recovering after a disappointing weekend in Russia. Raceroller22 dropped from a starting position of 5th to finish 6th, with CSR Charlie making a great debut in P7 after qualifying on the secon row. TommyReal finished 8th after a quali ban, with KevinGT9389 and UkBeastAssassin rounding out our top 10. PaRa Quickz made his full time debut for Renault, just finishing outside of the points in P11, with SLR Southerner and ZyDRAD behind him in P12 and P13. MeRkz47 finished 14th, with PSR Freeman in 15th after a disconnect with 3 laps to go, a shame as he was running 6th. Finally, V2 x Combat finished last after a spin.





Qualifying

Pole Lap: 01.33.996


1. xX JamHam Xx

2. HamJam2002

3. CSR Charlie

4. Crispy2001

5. raceroller22

6. ZyDRAD

7. PaRa Quickz

8. MeRkz47

9. bezzas1

10. V2 x Combat

11. PSR Freeman

12. KevinGT9389

13. SLR Southerner

14. UKBeasAssassin

15. Hoopolicious

16. TommyReal


Race

Fastest Lap: 01.27.242 V2 x Combat


1. xX JamHam Xx

2. HamJam2002

3. bezzas1

4. Hoopolicious

5. Crispy2001

6. raceroller22

7. CSR Charlie

8. TommyReal

9. KevinGT9389

10. UKBeastAssassin

11. PaRa Quickz

12. SLR Southerner

13. ZyDRAD

14. MeRkz47

15. PSR Freeman (DNF)

16. V2 x Combat


Para quickz vs merkz47Lap 1

Penalty awarded to merkz47 - 15 seconds 3 LP

Merkz has out-broke himself coming into the final chicane and clipped the rear off para quickz causing him to spin and lose multiple positions.


Division 1


After Qualifying 1 was bypassed the intensity ramped up throughout Q2 and by the end of Q2 seeing times as low as a 1:26.063 set by Babatunde sr. Q2 also saw Semm get through on mediums tyres meaning he would be the only one from the top 10 to start of them after going out on softs himself and I believe invalidating his lap. The pole time came right at the end of Q3 and the only man into the 25’s. Riggs set a 1:25.820.


The race brought some early battling between the top 3 of Riggsey Sillybunny and Babatunde. At the bottom end of the top 10 a great battle between Clock and jibjab was evolving. Bennett was the first man to pit on lap 8 from the 10th. There was quite a lot of late drama when a safety car was brought out on lap 20 after vandoorne lost the read through sector 1 and unfortunately Riggsey collected him followed by SLR McKeon picking up some damage. This would see a top 3 of SotierClock110, Jibjab and Jason stay out on medium Hard Medium tyres for track position and the rest of the top 10 pitting for fresh softs. This would later turn good for clock finishing in 2nd and picking up dotd. There would later be a last lap incident between multiple drivers after a collision between Sillybunny and Jibjab. The final top 3 classification being 1st Brindyboi improving his lead in the championship 2nd SotierClock110 and in 3rd SLR McKeon.


Qualifying

Pole Lap: 01.25.820


1. Riggsy x

2. SillyBunny47711

3. BrindyBoi67

4. SLR McKoen

5. Babatunde SR422

6. benneyy628

7. SLR Vandoorne

8. SLR Semm

9. SotierClock110

10. TIR Jason

11. JibJab325

12. SLR Liamm

13. ARL PReDaToRZz

14. Elite x Riskz


Race

Fastest Lap: 01.28.251 BrindyBoi67


1. BrindyBoi67

2. SotierCLock110

3. SLR McKeon

4. SillyBunny47711

5. ARL PReDaToRZz

6. Riggsey x

7. TIR Jason

8. SLR Liamm

9. SLR Semm

10. Babatunde SR422

11. JibJab325

12. bennett628 (DNF)

13. SLR Vandoorne (DNF)

14. Elite x Riskz (DNF)


@Riggsey x vs @SillyBunny47711 Lap 12 - contact and squeezing


The stewards believe that Bunny is not at fault for the incident and contact, as Bunny attempts to leave room and the stewards believe he leaves enough to be acceptable . As a result the stewards believe it is a racing incident. Bunny ultimately 'has the corner'


Racing incident


@Riggsey x vs @SillyBunny47711 lap 23 - running driver off the track


Going into turn 1 Riggs is beside and then behind Bunny, bunny then slows to avoid contact with Predz in front of him allowing riggs to pull half way along side Bunny. By the time the duo enter the incident area Riggs front right tyre is in line with Bunnys rear left, as a result of the corner and understeer the stewards believe bunny moves to the left, however not in a way that severely alters or damages riggs race, with riggs remaining in the curb. Bunny ultimately 'has the corner' (see commonly how drivers push one another off at T1 Hungary onto the Kurb)


No further action


@Riggsey x vs @SillyBunny47711 lap 23 - moving under braking


The stewards believe that Riggs has out-broken himself resulting in damage, with the line used by Bunny being a common one used by drivers as a nature of the corner.


