GPGSL S14 - R14 British GP - Silverstone
Posted by GPGSL
14th place for me in the middle of the field. Got to work hard on this track to try and get some points.
LAMH DEARG EIRIN
GPGSL Alpha Motorsports, S13 Race Driver #8 S14 Race Driver #2, S15 Race Driver #2
LAMH DEARG EIRIN
GPGSL Alpha Motorsports, S13 Race Driver #8 S14 Race Driver #2, S15 Race Driver #2
shep34 Wrote:
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> CaptinFranko Wrote:
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> > There is absolutely no consistency anymore in
> this
> > series. How we can go from 3rd last season to
> plum
> > last this one is ridiculous! Luke was winning
> > races and a championship challenger. If I
> didn’t
> > know better I’d say I’d annoyed someone...
>
>
> From watching/running the Qual session, Luke was
> 22nd and last onto the track. His first quick lap,
> he got stuck behind a car on a warm up lap from
> the 1st group... His second run, i actually didn't
> see what may have been a cause for a somewhat
> slower lap.
Could this be the reason I am 20th with a boost?
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> CaptinFranko Wrote:
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> -----
> > There is absolutely no consistency anymore in
> this
> > series. How we can go from 3rd last season to
> plum
> > last this one is ridiculous! Luke was winning
> > races and a championship challenger. If I
> didn’t
> > know better I’d say I’d annoyed someone...
>
>
> From watching/running the Qual session, Luke was
> 22nd and last onto the track. His first quick lap,
> he got stuck behind a car on a warm up lap from
> the 1st group... His second run, i actually didn't
> see what may have been a cause for a somewhat
> slower lap.
Could this be the reason I am 20th with a boost?
Parachki Wrote:
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> shep34 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > CaptinFranko Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > There is absolutely no consistency anymore in
> > this
> > > series. How we can go from 3rd last season to
> > plum
> > > last this one is ridiculous! Luke was winning
> > > races and a championship challenger. If I
> > didn’t
> > > know better I’d say I’d annoyed
> someone...
> >
> >
> > From watching/running the Qual session, Luke
> was
> > 22nd and last onto the track. His first quick
> lap,
> > he got stuck behind a car on a warm up lap from
> > the 1st group... His second run, i actually
> didn't
> > see what may have been a cause for a somewhat
> > slower lap.
>
> Could this be the reason I am 20th with a boost?
That, or we need a new boost system...probably the boost system thing...
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
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> shep34 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > CaptinFranko Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > There is absolutely no consistency anymore in
> > this
> > > series. How we can go from 3rd last season to
> > plum
> > > last this one is ridiculous! Luke was winning
> > > races and a championship challenger. If I
> > didn’t
> > > know better I’d say I’d annoyed
> someone...
> >
> >
> > From watching/running the Qual session, Luke
> was
> > 22nd and last onto the track. His first quick
> lap,
> > he got stuck behind a car on a warm up lap from
> > the 1st group... His second run, i actually
> didn't
> > see what may have been a cause for a somewhat
> > slower lap.
>
> Could this be the reason I am 20th with a boost?
That, or we need a new boost system...probably the boost system thing...
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
CaptinFranko schrieb:
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> That, or we need a new boost system...probably the
> boost system thing...
You keep on complaining about the boost system, yet I haven't seen you make a single suggestion as to how it could be improved. Not to mention that the current one probably is the best the league had since I joined (i.e. S6). As far as I remember, ever since the driver boost has been increased to 200, there has only been a single win of an unboosted driver, that being Michael in Brazil last season. And the pyramid team boost system has allowed new teams to be able to compete for podiums/wins pretty much from the get-go.
As for 2 boosted drivers being down the order this quali session, with the split session (11/11 cars on track) it happens quite often that someone gets held up, especially on tracks with low laptimes. And since the AI leaves the pits mostly in similar order for both runs, it's not unusual to happen twice to the same driver.
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> That, or we need a new boost system...probably the
> boost system thing...
You keep on complaining about the boost system, yet I haven't seen you make a single suggestion as to how it could be improved. Not to mention that the current one probably is the best the league had since I joined (i.e. S6). As far as I remember, ever since the driver boost has been increased to 200, there has only been a single win of an unboosted driver, that being Michael in Brazil last season. And the pyramid team boost system has allowed new teams to be able to compete for podiums/wins pretty much from the get-go.
