2020-2 Trans L'American Series - Round 10: Laguna Seca

Live Stream: https://youtu.be/QKaLyZBovNA

The final showdown did not disappoint for action, although some drivers were disappointed in the end.  The season wrapped up with a scorcher at Mazda Speedway.  While the racing was tense and intense, the final outcome of the championship was riddled with controversy that will ring into the next series for certain.

Race 1:

The first trip around the circuit saw Egg out in front early with the rest of the humans who showed up right together and pushing through the field.

All of them were plagued by interactions with the AI and barely managed top ten/twenty finishes.  The Egg had an easy stroll to the win, setting the stage for a thrilling finale.

Race 2:

While Tnadz had the advantage from qualifying, door bangers with the competition and a hard charging Egg brought the two together for a palm sweating fight for almost the entire second half of the race.

But with three to go, it unraveled for Tnadz as he caught an AI that sent him afield and the Egg walked away with an easy victory ahead of Zolecki who struggled to overcome dumpings and damage.

While Egg had a dominating performance throughout the tour, penalty points combined with a mass of drop races caused him to barely lose out on the championship with one of the closest points disparities seen yet.

The next series will be a short Whelen Mod run across 3 ovals and 3 short road courses, setting things up for a trip to the old familiar TMT...but with new rules...

Race 1

Track: Mazda Raceway

Date: 08/05/20

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:19.812
2	66	C Poirot Koch	1:20.063
3	013	T Nadz	1:20.090
4	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	1:20.275
5	24	W Mairese Balton	1:20.353
6	51	C Andrew Hedges	1:20.361
7	2	B McLaren Donohu	1:20.367
8	46	H Grandsire Rosin	1:20.394
9	1	D Gurney Foyt	1:20.407
10	42	R Buchete Linge	1:20.428
11	64	M Martin Mesange	1:20.471
12	48	R Delagen Cheinis	1:20.475
13	41	J Siffert Hermann	1:20.488
14	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	1:20.545
15	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	1:20.566
16	21	L Scarfiotti Park	1:20.620
17	15	J Ickx Muir	1:20.642
18	37	B Pon Elford	1:20.709
19	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	1:20.725
20	023	Z Webster	1:21.907
21	18	U Maglioli Casoni	1:22.954
22	44	D Preston Wagstaf	1:24.558
23	3	M Andret Bainchi	1:24.561
24	6	J Schleser Ligier	1:24.692
25	60	P Farjon Wicky	1:24.933
26	26	C Parsons Rodriqu	1:25.111
27	30	J Jausaud Pesco	1:25.173
28	40	G Mitter Rindt	1:25.173
29	28	D Spoerry Stinman	1:25.194
30	55	J Therier Chevali	1:25.239
31	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	1:25.287
32	29	J Beltoise Gavin	1:25.330
33	56	G Larous Depailer	1:25.375
34	9	B Bondurant Gulds	1:25.546
35	14	D Piper Thompson	1:25.548
36	50	C Lawrence Marsh	1:25.601
37	8	B Johnson Jenings	1:25.740
38	16	P Dumay Greder	1:25.795
39	39	U Schutz Buzzetta	1:25.898
40	7	P Hill Spence	1:25.941
41	034	T Egg	1:30.019

