Pot Luck 17 - R3-4 Barber Motorsports Park

Tnadz selected the next venue for the series and chose two rounds at Barber!  Two road courses in a row.  Going with the traditional WTCC starting method of one rolling and one standing start, the field went to work under some rather warm conditions.  Oh and pit stops weren't mandatory here but if you didn't take one, you needed to conserve.  This was a popular repeat from the opener at Phillip Island.

Race 1:

This was a strange start as all non-AI starters were in the back.

The incursions started early but it was not any person's fault.

Eventually it was.

Gurton Buster was then very close to taking himself out early as he navigated some of the early chaos.

As he started to move up the order, Tnadz proceeded to push and join when Valerio cut him off and got sent flying.

Like a metal boomerang to a magnet, the 44 came slamming back into the 13.

Destroying his race early.

Gut Slab was also dancing with AI down through the dipper.

Webster was doing alright until he overdrove the penultimate corner and gauged the tirewall.

Buster was conserving fuel to make it without stopping and had some close calls.

He managed to pull out of them and keep on.

Slab continued to tangle with the number 4 pretty much in the same place at all times.

Bear was doing well and had a lapse in concentration, killing his car halfway through.

Slab recovered well enough and was turning some laps when Valerio got into him again for no real reason.

Coming to the last few laps, Buster saw his opportunity open up as most of the field went for fuel and tires.

Around the same time, Slab took his life at the same place as Webster.

After easily passing the last few cars, Gurton Buster sailed to an easy win.

Race 2:

An early wreck for Tnadz and Zack Webster allowed them to practice and earn a front row start in the second round.

Gurton Buster and others had to contend with the back where things were much dicier the second time around (and this was after a mulligan).

Gut Slab was back on the charge and taking no prisoners.

He got into Casagrande sending him into sand.

But he managed to out drive himself down the dipper.  That halfway point really seems to be giving him trouble.

Webster had a moment where he lost grip through the speedy back side of the course.

Unfortunately, this gave him some dire damage.  Not dead, but wounded and not as strong as he was.

He very shortly got into Caca Bueno in turn one.

With his ride's performance quickly dwindling, he got wrapped around Max Wilson and died in dramatic fashion.

Gut Slab again got into Casagrande and smoked his tires badly.

Even Gurton Buster wasn't taking any gruff from the unruly field.  Although at this point, he was turning on the afterburners and moving forward.

That contact might have thrown him off because he got into it with another driver.

He saved it from the wall but not Caca Bueno.

A hard hit to the tire wall wasn't making him any faster.

A lap later, contact with Tuka Rocha sent him into the wall for the last time.  The engine would let go just entering the pits.

Slab was still making mischief taking out Bueno.

But didn't see Suzuki sticking his nose up the inside.

He made an amazing save and came fighting back.

And did the exact same thing as in Race 1.

Unlike that first round, he came back across the track and ended in spectacular fashion.

With Gurton Buster out after making fast gains against him, Tnadz took an easy win for Race 2.

Next week, Webster has selected two rounds at Road America with a similar fuel setup.  Three road courses in a row.  Seems it's becoming an addiction.

Race 1

Track: Barber_Motorsports_Park

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	88	F Fraga	--
2	90	R Mauricio	--
3	29	D Serra	--
4	111	R Barrichello	--
5	80	M Gomes	--
6	65	M Wilson	--
7	21	T Camilo	--
8	10	R Zonta	--
9	8	R Suzuki	--
10	0	C Bueno	--
11	51	A Abreu	--
12	46	V Genz	--
13	4	J Campos	--
14	18	A Khodair	--
15	77	V Brito	--
16	83	G Casagrande	--
17	28	G Osman	--
18	31	M Campos	--
19	30	C Ramos	--
20	12	L Foresti	--
21	5	D Navarro	--
22	1	A Pizzonia	--
23	70	D Nunes	--
24	3	B Figueiredo	--
25	188	B Monteiro	--
26	110	F Lapenna	--
27	25	T Rocha	--
28	9	G Lima	--
29	73	S Jimenez	--
30	117	G Salas	--
31	44	A Valerio	--
32	121	T Bear	--
33	008	J Zolecki	--
34	23	Z Webster	--
35	13	T Nadz	--
36	55	g slab	--

Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	13	T Nadz	1:29.985
2	008	J Zolecki	1:30.508
3	1	A Pizzonia	1:32.515
4	70	D Nunes	1:32.686
5	31	M Campos	1:32.835
6	88	F Fraga	1:32.844
7	3	B Figueiredo	1:32.958
8	117	G Salas	1:33.021
9	51	A Abreu	1:33.031
10	77	V Brito	1:33.048
11	10	R Zonta	1:33.067
12	111	R Barrichello	1:33.072
13	188	B Monteiro	1:33.076
14	90	R Mauricio	1:33.088
15	18	A Khodair	1:33.089
16	83	G Casagrande	1:33.142
17	21	T Camilo	1:33.148
18	4	J Campos	1:33.196
19	0	C Bueno	1:33.209
20	44	A Valerio	1:33.227
21	80	M Gomes	1:33.233
22	29	D Serra	1:33.265
23	65	M Wilson	1:33.374
24	46	V Genz	1:33.455
25	73	S Jimenez	1:33.462
26	25	T Rocha	1:33.597
27	110	F Lapenna	1:33.599
28	9	G Lima	1:33.614
29	30	C Ramos	1:33.618
30	5	D Navarro	1:33.652
31	8	R Suzuki	1:33.685
32	28	G Osman	1:33.980
33	12	L Foresti	1:34.194
34	121	T Bear	1:39.202
35	23	Z Webster	1:40.438

Weather: Clear, 94 °F, Northeast 10 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	33	008	J Zolecki	111.290	16	3	180	Running
2	2	90	R Mauricio	-22.70	16	1	175	Running
3	3	29	D Serra	-24.05	16	0	165	Running
4	4	111	R Barrichello	-25.83	16	0	160	Running
5	7	21	T Camilo	-26.93	16	0	155	Running
6	5	80	M Gomes	-27.71	16	0	150	Running
7	6	65	M Wilson	-29.35	16	0	146	Running
8	8	10	R Zonta	-30.28	16	1	147	Running
9	9	8	R Suzuki	-32.05	16	0	138	Running
10	10	0	C Bueno	-32.62	16	0	134	Running
11	16	83	G Casagrande	-33.17	16	0	130	Running
12	1	88	F Fraga	-33.36	16	11*	137	Running
13	15	77	V Brito	-35.53	16	0	124	Running
14	22	1	A Pizzonia	-38.63	16	0	121	Running
15	18	31	M Campos	-39.64	16	0	118	Running
16	19	30	C Ramos	-41.24	16	0	115	Running
17	24	3	B Figueiredo	-41.83	16	0	112	Running
18	14	18	A Khodair	-42.38	16	0	109	Running
19	21	5	D Navarro	-45.34	16	0	106	Running
20	23	70	D Nunes	-50.03	16	0	103	Running
21	17	28	G Osman	-51.71	16	0	100	Running
22	25	188	B Monteiro	-53.49	16	0	97	Running
23	26	110	F Lapenna	-53.94	16	0	94	Running
24	27	25	T Rocha	-54.08	16	0	91	Running
25	28	9	G Lima	-54.25	16	0	88	Running
26	11	51	A Abreu	-54.26	16	0	85	Running
27	30	117	G Salas	-54.55	16	0	82	Running
28	29	73	S Jimenez	-54.92	16	0	79	Running
29	13	4	J Campos	-1:14.12	16	0	76	Running
30	20	12	L Foresti	-1:23.85	16	0	73	Running
31	31	44	A Valerio	-1:25.01	16	0	70	Running
32	12	46	V Genz	-1:27.26	16	0	67	Running
33	36	55	g slab	-3L	13	0	64	Accident
34	32	121	T Bear	-6L	10	0	61	Accident
35	34	23	Z Webster	-13L	3	0	58	Accident
36	35	13	T Nadz	-14L	2	0	55	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 3 (4 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 94 °F, North 12 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 89%

