Pot Luck 17 - R27-28 Watkins Glen Full "Boot"

A proper road course returns to the schedule as the series hits Watkins Glen for the second time.  Darrel's pick is different than Gut Slab's Classic (no Bus Stop).  No, this time, for the first time, the drivers would run the full circuit.  The 14 flowing turns were an exciting addition to the season and worked out well for most.

Race 1:

With three humans at the front, things started off hot.  Fraga got into Gurton Buster right at the first corner.  No damage, but plenty of places lost.

But there were still plenty of other incidents.  It wouldn't take but to turn two before a clustered field sent two more to the wreckers.

The carousel saw even more off.

Tnadz got hung up by Casagrande and the two bounced off the wall.

Just ahead of them, Campos was in a pile of pharma cars.  And this was all lap one.

Hamilton was sitting pretty at the front until he rode too hard into the bus stop and spun.

He nearly had it caught and was getting righted when the 1 car plowed him.

Buster also had issues at the bus stop when Guga Lima tangled with his Reputation ride.

Before he had a chance to exact his revenge, Guga and Casagrande managed to take each other out.

Scot Myer was doing fairly well for being on a hiatus AND racing on a track he'd never seen before.  But despite his conservative driving, he still had trouble in the boot.

Zack Webster had been running on the podium when he lost it off the curbing up to the final corner.

GB was working the field and even made this harrowing 4-wide pass.

Which was so intense, the other drivers just wrecked themselves.

Yet again, he'd be foiled by an AI as he came to the bus stop and nearly hit again by the same driver.

With five to go, Mad Max was battling with Jimmenez when the 73 rolled him, taking him out of the race.

Tnadz got some revenge for Buster and continued his own march to the front.

In the end, he'd only just make the top 5 but was the highest placing human.

Despite the many setbacks and damage, GB clawed into the top ten and salvaged some of the race.

Despite a mostly innocuous run, Darrel was taken out on the last lap by the 21 at the infamous Bus Stop.  He still finished decently enough in the top 20.

As did Gut Slab who ran a steady and fairly clean race.

Race 2:

Buster grabbed the pole again and wasn't taking any chances as he quickly walked away from the field.

The start was much cleaner this time and there wasn't a wreck until after the bus stop where several drivers got well off line and few made it out.

Webster was battling hard for position and was nearly taken out by an altercation between Bueno and Genz.

Slab was also working on traffic and spun Brito.

Unfortunately, Myer was right there and got slowed up from it.

Hamilton was having a good race when he and Zonta just touched into the Bus Stop.  This lost him several positions and it was catch up from here.

Several laps in, Webster was tapped by Foresti who wouldn't give the line.  A fair amount of damage.

Monterio was also sent well off line through the bus stop.  His race was over.

Tnadz seemed to be surrounded by danger as Valerio got off line and careened back across the track.

Mad Max was having another modestly successful run when he caught too much curb through the Stop.

And rolled it.  This wasn't enough to kill the motor but they couldn't fix that damage.

Tnadz was making good ground when he had hardware difficulty on his pedals (they were running away).

Webster's woes ended with his engine over halfway.  Like Hamilton did in Race 1, he struggled without 4th gear from the start and endured a frustrating DNF.

Darrel was right behind him as he touched with Casagrande and went hard into the outside wall, killing the engine.

 

This left things mainly up to Tnadz and Buster for humans as Scot was a few laps down.

Slab would have been among that group but he got caught up in a wreck with Suzuki and parked it not long after that.

In the end, Tnadz worked up to 5th after spending several laps struggling to get his pedals situated.

GB grabbed another Swift victory, almost an entire lap ahead of the field.

Gut Slab has chosen the next track and it's also one never raced by these drivers: Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs Strasse or Avus50s.  Located in Berlin, this "road course" is going to be two races of ridiculous.