As for 2 boosted drivers being down the order this quali session, with the split session (11/11 cars on track) it happens quite often that someone gets held up, especially on tracks with low laptimes. And since the AI leaves the pits mostly in similar order for both runs, it's not unusual to happen twice to the same driver.
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F1 1996 | F1 2002 | F1 2007 | F1 2011 | F1 2013 | F1 2015 | F1 2018
kedy89 Wrote:
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> CaptinFranko schrieb:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That, or we need a new boost system...probably
> the
> > boost system thing...
>
>
> You keep on complaining about the boost system,
> yet I haven't seen you make a single suggestion as
> to how it could be improved. Not to mention that
> the current one probably is the best the league
> had since I joined (i.e. S6). As far as I
> remember, ever since the driver boost has been
> increased to 200, there has only been a single win
> of an unboosted driver, that being Michael in
> Brazil last season. And the pyramid team boost
> system has allowed new teams to be able to compete
> for podiums/wins pretty much from the get-go.
>
> As for 2 boosted drivers being down the order this
> quali session, with the split session (11/11 cars
> on track) it happens quite often that someone gets
> held up, especially on tracks with low laptimes.
> And since the AI leaves the pits mostly in similar
> order for both runs, it's not unusual to happen
> twice to the same driver.
You are spot on correct. I have indeed complained many times about the boost system. However, I have offered what I believe to be a more than viable and a lot more effective solution on a number of occasions. That being, use a system similar to the one that used to be used in the GPG Nations Cup. It actually gives team bosses something to do other than paint a car and then twiddle their thumbs all season and it adds an element of strategy trying to figure when to use your boost. To me, at the moment, there is no strategy element as using a boost very rarely feels like it pays off and when you do boost you get caught at the back of the grid.
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
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> CaptinFranko schrieb:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That, or we need a new boost system...probably
> the
> > boost system thing...
>
>
> You keep on complaining about the boost system,
> yet I haven't seen you make a single suggestion as
> to how it could be improved. Not to mention that
> the current one probably is the best the league
> had since I joined (i.e. S6). As far as I
> remember, ever since the driver boost has been
> increased to 200, there has only been a single win
> of an unboosted driver, that being Michael in
> Brazil last season. And the pyramid team boost
> system has allowed new teams to be able to compete
> for podiums/wins pretty much from the get-go.
>
> As for 2 boosted drivers being down the order this
> quali session, with the split session (11/11 cars
> on track) it happens quite often that someone gets
> held up, especially on tracks with low laptimes.
> And since the AI leaves the pits mostly in similar
> order for both runs, it's not unusual to happen
> twice to the same driver.
You are spot on correct. I have indeed complained many times about the boost system. However, I have offered what I believe to be a more than viable and a lot more effective solution on a number of occasions. That being, use a system similar to the one that used to be used in the GPG Nations Cup. It actually gives team bosses something to do other than paint a car and then twiddle their thumbs all season and it adds an element of strategy trying to figure when to use your boost. To me, at the moment, there is no strategy element as using a boost very rarely feels like it pays off and when you do boost you get caught at the back of the grid.
GPGSL - Christel VXR team Boss S6-S8, S12 Onwards
CaptinFranko schrieb:
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> You are spot on correct. I have indeed complained
> many times about the boost system. However, I have
> offered what I believe to be a more than viable
> and a lot more effective solution on a number of
> occasions. That being, use a system similar to the
> one that used to be used in the GPG Nations Cup.
> It actually gives team bosses something to do
> other than paint a car and then twiddle their
> thumbs all season and it adds an element of
> strategy trying to figure when to use your boost.
> To me, at the moment, there is no strategy element
> as using a boost very rarely feels like it pays
> off and when you do boost you get caught at the
> back of the grid.
The GPGNC boost system originated from the limitations of the game back then, meaning both cars in a team have the same amount of BHP. So you could only work with the skill value in order to allow 2 people in 1 team to act independent, and had to lock BHP at the same value for all 22.
If you want team bosses to distribute skill points instead of BHP, driver boosts become rather pointless, meaning drivers would twiddle their thumbs all season. Also it doesn't answer what to do with BHP. Leave it as it is now, so that there will always be gaps between teams that can't be bridged by boost usage? Or lock them all at the same value, removing every last bit of development/growth of teams over seasons.
