Supercars 17 - Queensland R15-16

We make our way from the non-regulation Mallala to the deceptively simple Queensland in the Northern Territory.  After barely getting some track issues worked out beforehand, we went to racing.

Race 1:

After a mulligan, we got it going officially.  Gurton Buster was suspicious of foul play on the start but it worked out to be a ripper and we both went to war for the top spot.

Heading towards 3, Zack had a dive into the back of Percat.

That sent him and a Kelly into the sand.

As they rounded out in towards the inner-loop, Darrel was fighting with Moffett.

He got a knock which sent him into the grass and upon rejoining, got tagged by Reynolds.

Right in front of them, Zack Webster ran too aggressively into 4.

Sandy had been mostly cautious and kept to himself but ultimately had an off as well.

Webster had a series of rounders after cooking his tires making for a frustrating race.

After a series of aggressive laps, I eventually looped it off of turn five and Jamie took the lead.

With a dump truck for a car and threadbare rubber, I eventually went around again and lost positions.

While trying to make up some spots, Zack witnessed Darrel and Percat having a get-together at 1 and the Webster tried to shoot the gap.

But hesitation and uncertainty on where Hamilton would end up got him a tap and he was caught in the mayhem.

At about halfway, anticipating tires, I spun yet again and was hit by Reynolds.

The damage was minimal and I was swept out into the exit of turn 5.  But hang on, why is part of the track slicing through my car...

WHAM!  My car was caught in Stephen King's Dome and received absolute damage from the track.  Even my roof was caved in.  Thank you, track designers, for making a catastrophic Predator Pothole.

Gurton Buster had a late spin allowing the field to keep from being completely lapped.  Otherwise, he came home with another care-free finish.

Race 2: 

A bad qualy for me left GB on the front row to make another smoke screen as we tore away from the field.

Webster had moved into 3rd by the middle of lap one when he went long into the left hander.

It was a painful reapproach to the racing surface as he watched his quick gains go down the tubes.  To his credit, he kept calm and went back to work.  At least this time he wouldn't lose 3rd gear.

Doing his best for a Race 1 repeat, Darrel got together with David Wall approaching turn 1.

They both went wide and struggled back to the pavement.

Set and determined, Zack Webster began climbing the ladder to the top and would have some of the best racing out of everyone in the whole event.

Not to be outdone, Sandy Smith started pressing the field for position and got a little to friendly with James Courtney.

It would seem that my own issues of understeer would haunt me in the second round as I lost Buster in the distance and gave the wall a high five.  At this point, I just got new tires and moved on.

Hamilton continued to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Red Bull Racing probably had more hits on the Dicks car than any other.

After several frustrations and more spins than a turn table, a rage quit would end the night early.

Zack, however, was continuing to make moves and was running out of cars to pass as quickly as he was laps to pass them.

In a bold and talented overtake, Webster eeked out ahead of Whincup to take a podium, his third of the points season.

I managed to barely keep my car out of wormholes and augured in a second, finishing all 23 laps.

And for the 11th time and tenth podium, Buster rides home to victory at cruising speed.

We once again diverge from the regular set of tracks to Oran Park.  As we do not have Sydney Motorsports Park, we will revisit this previous mainstay of the series.  A very interesting track with that even includes a bridge!

Race 1

Track: BAR Qld Raceway

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:00.664
2	013	T Nadz	1:01.469
3	023	Z Webster	1:02.860
4	061	D Hamilton	1:02.879
5	1	J Whincup	1:03.587
6	5	M Winterbottom	1:03.616
7	888	C Lowndes	1:03.716
8	6	C Mostert	1:03.794
9	97	S Van Gisbergen	1:03.828
10	14	F Coulthard	1:03.916
11	9	W Davison	1:04.015
12	8	J Bright	1:04.184
13	21	D Wood	1:04.242
14	2	G Tander	1:04.340
15	021	T Bear	1:04.348
16	55	D Reynolds	1:04.387
17	16	S Pye	1:04.406
18	18	J Perkins	1:04.572
19	15	R Kelly	1:04.604
20	222	N Percat	1:04.630
21	4	L Holdsworth	1:04.635
22	22	J Courtney	1:04.636
23	23	R Ingall	1:04.641
24	33	S McLaughlin	1:04.698
25	360	J Moffat	1:04.817
26	47	T Slade	1:04.894
27	17	D Wall	1:04.972
28	7	T Kelly	1:05.218
29	34	R Dahlgren	1:05.427
30	36	M Caruso	1:05.461