Race 1

Track: WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:35.578
2	13	T Nadz	1:37.736
3	61	D Hamilton	1:38.042
4	23	Z Webster	1:38.961
5	90	R Mauricio	1:39.981
6	0	C Bueno	1:40.044
7	29	D Serra	1:40.049
8	1	A Pizzonia	1:40.058
9	51	A Abreu	1:40.093
10	65	M Wilson	1:40.124
11	4	J Campos	1:40.133
12	30	C Ramos	1:40.144
13	88	F Fraga	1:40.162
14	77	V Brito	1:40.203
15	80	M Gomes	1:40.290
16	73	S Jimenez	1:40.292
17	21	T Camilo	1:40.326
18	111	R Barrichello	1:40.375
19	18	A Khodair	1:40.388
20	10	R Zonta	1:40.432
21	28	G Osman	1:40.444
22	44	A Valerio	1:40.474
23	5	D Navarro	1:40.514
24	8	R Suzuki	1:40.543
25	110	F Lapenna	1:40.585
26	12	L Foresti	1:40.613
27	83	G Casagrande	1:40.666
28	70	D Nunes	1:40.796
29	9	G Lima	1:40.797
30	117	G Salas	1:40.816
31	188	B Monteiro	1:40.847
32	46	V Genz	1:40.968
33	25	T Rocha	1:41.108
34	3	B Figueiredo	1:41.130
35	31	M Campos	1:41.312

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 17 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:35.606
2	61	D Hamilton	1:37.494
3	23	Z Webster	1:38.114
4	88	F Fraga	1:38.142
5	29	D Serra	1:38.306
6	70	D Nunes	1:38.310
7	1	A Pizzonia	1:38.334
8	77	V Brito	1:38.402
9	51	A Abreu	1:38.480
10	10	R Zonta	1:38.523
11	21	T Camilo	1:38.546
12	65	M Wilson	1:38.556
13	18	A Khodair	1:38.578
14	25	T Rocha	1:38.709
15	80	M Gomes	1:38.817
16	30	C Ramos	1:38.821
17	5	D Navarro	1:38.824
18	90	R Mauricio	1:38.936
19	46	V Genz	1:38.967
20	28	G Osman	1:38.984
21	0	C Bueno	1:39.004
22	188	B Monteiro	1:39.060
23	73	S Jimenez	1:39.198
24	31	M Campos	1:39.262
25	110	F Lapenna	1:39.264
26	3	B Figueiredo	1:39.373
27	9	G Lima	1:39.389
28	4	J Campos	1:39.442
29	44	A Valerio	1:39.571
30	111	R Barrichello	1:39.677
31	12	L Foresti	1:39.714
32	8	R Suzuki	1:39.722
33	83	G Casagrande	1:39.964
34	55	g slab	1:41.717
35	117	G Salas	1:45.949
36	13	T Nadz	--
37	99	M Max	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 18 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	12	65	M Wilson	120.950	14	5	180	Running
2	6	70	D Nunes	-9.65	14	0	170	Running
3	36	13	T Nadz	-17.19	14	0	165	Running
4	18	90	R Mauricio	-18.23	14	0	160	Running
5	19	46	V Genz	-18.84	14	0	155	Running
6	25	110	F Lapenna	-20.99	14	0	150	Running
7	26	3	B Figueiredo	-27.53	14	0	146	Running
8	28	4	J Campos	-30.93	14	0	142	Running
9	1	008	J Zolecki	-32.36	14	0	138	Running
10	31	12	L Foresti	-34.97	14	0	134	Running
11	16	30	C Ramos	-40.79	14	0	130	Running
12	11	21	T Camilo	-1:03.08	14	0	127	Running
13	34	55	g slab	-1:19.91	14	0	124	Running
14	10	10	R Zonta	-1:23.79	14	0	121	Running
15	2	61	D Hamilton	-57.98	14	1	123	Running
16	15	80	M Gomes	-1:38.93	14	0	115	Running
17	24	31	M Campos	-1L	13	0	112	Running
18	20	28	G Osman	-1L	13	0	109	Running
19	23	73	S Jimenez	-1L	13	0	106	Running
20	17	5	D Navarro	-1L	13	0	103	Running
21	9	51	A Abreu	-1L	13	0	100	Clutch
22	7	1	A Pizzonia	-1L	13	0	97	Accident
23	4	88	F Fraga	-3L	11	8*	104	Retired
24	13	18	A Khodair	-3L	11	0	91	Accident
25	14	25	T Rocha	-4L	10	0	88	Accident
26	37	99	M Max	-4L	10	0	85	Accident
27	35	117	G Salas	-5L	9	0	82	Accident
28	3	23	Z Webster	-6L	8	0	79	Accident
29	5	29	D Serra	-9L	5	0	76	Accident
30	32	8	R Suzuki	-9L	5	0	73	Accident
31	29	44	A Valerio	-10L	4	0	70	Ignition
32	33	83	G Casagrande	-10L	4	0	67	Retired
33	27	9	G Lima	-11L	3	0	64	Accident
34	21	0	C Bueno	-12L	2	0	61	Retired
35	30	111	R Barrichello	-12L	2	0	58	Retired
36	22	188	B Monteiro	-12L	2	0	55	Accident
37	8	77	V Brito	-12L	2	0	52	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (3 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, North 18 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 75%

