Qualifying Results

Qualifying kicked off with drivers finding a line and rhythm on the circuit. With close proximity to walls, precision was important. It was MRC's Michal and Air Attack Racing's Rane who set the early pace as they knocked tenths off each other, before defending champion Trespasser clocked a provisional pole time. SIDUS's Gabor soon found pace and the top 5 constantly swapped positions as each driver went just a little bit faster. However, it was TRR's Trespasser who took yet another pole, ahead of Gabor and Race Green's Mandula, who had set a time good enough for the 2nd row on the grid ahead of Michal. Minve was pacey in 5th, with Team OK's Cyankill rounding off the top 10.




Race Results



The race flagged off and the drivers got off the line, a short run into Turn 1, with most of the racers holding position. Rane got a run around the outside of the corner as the others tripped over each other, and got ahead of Minve. Further back, Cyankill drew alongside a compromised Maciek and passed him into the next turn, and squeezed past Jereloco, gaining two positions. Mandula lost out to Michal and trailed the top 3 as the field scrambled for a piece of track.




Trespasser vaulted out away in the lead, with Gabor unable to match his pace in the opening few laps, dropping back into the clutches of Michal, who himself was dragging Mandula with him. Mandula made a mistake into turn 1, and came under fire from Michal, who was eager to get past. Meanwhile, the first pit stop occured with 12345, choosing to undercut his rivals. Rane was falling back from the top 4 after his brilliant start, now getting chased by Cyankill; and Rane's luck ended when he received a penalty for a chat infringement.




Zeinberg and 12345 got into an intense battle, which turned sour as the pair made contact down into Turn 2, sending Zeinberg's XFG into the barriers. 12345 would receive a penalty for this high-speed accident.

Back at the front, Gabor had finally found pace and was slowly closing up on race leader Trespasser. Both traded fast laps as they increased their pace, dropping the Mandula-Michal battle in 3rd behind. The battle for 5th between Jereloco and Cyankill continued as they traded paint, with Cyan getting increasingly frustrated, stuck behind the slower driver.




Rane's penalty dropped him into the small train formed behind Elmo and Maciek, and he slowly fought past the traffic. PitlaneRacer, the race's only XRG participant, had good early pace in the race, however fell back as the front-wheel driven XFG racers slowly picked their pace up, leaving him down in 18th behind Martin.





Lap 11 saw Gabor lose all the time he gained on Trespasser, as he ran into a spun backmarker of Zeinberg. A lap later saw Cyan get caught up behind Zeinberg, crashing into and spinning out off him.




Lap 14 saw the midfield come in for their compulsory pit stop, shadowing each other. Sabot emerged in front of TC-Racing's Elmo, while Maciek unfortunately had to hold station behind him. Fortune was not on his side as he then received a penalty for pit speeding!




A train behind CHV was now forming, with Rane stuck right in the thick of it. The train of cars fought throughout the second-half of the race, with Elmo coming under pressure from Rane, holding his ground steadily. The Air Attack driver then received his second penalty for another chat infringement, leaving Elmo to race home safely ahead of Sabot to a well deserved 7th. Meanwhile, further up front, Michal had his hands full with a fiery Jereloco, having to push till the end to stay ahead and grab another podium.




It was Trespasser who took yet another win, extending his nearly untouchable championship lead as the season enters the final few rounds. Gabor finished in 2nd, his SIDUS machine giving a good fight at the first half of the race. Michal held off Jereloco for the podium, while Mandula had to settle for 5th after an average second stint.


Official Driver Standings


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 5th of September for Round 10 at the Lmaoring!