Weather: Cloudy, 49 °F, West 9 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:02.034
2	013	T Nadz	1:02.663
3	1	J Whincup	1:03.209
4	6	C Mostert	1:03.486
5	9	W Davison	1:03.523
6	5	M Winterbottom	1:03.615
7	97	S Van Gisbergen	1:03.629
8	061	D Hamilton	1:03.747
9	14	F Coulthard	1:03.801
10	888	C Lowndes	1:03.807
11	8	J Bright	1:03.886
12	55	D Reynolds	1:03.947
13	2	G Tander	1:03.954
14	16	S Pye	1:03.991
15	21	D Wood	1:04.013
16	18	J Perkins	1:04.114
17	15	R Kelly	1:04.430
18	33	S McLaughlin	1:04.506
19	222	N Percat	1:04.525
20	22	J Courtney	1:04.747
21	47	T Slade	1:04.823
22	23	R Ingall	1:04.921
23	4	L Holdsworth	1:05.072
24	360	J Moffat	1:05.127
25	7	T Kelly	1:05.469
26	17	D Wall	1:05.556
27	34	R Dahlgren	1:05.875
28	36	M Caruso	1:05.970
29	023	Z Webster	--
30	021	T Bear	--

Weather: Cloudy, 49 °F, Northwest 12 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	1:02.361
2	023	Z Webster	1:03.377
3	1	J Whincup	1:03.439
4	14	F Coulthard	1:03.669
5	888	C Lowndes	1:03.888
6	6	C Mostert	1:04.039
7	8	J Bright	1:04.070
8	97	S Van Gisbergen	1:04.148
9	9	W Davison	1:04.155
10	5	M Winterbottom	1:04.325
11	16	S Pye	1:04.352
12	15	R Kelly	1:04.469
13	33	S McLaughlin	1:04.614
14	360	J Moffat	1:04.705
15	18	J Perkins	1:04.780
16	2	G Tander	1:04.856
17	222	N Percat	1:04.892
18	55	D Reynolds	1:04.957
19	4	L Holdsworth	1:05.100
20	21	D Wood	1:05.133
21	22	J Courtney	1:05.236
22	17	D Wall	1:05.248
23	34	R Dahlgren	1:05.249
24	23	R Ingall	1:05.255
25	47	T Slade	1:05.296
26	7	T Kelly	1:05.566
27	36	M Caruso	1:05.801
28	021	T Bear	1:07.159
29	061	D Hamilton	1:10.256
30	008	J Zolecki	1:15.508

Weather: Cloudy, 47 °F, Northeast 4 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	008	J Zolecki	107.747	24	20*	185	Running
2	9	14	F Coulthard	-45.14	24	0	170	Running
3	6	5	M Winterbottom	-46.96	24	0	165	Running
4	7	97	S Van Gisbergen	-48.47	24	0	160	Running
5	10	888	C Lowndes	-52.12	24	0	155	Running
6	14	16	S Pye	-1L	23	0	150	Running
7	16	18	J Perkins	-1L	23	0	146	Running
8	13	2	G Tander	-1L	23	0	142	Running
9	4	6	C Mostert	-1L	23	0	138	Running
10	21	47	T Slade	-1L	23	0	134	Running
11	5	9	W Davison	-1L	23	0	130	Running
12	11	8	J Bright	-1L	23	0	127	Running
13	18	33	S McLaughlin	-1L	23	0	124	Running
14	24	360	J Moffat	-1L	23	0	121	Running
15	20	22	J Courtney	-1L	23	0	118	Running
16	17	15	R Kelly	-1L	23	0	115	Running
17	27	34	R Dahlgren	-1L	23	0	112	Running
18	26	17	D Wall	-1L	23	0	109	Running
19	15	21	D Wood	-1L	23	0	106	Running
20	22	23	R Ingall	-1L	23	0	103	Running
21	23	4	L Holdsworth	-1L	23	0	100	Running
22	28	36	M Caruso	-1L	23	0	97	Running
23	12	55	D Reynolds	-1L	23	0	94	Running
24	25	7	T Kelly	-1L	23	0	91	Running
25	8	061	D Hamilton	-1L	23	0	88	Running
26	19	222	N Percat	-1L	23	0	85	Running
27	30	021	T Bear	-2L	22	0	82	Running
28	2	013	T Nadz	-6L	18	4	84	Accident
29	3	1	J Whincup	-9L	15	0	76	Accident
30	29	023	Z Webster	-17L	7	0	73	Gearbox