Weather: Clear, 56 °F, Northwest 13 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	46	H Grandsire Rosin	1:19.680
2	034	T Egg	1:19.690
3	51	C Andrew Hedges	1:19.768
4	15	J Ickx Muir	1:19.811
5	2	B McLaren Donohu	1:19.840
6	41	J Siffert Hermann	1:19.844
7	37	B Pon Elford	1:19.847
8	42	R Buchete Linge	1:19.847
9	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	1:19.856
10	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	1:19.877
11	1	D Gurney Foyt	1:19.901
12	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	1:19.930
13	66	C Poirot Koch	1:19.950
14	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	1:19.969
15	24	W Mairese Balton	1:19.984
16	21	L Scarfiotti Park	1:20.022
17	64	M Martin Mesange	1:20.074
18	48	R Delagen Cheinis	1:20.127
19	7	P Hill Spence	1:23.910
20	8	B Johnson Jenings	1:24.851
21	50	C Lawrence Marsh	1:25.019
22	18	U Maglioli Casoni	1:25.320
23	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	1:25.350
24	14	D Piper Thompson	1:25.379
25	29	J Beltoise Gavin	1:25.636
26	44	D Preston Wagstaf	1:25.703
27	6	J Schleser Ligier	1:25.718
28	55	J Therier Chevali	1:25.724
29	3	M Andret Bainchi	1:25.757
30	40	G Mitter Rindt	1:25.791
31	16	P Dumay Greder	1:25.854
32	30	J Jausaud Pesco	1:25.935
33	60	P Farjon Wicky	1:26.031
34	28	D Spoerry Stinman	1:26.171
35	26	C Parsons Rodriqu	1:26.501
36	39	U Schutz Buzzetta	1:26.667
37	56	G Larous Depailer	1:26.762
38	9	B Bondurant Gulds	1:29.942
39	001	G Slab	--
40	013	T Nadz	--
41	023	Z Webster	--
42	008	J Zolecki	--

Weather: Clear, 56 °F, Northwest 10 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	008	J Zolecki	1:19.566
2	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	1:20.693
3	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	1:20.996
4	37	B Pon Elford	1:21.018
5	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	1:21.142
6	42	R Buchete Linge	1:21.604
7	41	J Siffert Hermann	1:21.748
8	1	D Gurney Foyt	1:22.050
9	023	Z Webster	1:22.279
10	51	C Andrew Hedges	1:22.378
11	46	H Grandsire Rosin	1:22.778
12	40	G Mitter Rindt	1:24.993
13	013	T Nadz	1:25.755
14	56	G Larous Depailer	1:26.145
15	60	P Farjon Wicky	1:26.492
16	9	B Bondurant Gulds	1:27.112
17	28	D Spoerry Stinman	1:27.812
18	21	L Scarfiotti Park	1:28.152
19	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	1:28.226
20	39	U Schutz Buzzetta	1:28.363
21	16	P Dumay Greder	1:28.583
22	24	W Mairese Balton	1:29.318
23	64	M Martin Mesange	1:29.675
24	66	C Poirot Koch	1:29.883
25	48	R Delagen Cheinis	1:30.754
26	6	J Schleser Ligier	1:32.790
27	30	J Jausaud Pesco	1:33.239
28	44	D Preston Wagstaf	1:33.371
29	55	J Therier Chevali	1:33.477
30	26	C Parsons Rodriqu	1:33.731
31	14	D Piper Thompson	1:33.795
32	29	J Beltoise Gavin	1:34.283
33	034	T Egg	1:35.589
34	7	P Hill Spence	1:35.713