No further action


In Division Two this weekend at Suzuka, it was all about not making mistakes, and that is exactly what happened, right from Qualifying! It was predicted to be a Q3 pole fight between championship leader SLR FemPest and reserve Darren I 22, and that is how it looked after the first runs out. However in the final runs, SLR FemPest invalidated his lap early on, much to his frustration. Seconds later, the man on provisional pole, Darren I 22, spun at Dunlop Curve! This then meant that OwenHowell36 capitalised on the others’ mistakes and put in the fastest lap of the session to take only his second pole position in SLR.


After a tentative start, off the line it was OwenHowell36 in the lead, just ahead of SLR FemPest, managing to get ahead of mediums runner Darren I 22. After a few laps the championship leader would show his supreme pace around his favourite circuit and took the lead from OwenHowell36. The former then went for the undercut, but the gap was relatively the same. However the McLaren driver, now in P2, was held up with traffic inbetween him and the leader. This continued to be the case for the win right to the last lap, with the gap around 4 seconds. Even though OwenHowell36 halved the gap in the final lap alone, it wasn’t enough to stop the championship leader. Xx Allen xX7679 took the final spot on the podium.


SLR FemPest can now win the Division Two title next week at COTA, as long as he outscores or stay within 3 points of rockamad, within 10 of Owen and within 11 of Leah


Qualifying


Pole Time: 1:26.318


1. OwenHowell36

2. Darren I 22

3. SLR FemPest

4. Alpeh

5. SLR Leah

6. TIR Haze

7. J Lee Menz

8. ZachIsBeast25

9. Jimmo00

10. SLR Barlow

11. LSW L3G3ND44

12. SSR Halo

13. Xx Allen xX7679

14. dRaSt1k bLazE

15. SLR Hicklin

16. SLR bunny

17. OG James 96

18. FZR IGOR (QB)

19. TRC AlfieDK (QB)

20. SLR Teddy (QB)


Race


Fastest Lap: 1:28.541 - Darren I 22


1. SLR FemPest

2. OwenHowell36

3. Xx Allen xX7679

4. TRC AlfieDK

5. TIR Haze

6. SLR Leah

7. ZachIsBeast25

8. SLR Barlow

9. FZR IGOR

10. Alpeh (+15s)

11. dRaSt1k bLazE

12. Jimmo00

13. Darren I 22 (FL)

14. SSR Halo

15. SLR Teddy

16. J Lee Menz

17. SLR Hicklin (+5s)

18. SLR bunny

19. OG James 96 (DNF)

20. LSW L3G3ND44 (DNF)


Darren vs Alpeh - Spinning another car/causing minor wing damage (lap 24)

Outcome: 15s + 3LP awarded to Alpeh for spinning another car

Reason: Darren has presumably recovered from a spin going up the hill, and has been on the track for plenty of time, and is in front of Alpeh going into Degna 1. While his car is travelling slower (due to perhaps overheating/grassy tyres), the onus is placed on the car behind not to run into the back of them. Alpeh does exactly that, and takes the full blame on this incident, spinning Darren out into the infield.


OG James vs SLR Hicklin - causing a collision (Lap 17)

Outcome: 5s + 2LP awarded to SLR Hicklin for causing a collision

Reason: The stewards determined that Hicklin’s mistake on the kink before the hairpin is the cause of the incident, and therefore he should be held responsible for it. The stewards felt 5s + 2LP was an appropriate penalty given the severity of the collision caused by Hicklin.


SLR Teddy vs SLR Hicklin - Spinning another car (lap 6)

Outcome: Racing Incident

Reason: Teddy tries an overly ambitious move into the Spoon Curve, not having enough of his car alongside into such a high speed corner to justify having any space being left for him. He’s fortunate that he only affected his own race with this incident, hence why the RI verdict is given.


Konnichiwa from Suzuka in Japan this week in division 3 and it was Lofty4794 who put his car on pole position by 2

tenths with SLR Dolph1n in P2 on the grid. SLR Gareth just missed out on the front row by less than 6 hundredths

with SLR Dodgy making up the second row. As the lights went out and the race started it was Lofty4794 who got a

good start maintaining his position with the top 4 all getting away clean. SLR Hyperz made early moves from P7 into

P5 round the first coupe of turns and capitalised on an error from SLR Dodgy in sector 1 to take P4. SLR J3st3r who

started the race at the back was the only casualty at the start as he took a spin in sector 1. By the end of lap 1

Lofty4794 had opened over a second lead at the front and was flying ahead. The start of lap 3 saw a mistake from

SLR Gareth as he looked to make a move on SLR Dolph1n into T1 but swerved onto the grass and had to slow the car

to avoid a spin losing 2 places as both SLR Hyperz and SLR Dodgy made up places. An incident then followed in sector

1 as SLR Colden and SLR Spr1tley had a coming together resulting in both drivers leaving the circuit and losing places

Bringing out the VSC. Lap 4 then saw a clashing of wheels as GrumpyOrange976 did well not to lose the car heading

towards the Dengas after an incident with SLR St20h as I21I Maxwell took advantage to make up a place. Lap 5 then

saw I21I Maxwell running wide at the Dengas allowing Aflyinglemon318 the chance to make the pass into P13. Lap 7

then saw SLR Hyperz make a move into P2 past SLR dolph1n on the main straight as Lofty4794 was now over 3

seconds ahead in the lead.


