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
Some historic stats:
Last race won by: B2ﾏ M
Last FXR race won by: S1DUS*GáboR (286th RTFR - SO Sprint 1 Rev.)
Most FXR race wins: TEM/Y.Laprevotte & S1DUS*Litti - 2 wins (Finland - 3 wins)
Last Blackwood race won by: S1DUS*GáboR (314th RTFR - RB GTR @ BL GP Track)
Most Blackwood historic configs race wins: S1DUS*R.Kardol - 2 wins (Netherlands - 2 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*R.Kardol (+5 points)
This RTFR race brought us back to LFS basics - the good old AWD GTR car FXR was run in Blackwood,in the 3.3 kilometer loop named Historic in reversed direction,which is the course that bypasses the chicane. The race turned into fast paced touring car race - there were a lot of battles for positions,close racing in first half of the track,drafting battles or bumpdrafting cooperation on the long back straight. 29 drivers qualified,which is the lowest participation number of the 2024 season 1,however the attrition rate was low enough to beat lowest finishers count of the season,while it was the longest race of the season in terms of distance.
Lagooga did not attend the latest 19 RTFR races,but returned yesterday with another visit in victory lane. He qualified 1st by the smallest possible margin in LFS - 0.01 seconds,scoring his 18th pole position in RTFR,tying 4th most with R.Kardol. After few lead changes in early laps,Lagooga retook the race lead permanently on lap 8 to drive his car over finish line first,scoring his 9th RTFR race win and 19th top5 out of 20 total finishes. Additionally this was the 30th race win for Lithnuania,which becomes the 4th country to complete 3 full decades of wins. The current 2024 season 1 standings leader M was the strongest opponent for his countryman for race win as he overtook him temporary and led 5 laps,however at the end he could only follow closelly without chances to win the race,so he had to settle for 2nd place finish with less than a second gap over finish line. He set the fastest lap of the race on the penultimate lap,which is his 5th and the top5 finish is his 18th. True Alpha once again qualified on rather low position - 9th,after some early struggles he climbed up to 3rd position and set his sights on race lead,however run out of laps and finished 3rd with less than 2 seconds gap to leader,24th top5 finish for the finn. R.Kardol finished 4th to add another top5 finish to his table leading total - 89,top5 was closed by teammate Unite,who scored his 77th top5 finish.
VOD at Youtube:
This was just the 1st of 2 FXR races run by RGE this week - the other one will include way more [bump]drafting than this one - on sunday AWS will hold it's season finale in Kyoto's oval,signups however are closed and only drivers with at least a point scored in previous 6 rounds are allowed to participate. Next tuesday RTFR XL will take over the server - the combo is XRT at Aston Historic reversed. Parts of the same track will be used also in next normal RTFR in 2 weeks - more clues about combo can be heard in broadcast,but full info as always will be posted in the weekend before the race.