LFS's very own brother of the Nordschiefe - The Schwarzwald, is the venue for Round 3 and provided us with action packed racing all round!



Qualifying

Qualifying was an unknown for most of the drivers, with most struggling to get to grips the long and twisting nature of the fierce track. TRR's Trespasser, the round favourite, set the early pace ahead of returning driver Getrag, whilst others like Race Green's Maciek sat in the middle of the field. To the surprise of many, it was not Trespasser on pole, but Getrag; setting the best lap to beat his rival.



Race

The race began with most drivers exiting the normal Blackwood circuit in qualifying format, with some drivers making moves, such as Art2's BRO, whose opportunistic driving saw him leap a few spots. Down into Turn 7's uphill hairpin, Cabezon out braked himself, slamming first into the inside retaining wall, before colliding with PitlaneRacer, both able to continue.

The race up front was tight between the top 5, with the cars split by less than 4 seconds. Further back, TC Racing's Elmo held up the queue, of which LLM's Sobis dropped out after grabbing a bush with his bumper. LCS-R's Onur ran into trouble and fell towards the back of the field with Cabezon. Lap 3 saw two incidents, both flips by (ironically) the same pair who collided on Lap 1 - PitlaneRacer and Cabezon, with the latter retiring out of bounds.

As the race drew on, Trespasser pounced on a mistake by Getrag to snatch the lead, of which he would hold to the end. The battle for P6 took to the pit lane, with Elmo and Maciek locked in battle. Sobis, who was recovering slowly, found himself battling with his team mate to the flag, whilst Elmo slowly slipped backwards into the clutches of the other Race Green machine of Redbot.

Ultimately, it was Trespasser taking 3 straight wins to extend his advantage on the top of the championship standings! Is anyone able to put an end to his winning streak?



Full race results and Driver's Championship Standings can be found at https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1955979#post1955979
Join us next time on the 20th of June for Round 4 at Scawen's Racetrack!