Round 3 was held on the Kyoto National infield-only configuration(KY21), with TBOs. For the only time of the season, this round had a two heats system, which provided more door to door action than usual.
Rudy van Buren came back stronger after a difficult round 2, and set pole, leading an ineX Racing 1-2-3: championship leader Joe Holmes was alongside him in front row, in front of series newcomer Philip Ellis. “Best of the rest” was reigning Formula Ford World Champion Dennis Lind(Dennis .Inc) in 4th.
Holmes and Lind took the best starts and were leading the early laps. However, a tangle between the two of them after a few laps made Holmes drop several positions, while Lind would quickly give up places aswell due to slightly overheated tyres. This meant that poleman van Buren would be back in the lead after half-way, despite a shy first race half. The Dutch driver would eventually win, in front of Teemu Iivonen(ineX Racing), and early leaders Joe Holmes and Dennis Lind.
Race 1 finish order was taken in order to set race 2’s starting grid. No surprise at the start this time, front row starters van Buren and Iivonen kept the two first places. Iivonen passed his Dutch teammate for the lead at lap 2, but didn’t manage to keep the lead more than a few laps: van Buren was back in the lead once again at half-way, and then cruised to another victory. The ineX train would be splitted by Dennis Lind this time: the Danish, starting in 4th, managed to pass both Holmes and Iivonen to get an important 2nd place for the championship, taking race fastest lap in the process. Iivonen and Holmes follow in 3rd and 4th.
The ineX domination is completed by Philip Ellis, who took 5th in both races. Right behind him, 2010 iTCC champion Karolis Kliaudiatis(My3id Gaming) kept consistant scoring with two 6th places. Also note that best non-XRT driver was Jack Sedgewick(Fred Loves Pie), taking 7th and 8th in his FXO.
The drivers’ championship lead is officially kept by Joe Holmes(117 points), far in front of Dennis Lind(86), Karolis Kliaudaitis(78), Jack Sedgewick(75), and Teemu Iivonen(73) – former 2nd and 3rd place runners Egon Liibeon(spdo Racing) and Phil Diaz(ineX Racing) dropping to 9th and 10th after missing round 3. However, if you already drop each drivers’ worst round, the situation is pretty much different: Lind would be leading, 1 point of Holmes, and 13 in front of Iivonen. The championship therefore remains wide open, at only 2 rounds to go.
At the teams’ championship, with 237 points, ineX Racing extends its lead to 136 points on 2nd place group. With only 182 points to give away, ineX will most likely get the teams’ title, bar any misfortune. Things are a lot closer in the battle for 2nd place, with 6 teams grouped in 26 points: spdo Racing(after lining-up zero car at round 3), Angel Power Racing, Tiger Express Motorsports, and one-car entries Dennis .Inc, My3id Gaming and Fred Loves Pie.
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Rudy van Buren came back stronger after a difficult round 2, and set pole, leading an ineX Racing 1-2-3: championship leader Joe Holmes was alongside him in front row, in front of series newcomer Philip Ellis. “Best of the rest” was reigning Formula Ford World Champion Dennis Lind(Dennis .Inc) in 4th.
Holmes and Lind took the best starts and were leading the early laps. However, a tangle between the two of them after a few laps made Holmes drop several positions, while Lind would quickly give up places aswell due to slightly overheated tyres. This meant that poleman van Buren would be back in the lead after half-way, despite a shy first race half. The Dutch driver would eventually win, in front of Teemu Iivonen(ineX Racing), and early leaders Joe Holmes and Dennis Lind.
Race 1 finish order was taken in order to set race 2’s starting grid. No surprise at the start this time, front row starters van Buren and Iivonen kept the two first places. Iivonen passed his Dutch teammate for the lead at lap 2, but didn’t manage to keep the lead more than a few laps: van Buren was back in the lead once again at half-way, and then cruised to another victory. The ineX train would be splitted by Dennis Lind this time: the Danish, starting in 4th, managed to pass both Holmes and Iivonen to get an important 2nd place for the championship, taking race fastest lap in the process. Iivonen and Holmes follow in 3rd and 4th.
The ineX domination is completed by Philip Ellis, who took 5th in both races. Right behind him, 2010 iTCC champion Karolis Kliaudiatis(My3id Gaming) kept consistant scoring with two 6th places. Also note that best non-XRT driver was Jack Sedgewick(Fred Loves Pie), taking 7th and 8th in his FXO.
The drivers’ championship lead is officially kept by Joe Holmes(117 points), far in front of Dennis Lind(86), Karolis Kliaudaitis(78), Jack Sedgewick(75), and Teemu Iivonen(73) – former 2nd and 3rd place runners Egon Liibeon(spdo Racing) and Phil Diaz(ineX Racing) dropping to 9th and 10th after missing round 3. However, if you already drop each drivers’ worst round, the situation is pretty much different: Lind would be leading, 1 point of Holmes, and 13 in front of Iivonen. The championship therefore remains wide open, at only 2 rounds to go.
At the teams’ championship, with 237 points, ineX Racing extends its lead to 136 points on 2nd place group. With only 182 points to give away, ineX will most likely get the teams’ title, bar any misfortune. Things are a lot closer in the battle for 2nd place, with 6 teams grouped in 26 points: spdo Racing(after lining-up zero car at round 3), Angel Power Racing, Tiger Express Motorsports, and one-car entries Dennis .Inc, My3id Gaming and Fred Loves Pie.
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Standings | Some Pictures