MAZDARATI wins the Blackwood Outskirts RETRO Grand Prix!!
Driving his Wessex Martini, the Dutch legend managed to take Pole Position and beat the menacing ZFRL Thehemuli's McLarry by a comfortable margin!
Starting P1, Madzarati lost his place at the race start, where the superior acceleration of the McLarrys of Thehemuli and Rony made a difference.
However, Mazdarati always applied the pressure on Thehemuli: the leading pair disappeared in front of the Race Green drievrs, RG^Rony and RG^Lorenzo.
Thehemuli was forced maybe to push his tyres bit too hard, and picked up some suspension damage by riding over a lateral curb.
This unsettled his McLarry's balance: Mazdarati closed the gap and was all over the championship leader's rear wing.
Thehemuli was forced to pit for damage, leaving free road and the first victory of the season for Mazdarati, who now becomes a proper championship contender!
Behind the leading pair, RG^Rony had a troubled first stint of the race, with a spin in Lap 1 and further troubles in the following laps, before starting to find his rythm.
Even worse was the fate of RG^Lorenzo: second in Westhill, the RG driver never found the right balance in Blackwood and struggled for pace.
A technical failure at lap 20 meant losing two laps of racing: a day to forget for the italian.
GT PRO
Once again, GT Pro category delivered action packed, tight racing and an healthy field of drivers.
Poleman and winner of Round 1, S1dus Gabor, disappeared from the paddock right before the starting grid, despite securing another pole position.
Rumors says he was locked inside his motorhome by one of his title rivals.
Without the title favourite, it was all to play in Blackwood: B2R Rejekt started first, but RG^NOSLE & //SRP Master/ were right on his tail in the opening straight, and managed to pass him before Turn 1.
In Lap 2, the fight got heated: Master touched Nosle, sending him wide on the gravel: B2R Rejekt saw the opportunity and launched a big attack for the lead.
It was a spectacular 3 way fight into the Outskirts section straights, with back and fourth manouvers from the dynamic trio.
Two of them started to make a difference: with Rejekt leading the way till an early pit-stop, leaving RG^NOSLE in the lead.
NOSLE managed to extend his stint till the penultimate lap, when he was forced to pit: B2R^Rejekt passed by with just 2 seconds margin, a margin that he managed to keep till the chequered flag, despite NOSLE's efforts!
It's the first win of the season for Rejekt, who jumps in P1 in the standings as well!
A lap behind finished //SRP Master/, who managed to overtake a punctured [SQUID] SIMOX in the last lap!
The race top 5 is completed by [MRc] Jsk!
TOURING CLASS
LG^Mies qualified in the Acosta Startlin veichle, but didn't make it to the race, leaving the category empty for the second race in a row.
If no signficant participants will join this category for the next race, it will be cancelled for the remainer of the season.
ROAD CLASS
B2R Stiefla was the driver of the day in his AM Phoenix: the b2r driver managed to make the most of his car's strong points, taking the Pole Position before leading the race in dominant fashion from Lap 1 to the chequered flag!
A strong showing from Stiefla, who needs to capitalize on these faster tracks where his car excels the most, but he'll be put under big pressure on the tigther, slower courses!
Behind him, it was a close contest between the SG^Madjester-M@ci3k-S-Martin dynamic trio!
M@ci3k started in P2 and kept it for two laps, before running wide after the Telegraphe complex and allowing Madjester's orange Piran Firefly to get by.
S.Martin joined the party too, and the three of them proceeded very close for a few laps: on Lap 5 M@ci3k decided to attack Madjester, and the two of them started a very spectacular battle!
M@ci3k managed to make the move stick and flew away in P2, but the battle for P3 went on till the last few laps, with S.Martin trying to attack SG^Madjester on the straights, but falling short!
[PM] Jam 616 struggled a bit more in Blackwood, finishing one lap behind the leader!
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 2 ROUNDS
RELIVE THE RACE THROUGH THE STREAMINGS!
You can re-live the Blackwood Outskirts RETRO Grand Prix through the eyes of our friends who are streaming the events!
You can re-live the race through RG^M@ci3k's eyes, in his Porsche Cammera!
Or you can enjoy this No-Commentary Race Broadcast by our friend Baptiste|DLV!
NEXT MONDAY: FERN BAY RETRO!
Next monday the RETRO CUP circus will move to the exotic Fern Bay, for a very special round.
It will be the last race before the first break of the season, and it's going to be an important race for the championship!
A very different kind of circuit compared to the first two, more technical but with some dangerous high speed sections that will require precision and attention from the drivers, expecially in the chaotic moments of the race.
See you next monday, Retro Drivers!
