TXT Racing Series Summer 2012 - 6th race!

(race of 7/14/12)

Oh jeez, what a day it was yesterday! First, I forgot to save the chat log before logging off. Second, when I started looking for pictures - turned out the unfinished process (some media player I've decided to try out) messed up the file system and all the pictures were lost! Switching back to VLC - it never screwed up my precious pictures. (Don't ask how the hell it's connected, I don't have a clue.)

Eagle Clawtooth

But what could I do without the amazing estate manager and simply a good person, known by all of you as M? She passed me the chat log and send some pictures she took. So, without her there wouldn't be any article here - I can't thank you enough, M!

Millennium Sands

OK, enough sentimentality - let's move to the biggest race of the series so far, and I would even dare myself to call it the most competitive one. I've dropped by 2 hours before the race, and rejoiced the vision of some racers practicing. Have to say, Sharon Densmith has put a lot of work into that track - most of the time, when I was at the sim (other days) I've seen her at the radar. At the Track 10. Practicing.
One of the noticeable faces was Eagle Clawtooth - yes, that legendary competitor of R.I.R.! Told by Sharon, he came over yesterday, too, to add some heat into the race.

Sharon Densmith

Also, there was another newcomer, but she got unknown for us problems at the qualifying round and quitted.  However, there were 7 competitors: 4 of them are legends of the grid and other 3 are 2RAW patrons you can remember since the very first races.

Ρσмρσηία ﾚεΜσгţ (Excess Lemmon)

Also, I can't skip the practice, when Grosmanteau DeCuir set 56.501 seconds, Brave Ashbourne got under 57 too (he was driving the pink car today - maybe it's faster indeed?), Densmith got very close - obviously lots of practice helped.
Clawtooth got 59.275 during the qualifying round - not so bad for the first time.
So, after a few inconveniences, we made it to the race.
DeCuir expectedly pulled ahead, but Ashbourne, despite his 2nd position on the grid, messed up a little and let Densmith pass him by. Meanwhile, behind them was a great battle for the 4th place, and Cameron Geordie was left behind by the pack - was hitting walls too much at the turns...

Brave Ashbourne

Clawtooth won the 4th place at the 2nd lap, but LeMort promptly caught up with him and didn't let go. Millennium Sands, current leader of the series, was a bit aside them, at the 6th.

Cameron Geordie

Ashbourne kept on catching up with Densmith and got her at the 6th lap. Clawtooth settled down at the 4th place, LeMort dropped far behind getting into the competition with Sands and - guess! - winning it. They were staying close to each other at first, then Sands got stuck very bad in the wall and lost plenty of seconds. They have spreaded out at the 10th lap.

Grosmanteau DeCuir

At the 15th lap happened something I was pretty surprised to witness - Clawtooth got lapped by DeCuir. So, the final positions became totally obvious - they should have been a miracle to change anything. But the drivers were going pretty much the same, and none fatal accidents have happened during the last 8 laps. Brave stood a chance I believe... but DeCuir was too good at this. He, along with Densmith, have spent plenty of time here at the Track 10, and it was showing pretty well. The lap time record also goes to him - 56.485 at the Lap 14, how do you like to repeat that?

That concludes yet another race here at 2RAW. Another competition, another driving skills comparing. Sharon Densmith got her first 2RAW trophy yesterday - congratulations, Sharon, it's well-deserved! Congratulations winners, and thanks everyone for coming!
Points for the race and the total scores are available in this post.
Hope to see everyone next week! Don't forget: it's Track 2 next time, it's already set up, car vendors are there.

I bet you want to see the stats now. Here you go!

The grid:

Pole Position. Grosmanteau DeCuir  56.731
P 2. Brave Ashbourne,  57.348, -0.617
P 3. Sharon Densmith,  57.801, -1.070
P 4. Eagle Clawtooth,  59.275, -2.544
P 5. Millennium Sands,  61.334, -4.603
P 6. cameron Geordie,  61.857, -5.125
P 7. Ρσмρσηία ﾚεΜσгţ (Excess Lemmon),  63.527, -6.796



Final Results
1st. Grosmanteau DeCuir, 25 laps. Total Time : 1443.378
2nd. Brave Ashbourne, -11.910 seconds.
3rd. Sharon Densmith, -38.596 seconds.
4th. Eagle Clawtooth, -1 laps.
5th. Ρσмρσηία ﾚεΜσгţ, -2 laps.
6th. Millennium Sands, -2 laps.
7th. cameron Geordie, -3 laps.

Fastest race lap: Grosmanteau DeCuir, 56.485