Weather: Clear, 62 °F, Northwest 6 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	2	034	T Egg	97.994	20	20*	185	Running
2	3	51	C Andrew Hedges	-24.84	20	0	170	Running
3	6	41	J Siffert Hermann	-29.34	20	0	165	Running
4	1	46	H Grandsire Rosin	-31.12	20	0	160	Running
5	5	2	B McLaren Donohu	-35.20	20	0	155	Running
6	41	023	Z Webster	-43.73	20	0	150	Running
7	13	66	C Poirot Koch	-47.16	20	0	146	Running
8	8	42	R Buchete Linge	-47.52	20	0	142	Running
9	42	008	J Zolecki	-51.22	20	0	138	Running
10	17	64	M Martin Mesange	-55.54	20	0	134	Running
11	7	37	B Pon Elford	-56.91	20	0	130	Running
12	12	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	-1:00.39	20	0	127	Running
13	40	013	T Nadz	-1:03.79	20	0	124	Running
14	16	21	L Scarfiotti Park	-1:05.65	20	0	121	Running
15	4	15	J Ickx Muir	-1:24.82	20	0	118	Running
16	14	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	-1L	19	0	115	Running
17	9	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	-1L	19	0	112	Running
18	18	48	R Delagen Cheinis	-1L	19	0	109	Running
19	20	8	B Johnson Jenings	-1L	19	0	106	Running
20	34	28	D Spoerry Stinman	-1L	19	0	103	Running
21	26	44	D Preston Wagstaf	-1L	19	0	100	Running
22	37	56	G Larous Depailer	-1L	19	0	97	Running
23	33	60	P Farjon Wicky	-1L	19	0	94	Running
24	27	6	J Schleser Ligier	-2L	18	0	91	Running
25	38	9	B Bondurant Gulds	-2L	18	0	88	Running
26	35	26	C Parsons Rodriqu	-2L	18	0	85	Running
27	23	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	-2L	18	0	82	Running
28	31	16	P Dumay Greder	-2L	18	0	79	Running
29	21	50	C Lawrence Marsh	-2L	18	0	76	Running
30	30	40	G Mitter Rindt	-2L	18	0	73	Running
31	11	1	D Gurney Foyt	-2L	18	0	70	Running
32	22	18	U Maglioli Casoni	-3L	17	0	67	Running
33	24	14	D Piper Thompson	-3L	17	0	64	Running
34	15	24	W Mairese Balton	-3L	17	0	61	Running
35	10	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	-3L	17	0	58	Running
36	36	39	U Schutz Buzzetta	-3L	17	0	55	Running
37	28	55	J Therier Chevali	-5L	15	0	52	Running
38	32	30	J Jausaud Pesco	-5L	15	0	49	Running
39	29	3	M Andret Bainchi	-6L	14	0	46	Running
40	25	29	J Beltoise Gavin	-9L	11	0	43	Accident
41	39	001	G Slab	-15L	5	0	40	Retired
42	19	7	P Hill Spence	-19L	1	0	37	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Clear, 62 °F, North 2 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 85%

PENALTIES

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INFRACTION

PENALTY

Race 2

Session: Practice

P

#

DRIVER

TIME

Weather: Cloudy, 55 °F, Southwest 8 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	66	C Poirot Koch	1:18.592
2	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	1:18.619
3	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	1:18.622
4	48	R Delagen Cheinis	1:18.651
5	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	1:18.661
6	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	1:18.676
7	24	W Mairese Balton	1:18.677
8	46	H Grandsire Rosin	1:18.680
9	51	C Andrew Hedges	1:18.693
10	37	B Pon Elford	1:18.698
11	42	R Buchete Linge	1:18.709
12	64	M Martin Mesange	1:18.722
13	15	J Ickx Muir	1:18.737
14	1	D Gurney Foyt	1:18.745
15	41	J Siffert Hermann	1:18.766
16	21	L Scarfiotti Park	1:18.801
17	2	B McLaren Donohu	1:18.803
18	013	T Nadz	1:20.160
19	023	Z Webster	1:21.317
20	18	U Maglioli Casoni	1:23.679
21	20	C Amon Vaccarello	1:23.808
22	12	P de Klerk Irwin	1:23.871
23	30	J Jausaud Pesco	1:23.905
24	44	D Preston Wagstaf	1:24.092
25	6	J Schleser Ligier	1:24.108
26	22	J Guichet Muller	1:24.112
27	19	G Klass Sutcliffe	1:24.124
28	4	D Hulme Ruby	1:24.507
29	56	G Larous Depailer	1:24.652
30	47	J Andruet Bouhard	1:24.656
31	28	D Spoerry Stinman	1:24.742
32	62	M Salmon Redman	1:25.022
33	8	B Johnson Jenings	1:25.185
34	11	J Surtees Hobbs	1:25.249
35	43	J Franc Sanson	1:25.317
36	9	B Bondurant Gulds	1:25.325
37	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	1:25.434
38	17	C Dubois Tuerlinc	1:25.735
39	52	D Dayan Ballot	--
40	008	J Zolecki	--
41	034	T Egg	--
42	001	G Slab	--

