A reminder - server will be password protected 1 hour before qualifying start to keep not knowing crowded server jumpers out of way,pass will be always the same: green
Pitting rules:
Race requires a minimum time spent in pitstall of 10 seconds. That can be done either with single pitstop or sum of multiple pitstops. Driver who has spent less time will receive penalty time added to his finish time,which will be calculated by tripling the missing time to complete neccesary minimum time and adding additional 5 seconds. Drivers failing to pit at all will receive 1 minute penalty added to finish time (10s*3 + additional 30s).
Some historic stats:
Last race won by: [FM]ˆNumber
Last FZR race won by: S1DUS*Litti (58th RTFR XL - SO Town Course) - 2 wins in row for Finland
Most FZR race wins: 5 races,5 different winners (Finland - 2 wins)
Last Kyoto race won by: YES V. Laguckas (63rd RTFR XL - XFR @ KY National Rev.)
Most Kyoto race wins: S1DUS*R.Kardol - 3 wins (Finland - 4 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*R.Kardol (+42 points)
2022 standings after 6 of 12 races (best 10 scores count):
S1DUS*R.Kardol - 111
[FM]ˆﾁαtαι - 108
YES V. Laguckas - 106 Event rating and other statistics
* PENALTIES :
(FJ) Young - receives 10 seconds penalty added to his finish time for pit exit line violation.
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With 30 participants this turned out to be the most attended RTFR XL race when using FZR - the car set also a record of being the most used car in the event series by being selected for the 6th time,but it was the 1st visit in Kyoto. The combo is pretty much known in community as there have been plenty of various length races,including a recent 6h race,where the FZR are was not very popular in car selection though.
Seems like Kyoto has received a big load of bananas,as some monkey took most of the glory from this race - he started 8th and needed just 10 laps to reach top of the field,leading the last 25 laps of the 34 laps race. The monkey originally hailing from jungle of Finland scored his 4th win (he's the 5th driver to achieve this amount) and on the way to victory lane scored also his 4th fastest lap of the race,while it was his 12th top5 finish. The lithuanian Mantas joined this event just for the 2nd time and already scored his 1st pole position. Ironically he was no able to lead the race for long,as he lost his lead in 1st turn and never regained it,still finishing 2nd,which is 7 positions better than his previous attempt. 3rd place finisher Goszki had even less experience in RTFR XL - none,he qualified 6th and halved his position number during the race to finish 3rd. Fatal finished 4th scoring his 6th top5 finish and Pablo closed the top5 with his 2nd top5 entry,also in row.
* FUN FACT OF THE MONTH :
Between 4 cars used in RTFR XL for 5 races,FZR was the least attended. This race helped to improve car's average attendace enough to pass the closest rival LX4 and take 13th position in overall chart.
* CLOCK PITTER OF THE RACE :
Despite not completing full race distance,Doni still gets classified in final results as 21st place finisher and with this is legal "winner" of this mention as his pitstop was just 0.04s over minimum requirement and with it the shortest legal pitstop,no other driver did a shorter pitstop than 11 seconds as the combo required at least refuelling,while most drivers selected to take a set of new tyres too.
* FIELD RUSHER OF THE RACE :
Ayoub Maroc qualified in low 24th place,started 23rd and finished 8th to score a 15 positions gain during the race - 5 more than 2nd best positions gainer.
VOD at Youtube:
Combo for the 68th RTFR XL has been selected relativelly quick and it will be the repeat of 1st ever 40 participants race in normal RTFR - the celebratory 100th RTFR running XFG at back then brand new Westhill's National configuration. That race will be 37 laps long and will take place in 9th august. But as always already next week we'll go back to the 30+min RTFR,where one of the street legal cars will be run. More info as always this weekend.
