The 5th round of AWS 2024 series brings us back to standard LFS content - the good old TBO class car RB4 will be run in Westhill,however RGE have decided which course to take during the race and that is a 3.82 kilometer custom circuit,mostly run on Westhill's support roads. It's actually a return of the circuit as it was used in the 2nd Westhill Street Cup in 2018,won back then by the series champion and RB4 Master of that season - Fast. For laptime comparision feel free to refer to unofficial results (official results few posts below).

In the race for championship there is a significant leader,who has finished behind any of his two closest rivals just once this season,so the rivals have to improve their game if they still want to have any chances. What gives some disandvantage to both Thehemuli and Lorenzo - Sobis has finished on podium 3 times in the history of Westhill Street Cup,including 3rd place finish in 2018,in which the same track was used.

Round info:
Track: Westhill Central Road Course 2 (WE1X)
Laps: 22 (84km)
Car: RB4 GT
Previous winners : A.Valta (2023), LLM.V Laguckas (2022, 2019 & 2017), S1DUS*R.Kardol (2021), RGˆDzidoris (2020), B2ﾏ FasT (2018)


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Round 5 of the season brought back one of the standard cars of LFS - the street legal RB4,which was raced on the streets of Westhill,well,mostly - part of the track led on actual Westhill circuit,part of it used pitlane and another part the parking lot behind garages. The narrow track does not offer a lot of overtaking opportunities,the racers however still found some as for several laps early in the race,there was a train of cars close to each other and even trading places before the drivers finally settled in each in own pace.

Unite had already 3 pole positions in AWS before this season,this sunday he scored the 4th one as he was almost half a second faster in qualifying. Also the fastest lap in race he set was already his 3rd,however crossing the finish line as race winner was the finns first ever - he led a total of 20 of race's 22 laps to reserve the place in the middle of podium photo for the 1st time in this league. Main championship race chaser was in the same position also in this round - Thehemuli was 2nd best through the whole round and even managed to lead 2 laps during the race,scoring his best result of the season. Trespasser worked hard for 2nd place finish,however the effort was not good enough and he finished 3rd,taking 2nd podium finish in 2 attended races this season.


Championship standings leader Sobis finished just 6th,losing 6 points from his advantage over Thehemuli - the new gap is 13 points between top2,Lorenzo is still 3rd,he reduced his deficite to table lead by just a single point to 18 points. These 3 are considered as main contenders for title,however if something goes wrong,other 2 could join the chase,while top11 are still mathematically in the race for title.

Only 1 of the 3 best rookies attended in this round and he even took over the lead in the standings - S.Martin is now 3 points ahead of RD2,Stiefla has now 15 points gap to leader. In theory still anyone (even a new signup) is still eligible for this award,however that would require 2 wins in remaining 2 rounds and failure of current leaders.

The defending teams champions RGA extended their lead in table by 2 points and now are 21 points ahead of WCL,while LLM is still 3rd,but already 40 points behind leaders,2 other teams are still have theoretical chances for the award,but realistically they can only challenge for last step on podium. Nations standings however returned exactly where it was after 3rd round as Finland and Lithuania scored exactly same points count as round before,just swapped the counts between themselves - the defending champions Finland returned to 47 points gap over Lithuania,while no other nation can even mathematically mix in the race for the award. Italy is currently best of the rest in 3rd position with 60 points scored and 99 points gap to leaders.


Next round will go into LFS history as the slowest league rallycross race with an AWD car - the Chorus Attendanze features a 660cc engine,which reaches just 63 horsepower. But since it weights just 740kg,it's fairly quick through turns even with relativelly narrow tyres - which should not be as big problem as it used to be with more powerful cars. The venue is Fern Bay's original rallycross circuit,which is just over 2km long and is expected to be completed under 1 minute and 23 seconds. The unknown combo surely can still provide some changes in the standings before season finale,also it will be the 3rd and last round for the Cross challenge award,which is led by current overall standings leader.