Arguably, the current system sees teams rise and fall far quicker than in the past, but wasn't that what people wanted? No more domination of 2-3 teams over several seasons, just because they're the longest running.
Some mods
F1 1996 | F1 2002 | F1 2007 | F1 2011 | F1 2013 | F1 2015 | F1 2018
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> You are spot on correct. I have indeed complained
> many times about the boost system. However, I have
> offered what I believe to be a more than viable
> and a lot more effective solution on a number of
> occasions. That being, use a system similar to the
> one that used to be used in the GPG Nations Cup.
> It actually gives team bosses something to do
> other than paint a car and then twiddle their
> thumbs all season and it adds an element of
> strategy trying to figure when to use your boost.
> To me, at the moment, there is no strategy element
> as using a boost very rarely feels like it pays
> off and when you do boost you get caught at the
> back of the grid.
The GPGNC boost system originated from the limitations of the game back then, meaning both cars in a team have the same amount of BHP. So you could only work with the skill value in order to allow 2 people in 1 team to act independent, and had to lock BHP at the same value for all 22.
If you want team bosses to distribute skill points instead of BHP, driver boosts become rather pointless, meaning drivers would twiddle their thumbs all season. Also it doesn't answer what to do with BHP. Leave it as it is now, so that there will always be gaps between teams that can't be bridged by boost usage? Or lock them all at the same value, removing every last bit of development/growth of teams over seasons.
Arguably, the current system sees teams rise and fall far quicker than in the past, but wasn't that what people wanted? No more domination of 2-3 teams over several seasons, just because they're the longest running.
Some mods
F1 1996 | F1 2002 | F1 2007 | F1 2011 | F1 2013 | F1 2015 | F1 2018
12th in Quali, nice.
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8th and 12th a decent showing in quali. Hopefully it can go even better in the race!
Dominik Karda | MAC Racing - #7 - Race Driver
Dominik Karda | MAC Racing - #7 - Race DriverIt's hard to please everybody.
Myself have criticised, in the last round, the fact that the Pole Sitter didn't have boost and that have annoying me a bit, but the truth is that i can't do better than you guys are doing at the moment with the series.
So thank you all for the great effort you guys are doing. You all have my respect despite all the "small" errors. Keep up your good all of you!
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Myself have criticised, in the last round, the fact that the Pole Sitter didn't have boost and that have annoying me a bit, but the truth is that i can't do better than you guys are doing at the moment with the series.
So thank you all for the great effort you guys are doing. You all have my respect despite all the "small" errors. Keep up your good all of you!
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It’s the track variation that affects the performance of the drivers, to a point where a boost won’t help you much, or you can do pretty well without the need of a boost. Here lie the issues that plague certain drivers with boosts, both in quali and race.
Not too bad actually 
used to be GPGSL's Nick Heidfeld
used to be GPGSL's Nick Heidfeld
Well, another lost race.
How come my team was pretty decent last year and dead last this year? There only is a very small difference between HPs, but my team is nearly always last on the grid. And being completely shut out of victories without boost is not great either.
But lets see what happens in the race.
ps: I agree with CaptinFranko. We should see if there are some ways to improve the series a little bit, and making it more strategical and less dependent on just luck.
Christel VXR driver #6.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2021 07:10PM by Darksoul.
How come my team was pretty decent last year and dead last this year? There only is a very small difference between HPs, but my team is nearly always last on the grid. And being completely shut out of victories without boost is not great either.
But lets see what happens in the race.
ps: I agree with CaptinFranko. We should see if there are some ways to improve the series a little bit, and making it more strategical and less dependent on just luck.
Christel VXR driver #6.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2021 07:10PM by Darksoul.
POLE! WOO HOO!! Did not see that coming! 
Demon Racing Press Release
With recent driver announcements having been made by other teams, we can reveal that Michael Pedersen will be a contracted driver for Demon Racing as of Season 15. Negotiations between Michael and DMR have been ongoing for a number of weeks, once his place at MAC Racing was determined.
On the back of the pole winning run here in Montreal, we feel now is the perfect time and place to release this small bit of news to the GPGSL community.