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	13	T Nadz	1:28.700
2	23	Z Webster	1:31.909
3	88	F Fraga	1:32.390
4	51	A Abreu	1:32.483
5	111	R Barrichello	1:32.508
6	90	R Mauricio	1:32.556
7	73	S Jimenez	1:32.800
8	80	M Gomes	1:32.830
9	28	G Osman	1:32.867
10	4	J Campos	1:32.873
11	1	A Pizzonia	1:32.897
12	29	D Serra	1:32.919
13	0	C Bueno	1:32.927
14	3	B Figueiredo	1:32.996
15	18	A Khodair	1:33.014
16	46	V Genz	1:33.034
17	30	C Ramos	1:33.036
18	9	G Lima	1:33.070
19	65	M Wilson	1:33.090
20	31	M Campos	1:33.110
21	77	V Brito	1:33.122
22	110	F Lapenna	1:33.140
23	21	T Camilo	1:33.141
24	70	D Nunes	1:33.160
25	12	L Foresti	1:33.176
26	10	R Zonta	1:33.251
27	5	D Navarro	1:33.268
28	83	G Casagrande	1:33.284
29	25	T Rocha	1:33.366
30	8	R Suzuki	1:33.383
31	44	A Valerio	1:33.413
32	188	B Monteiro	1:33.661
33	117	G Salas	1:33.886
34	121	T Bear	--
35	008	J Zolecki	--
36	55	g slab	--

Weather: Clear, 85 °F, Southeast 5 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	13	T Nadz	112.760	16	16*	185	Running
2	8	80	M Gomes	-35.95	16	0	170	Running
3	15	18	A Khodair	-53.81	16	0	165	Running
4	22	110	F Lapenna	-56.00	16	0	160	Running
5	17	30	C Ramos	-58.32	16	0	155	Running
6	26	10	R Zonta	-58.63	16	0	150	Running
7	4	51	A Abreu	-1:02.37	16	0	146	Running
8	6	90	R Mauricio	-1:04.07	16	0	142	Running
9	3	88	F Fraga	-1:04.55	16	0	138	Running
10	10	4	J Campos	-1:06.75	16	0	134	Running
11	5	111	R Barrichello	-1:07.95	16	0	130	Running
12	12	29	D Serra	-1:08.17	16	0	127	Running
13	7	73	S Jimenez	-1:12.41	16	0	124	Running
14	9	28	G Osman	-1:14.52	16	0	121	Running
15	18	9	G Lima	-1:17.84	16	0	118	Running
16	14	3	B Figueiredo	-1:19.12	16	0	115	Running
17	11	1	A Pizzonia	-1:20.12	16	0	112	Running
18	16	46	V Genz	-1:20.87	16	0	109	Running
19	20	31	M Campos	-1:21.97	16	0	106	Running
20	24	70	D Nunes	-1:22.26	16	0	103	Running
21	23	21	T Camilo	-1:23.14	16	0	100	Running
22	21	77	V Brito	-1:23.59	16	0	97	Running
23	32	188	B Monteiro	-1:26.94	16	0	94	Running
24	27	5	D Navarro	-1:29.81	16	0	91	Running
25	33	117	G Salas	-1:31.69	16	0	88	Running
26	30	8	R Suzuki	-1L	15	0	85	Running
27	25	12	L Foresti	-1L	15	0	82	Running
28	19	65	M Wilson	-1L	15	0	79	Running
29	31	44	A Valerio	-1L	15	0	76	Running
30	13	0	C Bueno	-1L	15	0	73	Running
31	28	83	G Casagrande	-1L	15	0	70	Running
32	34	121	T Bear	-1L	15	0	67	Running
33	29	25	T Rocha	-1L	15	0	64	Running
34	35	008	J Zolecki	-7L	9	0	61	Camshaft
35	36	55	g slab	-9L	7	0	58	Accident
36	2	23	Z Webster	-12L	4	0	55	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Clear, 85 °F, Northeast 10 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 85%