There was then a clash of wheels after the hairpin between grumpyOrange976 and SLR

Russell which caused a huge accident as SLR Russell ended up in the wall at high speed and the car eventually resting

upside down as his race ended abruptly which surprisingly only brought out a VSC. GrumpyOrange976 then

took advantage of the VSC ending on the main straight to take P10 from Aflyinglemon318 on lap 8. The end of lap 9

then saw a cluster of cars choose to pit as SLR Dolph1n, SLR Dodgy, SLR Gareth and SLR Charlie1 P3 to P6 all came in

leaving Lofty4794 and SLR Hyperz out another lap. The pitstops moved x J Geddes X into P3 and SLR St20h into P4.

Lap 10 then saw both Lofty47494 and SLR Hyperz come in for their stops with the undercut not being effective as SLR

Dolph1n was still behind as they came back into the race as X J Geddes x was the new race leader on very old softs.

Lap 12 and SLR Nealix made a move past Aflyinglemon318 in sector 1 to take P8 as the front 6 were now quite

spread out with X J Geddes x back in P9 after his pit stop. Lap 16 then brought another VSC as X J Geddes X crashed

out in sector 1 which hindered SLR Charlie1 who had been pushing GrumpyOrange976 round the track for 3 laps

trying to take P6. I Cxzmn I then took a pin under VSC in sector 1 before the race got underway again on lap 17. SLR

Charlie1 then made it into P6 on lap 17 as GrumpyOrange976 made a pitstop as SLR Nealix was in sight of SLR

Charlie1 due to the battling with GrumpyOrange976.


By lap 19 SLR J3st3r who has gone most of the race under the

radar starting in P20 had made his way into P8 as after SLR Stevooo made a pitstop. With an uneventful final

few laps it was Lofty4794 who took the race win by 3.5 seconds with SLR Hyperz in P2 and SLR Dolph1n in P3. SLR

Dodgy took P4, SLR Gareth P5, SLR Charlie1 P6, SLR Nealix P7, SLR J3st3r P8, Scott85laney P9 and GrumpyOrange976

was P10.


Qualifying

Pole Lap: 01.26.702


1. Lofty4794

2. SLR DOLPH1N

3. SLR Gareth

4. SLR Dodgy

5. SLR Charlie1

6. SLR Nealix

7. SLR Hyperz

8. SLR Spr1tley

9. UnrealSalmon590

10. Scott85Laney

11. x J Geddes x

12. SLR Colden

13. GrumpyOrange

14. SLR St2oH

15. I Cxmzn I

16. I21I Maxwell

17. Aflyinglemon318

18. SLR Stevooo

19. SLR Russell

20. SLR J3st3r


Race

Fastest Lap: 01.29.286 SLR Nealix


1. Lofty4794

2. SLR Hyperz

3. SLR DOLPHIN

4. SLR Dodgy

5. SLR Gareth

6. SLR Charlie1

7. SLR Nealix

8. SLR J3st3r

9. Scott85aney

10. GrumpyOrange976

11. SLR Stevooo

12. SLR COLDEN

13. I21I Maxwell

14. Aflyinglemon318

15. SLR St2oH

16. SLR Spr1tley

17. I Cxmzn I

18. UnrealSalmon590

19. x J Geddes x (DNF)

20. SLR Russell (DNF)


1) Incident - Laney vs Cxmzn


Outcome - Racing incident


Reason - Cxmzn leaves space for Laney but Laney unfortunately just understeers into him.


2) Incident - Lemon vs GrumpyOrange


Outcome - 3LP to GrumpyOrange


Reason - GrumpyOrange is recovering to the track but blocks Lemon while rejoining.


3) Incident - Maxwell vs Orange/Russell


Outcome - Racing Incident


Reason - Very minimal contact and Russell gets sent into a wall, we believe this is down to the games contact system.


Extra stewards notes:

GrumpyOrange will receive a free appeal token for the incident with lemon because the stewards were not able to send him lemon’s POV before we conducted our meeting. As it’s the drivers right to have the opportunity to write a full defence statement whilst using all possible evidence we feel it is only fair for GrumpyOrange to freely do this and provide this evidence to the appeals panel if he so wishes.


Licence Points Notice:

GrumpyOrange has now reached 8 licence points which results in an official warning for the d

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