Michael's exact future within the GPGSL is yet to be determined, and a definitive announcement will come in the not too distant future.
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
With recent driver announcements having been made by other teams, we can reveal that Michael Pedersen will be a contracted driver for Demon Racing as of Season 15. Negotiations between Michael and DMR have been ongoing for a number of weeks, once his place at MAC Racing was determined.
On the back of the pole winning run here in Montreal, we feel now is the perfect time and place to release this small bit of news to the GPGSL community.
Michael's exact future within the GPGSL is yet to be determined, and a definitive announcement will come in the not too distant future.
GPGSL Team Owner Debut - Melbourne, Season 8 - present
GPGSL Test Debut - Hungary, Season 4. GPGSL Race Debut - Adelaide, Season 5.
Season 14, Round 10 - Canadian GP @ Montreal
The GPGSL welcomes all to the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada, for the running of the Season 14, Round 10 Canadian GP.
As we get towards the tail end of the season, championship leader Marcus De Bruyker has a
The grid cleared, nearly ready for lights out and GO....
It's all go for the Canadian GP, with a fairly even start for all it seems...
Pedersen leads the field through Turn 1, with no sign of trouble behind....
The field stretching out in a well behaved line so far....
The midfield all tucked in together....
Tail gunner on the field on Lap 1, Luke Russell....
The MAC leads the field down the back straight, coming to complete the first lap....
Lap 1 in the books....
Oh no! Smoke from the MMM entry of Gustavo, super early in the race....
Smoking out those behind him, the MMM's day may be over before it got going...
Race over for Vitor Gustavo....
Pedersen now has a break on the chasing pack, after Gustavo's drama....
Positions 2, 3 and 4. Scala, Silva and Rodriguez....
The first real signs of action in the race, Kederer takes a look at Hinz, heading into the final corner...
Kederer plays it smart, keeps his nose clean and lives to fight another day, with Hinz keeping the position....
Silva has Rodriguez tucked in behind him as they exit the last turn, onto the front straight...
The MTP driver right on the tail of Silva...
And Rodriguez makes the move, heading into Turn 1....
Silva now in 4th, trailed by DMR pair Vilela and McCarthy, then Karda and McClure...
Whilst it is Pedersen out in the lead, fellow MAC driver Greidanus is down in 16th...
A quick look at the full race standings after 4 laps...
Canada's own, Daniel Bouchard down in 12th spot early in the race...
The Hinz-Kederer battle is on again...
This time, Kederer prevails. Hinz sensibly allows the Alpha to move ahead without fighting too hard...
Scala leads his team mate, with the rest of the top 8 all in clear view behind...
Positions 9-16....
And 17th through to last....
The MTP boys having a great fight with each other...
Side by side through the first couple of corners on lap 6....
Scala keeps the position....
Darkness of the MTP cars, lit up by the colours of the chasing pack behind them...
Vilela sees an opportunity to attack Silva....
But it doesn't work...
The DMR driver loses control....
Vilela rolls out onto the apex of the corner though.... UH OH!!!.....
Silva runs through the gravel, whilst Vilela has spun himself backwards due to the contact with Silva...
Vilela facing backwards, with team mate McCarthy with absolutely nowhere to go....
McCarthy slams into his team mate....
Vilela gets sent back into the racing line, and towards the Wall of Champions...
Vilela then manages to send himself back across the track, smashes his front wing into the pit entry wall....
Race over for McCarthy, due to the collision....
Silva still in the dirt, recovering.....
As the field passes the incident, Luke Russell nearly causes another incident, narrowly missing the stricken DMR or McCarthy....
Silva finally returns to the race track, as McCarthy's now dead DMR sits in the gravel..
Vilela gets himself into pit lane, after some crazy moments of driving....
Meanwhile, it is Pedersen out front, leading by over 6 seconds....
Scala has Rodriguez in close tow, as the wounded DMR in the background gets removed....
Rodriguez makes the pass on team mate Scala...
Rodriguez clearly has pace to burn, pulling out 1.5 seconds on his team mate...
Pedersen leads the two MTP drivers...
Positions 9-16....
Positions 17-22....
Dominik Karda has kept out of early trouble, and runs in a strong 4th position...