Race 2

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:35.517
2	90	R Mauricio	1:38.194
3	4	J Campos	1:38.297
4	65	M Wilson	1:38.484
5	29	D Serra	1:38.568
6	77	V Brito	1:38.609
7	28	G Osman	1:38.626
8	21	T Camilo	1:38.638
9	18	A Khodair	1:38.729
10	23	Z Webster	1:38.732
11	83	G Casagrande	1:38.739
12	88	F Fraga	1:38.767
13	51	A Abreu	1:38.786
14	80	M Gomes	1:38.814
15	5	D Navarro	1:38.928
16	1	A Pizzonia	1:38.931
17	46	V Genz	1:38.993
18	30	C Ramos	1:39.053
19	12	L Foresti	1:39.140
20	31	M Campos	1:39.156
21	25	T Rocha	1:39.191
22	44	A Valerio	1:39.205
23	188	B Monteiro	1:39.225
24	70	D Nunes	1:39.234
25	61	D Hamilton	1:39.263
26	73	S Jimenez	1:39.374
27	3	B Figueiredo	1:39.388
28	117	G Salas	1:39.415
29	0	C Bueno	1:39.541
30	10	R Zonta	1:39.548
31	9	G Lima	1:39.593
32	110	F Lapenna	1:39.606
33	111	R Barrichello	1:39.710
34	8	R Suzuki	1:39.913
35	55	g slab	--
36	99	M Max	--
37	13	T Nadz	--

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, South 13 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	008	J Zolecki	126.286	14	14*	185	Running
2	4	65	M Wilson	-50.66	14	0	170	Running
3	5	29	D Serra	-53.90	14	0	165	Running
4	2	90	R Mauricio	-56.94	14	0	160	Running
5	37	13	T Nadz	-57.20	14	0	155	Running
6	9	18	A Khodair	-1:01.99	14	0	150	Running
7	8	21	T Camilo	-1:02.57	14	0	146	Running
8	16	1	A Pizzonia	-1:27.45	14	0	142	Running
9	19	12	L Foresti	-1:28.00	14	0	138	Running
10	27	3	B Figueiredo	-1:30.06	14	0	134	Running
11	12	88	F Fraga	-1:30.68	14	0	130	Running
12	7	28	G Osman	-1:43.63	14	0	127	Running
13	14	80	M Gomes	-1L	13	0	124	Running
14	15	5	D Navarro	-1L	13	0	121	Running
15	11	83	G Casagrande	-1L	13	0	118	Running
16	31	9	G Lima	-1L	13	0	115	Running
17	29	0	C Bueno	-1L	13	0	112	Running
18	6	77	V Brito	-2L	12	0	109	Accident
19	18	30	C Ramos	-2L	12	0	106	Accident
20	21	25	T Rocha	-2L	12	0	103	Running
21	36	99	M Max	-3L	11	0	100	Running
22	3	4	J Campos	-4L	10	0	97	Accident
23	34	8	R Suzuki	-5L	9	0	94	Retired
24	35	55	g slab	-5L	9	0	91	Running
25	25	61	D Hamilton	-9L	5	0	88	Accident
26	10	23	Z Webster	-10L	4	0	85	Fuel Lk
27	30	10	R Zonta	-11L	3	0	82	Retired
28	26	73	S Jimenez	-11L	3	0	79	Accident
29	22	44	A Valerio	-11L	3	0	76	Accident
30	23	188	B Monteiro	-11L	3	0	73	Accident
31	17	46	V Genz	-12L	2	0	70	Retired
32	33	111	R Barrichello	-13L	1	0	67	Retired
33	24	70	D Nunes	-13L	1	0	64	Retired
34	32	110	F Lapenna	-13L	1	0	61	Accident
35	28	117	G Salas	-13L	1	0	58	Accident
36	20	31	M Campos	-13L	1	0	55	Accident
37	13	51	A Abreu	-13L	1	0	52	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, North 12 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 1x

AI Strength: 75%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
5	99	Unsafe pit exit	Stop and go
12	99	Dropping Fluid	Pit for repairs
12	99	Smoking Engine	Pit for repairs