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 1 (2 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 46 °F, Northeast 6 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%

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Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:03.206
2	888	C Lowndes	1:04.342
3	013	T Nadz	1:04.354
4	5	M Winterbottom	1:04.376
5	14	F Coulthard	1:04.414
6	023	Z Webster	1:04.457
7	1	J Whincup	1:04.615
8	9	W Davison	1:04.673
9	97	S Van Gisbergen	1:04.698
10	2	G Tander	1:04.875
11	6	C Mostert	1:04.923
12	8	J Bright	1:05.057
13	21	D Wood	1:05.088
14	16	S Pye	1:05.399
15	55	D Reynolds	1:05.494
16	18	J Perkins	1:05.505
17	15	R Kelly	1:05.548
18	33	S McLaughlin	1:05.675
19	4	L Holdsworth	1:05.783
20	222	N Percat	1:05.989
21	360	J Moffat	1:06.050
22	47	T Slade	1:06.075
23	34	R Dahlgren	1:06.180
24	22	J Courtney	1:06.192
25	7	T Kelly	1:06.458
26	23	R Ingall	1:06.660
27	36	M Caruso	1:06.709
28	17	D Wall	1:06.822
29	021	T Bear	--
30	061	D Hamilton	--

Weather: Clear, 63 °F, West 20 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	008	J Zolecki	108.577	24	24*	185	Running
2	3	013	T Nadz	-24.67	24	0	170	Running
3	6	023	Z Webster	-57.66	24	0	165	Running
4	7	1	J Whincup	-58.12	24	0	160	Running
5	5	14	F Coulthard	-1:00.81	24	0	155	Running
6	9	97	S Van Gisbergen	-1:05.12	24	0	150	Running
7	11	6	C Mostert	-1:05.43	24	0	146	Running
8	4	5	M Winterbottom	-1:05.50	24	0	142	Running
9	8	9	W Davison	-1L	23	0	138	Running
10	10	2	G Tander	-1L	23	0	134	Running
11	12	8	J Bright	-1L	23	0	130	Running
12	18	33	S McLaughlin	-1L	23	0	127	Running
13	15	55	D Reynolds	-1L	23	0	124	Running
14	16	18	J Perkins	-1L	23	0	121	Running
15	13	21	D Wood	-1L	23	0	118	Running
16	22	47	T Slade	-1L	23	0	115	Running
17	14	16	S Pye	-1L	23	0	112	Running
18	20	222	N Percat	-1L	23	0	109	Running
19	26	23	R Ingall	-1L	23	0	106	Running
20	19	4	L Holdsworth	-1L	23	0	103	Running
21	21	360	J Moffat	-1L	23	0	100	Running
22	2	888	C Lowndes	-1L	23	0	97	Running
23	23	34	R Dahlgren	-1L	23	0	94	Running
24	17	15	R Kelly	-1L	23	0	91	Running
25	29	021	T Bear	-1L	23	0	88	Running
26	27	36	M Caruso	-1L	23	0	85	Running
27	25	7	T Kelly	-1L	23	0	82	Running
28	24	22	J Courtney	-1L	23	0	79	Running
29	28	17	D Wall	-2L	22	0	76	Running
30	30	061	D Hamilton	-9L	15	0	73	Retired

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Cloudy, 63 °F, North 14 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%

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