Daly McClure in 5th, has also managed to avoid trouble and has a good chance of a strong result today....
Defending series champ Tobias Kederer in 6th....
Christopher Hinz in 7th, has current championship leader Marcus De Bruyker breathing down his neck....
Daniel Bouchard up to 9th in front of his native crowd...
Sean O'Neill runs in 10th as we reach the 1/3 mark of the race....
Tyrant's Aritra Majumdar in 11th....
SCR's Joseph Gilson holds 12th spot down...
Ruben Greidanus down in 13th, currently unable to match the pace of his team mate....
Jeroen Buitenhuis in the MMM, sits in 14th spot....
Jack Elleker in 15th, will be hoping the race improves for him....
Ennis Praachki in 16th for SCR....
Ryo Sakata in 17th for Christel....
And the second Christel of Luke Russell behind....
De Bruyker has spooked Hinz ahead of him, into a bit of defensive driving...
Hinz moves straight back in front of the Tyrant driver....
A locked brake from the Tyrant driver, as he taps the AMR ahead of him....
The AMR of Hinz is off in the gravel at the hairpin, having been punted by De Bruyker....
Hinz's attempt to block the Tyrant behind him unsuccessful, the German now off track, almost in the fence at the bottom of the hairpin....
Hinz is able to recover, but....
He reverses back up the track, way past the apex of the corner!!
With Pedersen just under 6 seconds ahead, Rodriguez has cleared away from his team mate Scala...
Scala in 3rd, with a 3 second gap back to Karda behind him...
A full look at the current standings, as we see the first indication of pit stops to begin soon....
McClure in 5th, with Kederer just a way back, in pursuit...
Karda lurking behind Kederer, as we near the pit stops...
Rodriguez the first in pit lane, with a bunch of cars on the front straight....
The two Christels also appear in the distance, side by side heading towards the chicane...
Neither of the team mates wanted to give up, which causes a bit of trouble...
Sakata comes off second best, with Russell steaming on ahead....
The Japanese driver escapes damage, but loses plenty of time....
Back onto the track for Sakata...
And now to throw in another bizarre extra, we have light rain at the hairpin....
Positions 1-8.....
Positions 9-16....
Positions 17-22...
So, after a few big moments in this race already, we head to commercials....
Big notes to come out of the opening part of this race : What happened to that engine of the MMM? What was Vilela thinking going so hard, so early? What would McCarthy be thinking, with his team mate ruining his and the teams entire day? What would the DMR team manager be thinking right now....??
Find out, after the break.....
Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
GPGTV Youtube Channel
The GPGSL welcomes all to the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada, for the running of the Season 14, Round 10 Canadian GP.
As we get towards the tail end of the season, championship leader Marcus De Bruyker has a
The grid cleared, nearly ready for lights out and GO....
It's all go for the Canadian GP, with a fairly even start for all it seems...
Pedersen leads the field through Turn 1, with no sign of trouble behind....
The field stretching out in a well behaved line so far....
The midfield all tucked in together....
Tail gunner on the field on Lap 1, Luke Russell....
The MAC leads the field down the back straight, coming to complete the first lap....
Lap 1 in the books....
Oh no! Smoke from the MMM entry of Gustavo, super early in the race....
Smoking out those behind him, the MMM's day may be over before it got going...
Race over for Vitor Gustavo....
Pedersen now has a break on the chasing pack, after Gustavo's drama....
Positions 2, 3 and 4. Scala, Silva and Rodriguez....
The first real signs of action in the race, Kederer takes a look at Hinz, heading into the final corner...
Kederer plays it smart, keeps his nose clean and lives to fight another day, with Hinz keeping the position....
Silva has Rodriguez tucked in behind him as they exit the last turn, onto the front straight...
The MTP driver right on the tail of Silva...
And Rodriguez makes the move, heading into Turn 1....
Silva now in 4th, trailed by DMR pair Vilela and McCarthy, then Karda and McClure...
Whilst it is Pedersen out in the lead, fellow MAC driver Greidanus is down in 16th...
A quick look at the full race standings after 4 laps...
Canada's own, Daniel Bouchard down in 12th spot early in the race...
The Hinz-Kederer battle is on again...
This time, Kederer prevails. Hinz sensibly allows the Alpha to move ahead without fighting too hard...