Weather: Cloudy, 55 °F, Northwest 8 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	034	T Egg	1:19.226
2	41	J Siffert Hermann	1:20.411
3	24	W Mairese Balton	1:20.528
4	2	B McLaren Donohu	1:20.623
5	51	C Andrew Hedges	1:21.542
6	023	Z Webster	1:22.293
7	37	B Pon Elford	1:22.487
8	64	M Martin Mesange	1:22.573
9	46	H Grandsire Rosin	1:23.074
10	013	T Nadz	1:23.506
11	62	M Salmon Redman	1:24.921
12	56	G Larous Depailer	1:25.240
13	52	D Dayan Ballot	1:25.591
14	9	B Bondurant Gulds	1:25.846
15	42	R Buchete Linge	1:26.150
16	11	J Surtees Hobbs	1:26.470
17	4	D Hulme Ruby	1:26.733
18	17	C Dubois Tuerlinc	1:26.793
19	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	1:27.039
20	22	J Guichet Muller	1:27.104
21	44	D Preston Wagstaf	1:27.484
22	43	J Franc Sanson	1:27.720
23	21	L Scarfiotti Park	1:30.285
24	15	J Ickx Muir	1:36.281
25	8	B Johnson Jenings	1:37.088
26	001	G Slab	1:46.099
27	008	J Zolecki	1:51.816

Weather: Clear, 59 °F, Southwest 10 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	41	034	T Egg	97.640	20	3	180	Running
2	40	008	J Zolecki	-13.44	20	0	170	Running
3	16	21	L Scarfiotti Park	-24.28	20	0	165	Running
4	13	15	J Ickx Muir	-26.69	20	0	160	Running
5	18	013	T Nadz	-31.70	20	7	160	Running
6	9	51	C Andrew Hedges	-34.39	20	0	150	Running
7	10	37	B Pon Elford	-36.92	20	0	146	Running
8	11	42	R Buchete Linge	-44.35	20	0	142	Running
9	17	2	B McLaren Donohu	-54.04	20	0	138	Running
10	14	1	D Gurney Foyt	-58.39	20	0	134	Running
11	15	41	J Siffert Hermann	-58.77	20	0	130	Running
12	33	8	B Johnson Jenings	-1L	19	0	127	Running
13	36	9	B Bondurant Gulds	-1L	19	0	124	Running
14	27	19	G Klass Sutcliffe	-1L	19	0	121	Running
15	39	52	D Dayan Ballot	-1L	19	0	118	Running
16	38	17	C Dubois Tuerlinc	-1L	19	0	115	Running
17	35	43	J Franc Sanson	-2L	18	0	112	Running
18	26	22	J Guichet Muller	-2L	18	0	109	Running
19	25	6	J Schleser Ligier	-2L	18	0	106	Running
20	12	64	M Martin Mesange	-2L	18	0	103	Running
21	23	30	J Jausaud Pesco	-3L	17	0	100	Running
22	6	45	M Bainchi Vinatie	-4L	16	0	97	Running
23	4	48	R Delagen Cheinis	-4L	16	0	94	Running
24	31	28	D Spoerry Stinman	-4L	16	0	91	Running
25	32	62	M Salmon Redman	-5L	15	0	88	Running
26	5	38	R Jochen Nerpasch	-6L	14	0	85	Running
27	20	18	U Maglioli Casoni	-6L	14	0	82	Accident
28	8	46	H Grandsire Rosin	-7L	13	0	79	Running
29	21	20	C Amon Vaccarello	-7L	13	0	76	Accident
30	1	66	C Poirot Koch	-8L	12	0	73	Running
31	3	49	A Cortanze LeGuel	-8L	12	0	70	Running
32	19	023	Z Webster	-8L	12	0	67	Accident
33	7	24	W Mairese Balton	-8L	12	0	64	Running
34	2	57	R Bucknam Hawkins	-9L	11	10*	71	Running
35	37	53	A Guilhaudin Bert	-9L	11	0	58	Accident
36	30	47	J Andruet Bouhard	-9L	11	0	55	Accident
37	34	11	J Surtees Hobbs	-12L	8	0	52	Header
38	28	4	D Hulme Ruby	-12L	8	0	49	Piston
39	22	12	P de Klerk Irwin	-18L	2	0	46	Accident
40	42	001	G Slab	-18L	2	0	43	Accident
41	24	44	D Preston Wagstaf	-18L	2	0	40	Retired
42	29	56	G Larous Depailer	-19L	1	0	37	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (3 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 58 °F, Southwest 14 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 85%