Scala leads his team mate, with the rest of the top 8 all in clear view behind...
Positions 9-16....
And 17th through to last....
The MTP boys having a great fight with each other...
Side by side through the first couple of corners on lap 6....
Scala keeps the position....
Darkness of the MTP cars, lit up by the colours of the chasing pack behind them...
Vilela sees an opportunity to attack Silva....
But it doesn't work...
The DMR driver loses control....
Vilela rolls out onto the apex of the corner though.... UH OH!!!.....
Silva runs through the gravel, whilst Vilela has spun himself backwards due to the contact with Silva...
Vilela facing backwards, with team mate McCarthy with absolutely nowhere to go....
McCarthy slams into his team mate....
Vilela gets sent back into the racing line, and towards the Wall of Champions...
Vilela then manages to send himself back across the track, smashes his front wing into the pit entry wall....
Race over for McCarthy, due to the collision....
Silva still in the dirt, recovering.....
As the field passes the incident, Luke Russell nearly causes another incident, narrowly missing the stricken DMR or McCarthy....
Silva finally returns to the race track, as McCarthy's now dead DMR sits in the gravel..
Vilela gets himself into pit lane, after some crazy moments of driving....
Meanwhile, it is Pedersen out front, leading by over 6 seconds....
Scala has Rodriguez in close tow, as the wounded DMR in the background gets removed....
Rodriguez makes the pass on team mate Scala...
Rodriguez clearly has pace to burn, pulling out 1.5 seconds on his team mate...
Pedersen leads the two MTP drivers...
Positions 9-16....
Positions 17-22....
Dominik Karda has kept out of early trouble, and runs in a strong 4th position...
Daly McClure in 5th, has also managed to avoid trouble and has a good chance of a strong result today....
Defending series champ Tobias Kederer in 6th....
Christopher Hinz in 7th, has current championship leader Marcus De Bruyker breathing down his neck....
Daniel Bouchard up to 9th in front of his native crowd...
Sean O'Neill runs in 10th as we reach the 1/3 mark of the race....
Tyrant's Aritra Majumdar in 11th....
SCR's Joseph Gilson holds 12th spot down...
Ruben Greidanus down in 13th, currently unable to match the pace of his team mate....
Jeroen Buitenhuis in the MMM, sits in 14th spot....
Jack Elleker in 15th, will be hoping the race improves for him....
Ennis Praachki in 16th for SCR....
Ryo Sakata in 17th for Christel....
And the second Christel of Luke Russell behind....
De Bruyker has spooked Hinz ahead of him, into a bit of defensive driving...
Hinz moves straight back in front of the Tyrant driver....
A locked brake from the Tyrant driver, as he taps the AMR ahead of him....
The AMR of Hinz is off in the gravel at the hairpin, having been punted by De Bruyker....
Hinz's attempt to block the Tyrant behind him unsuccessful, the German now off track, almost in the fence at the bottom of the hairpin....
Hinz is able to recover, but....
He reverses back up the track, way past the apex of the corner!!
With Pedersen just under 6 seconds ahead, Rodriguez has cleared away from his team mate Scala...
Scala in 3rd, with a 3 second gap back to Karda behind him...
A full look at the current standings, as we see the first indication of pit stops to begin soon....
McClure in 5th, with Kederer just a way back, in pursuit...
Karda lurking behind Kederer, as we near the pit stops...
Rodriguez the first in pit lane, with a bunch of cars on the front straight....
The two Christels also appear in the distance, side by side heading towards the chicane...
Neither of the team mates wanted to give up, which causes a bit of trouble...
Sakata comes off second best, with Russell steaming on ahead....
The Japanese driver escapes damage, but loses plenty of time....
Back onto the track for Sakata...
And now to throw in another bizarre extra, we have light rain at the hairpin....
Positions 1-8.....
Positions 9-16....
Positions 17-22...
So, after a few big moments in this race already, we head to commercials....
Big notes to come out of the opening part of this race : What happened to that engine of the MMM? What was Vilela thinking going so hard, so early? What would McCarthy be thinking, with his team mate ruining his and the teams entire day? What would the DMR team manager be thinking right now....??
Find out, after the break.....
Race Director: Ernie B. EcclescakeGPGTV Youtube Channel
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