The first part of my race report
WURKS Practise Race 2/2/13
Grid –
1. AllenDK29 – # 29 Corvette Z06 (C6) RM ’06 White/Grey
2. Play117 – #57 Nissan GTR R35 TC Chrome (Octane Racing)
3. Davidb_165 - #18 Nissan GTR R35 TC Orange
4. BobZhn - #9 Corvette ZR1 (C6) RM ‘09 Blue/White
5. Cobani - #28 Nissan GTR R35 TC Orange
6. WIDFO - #63 Nissan GTR R35 TC Green
7. ANFD - #17 Nissan GTR R35 TC Light Blue
8. Gadget334 - #34 Nissan GTR R35 TC Yellow/Yellow Wheels (Team Motion Blur)
9. i-was-ere - #38 Nissan GTR R35 TC Yellow/Green Wheels (Team Motion Blur)
10. G3TH_D - #35 Nissan GTR R35 TC Yellow/Red Wheels (Team Motion Blur)
11. Rosenlundaren #39 Nissan GTR R35 TC White
12. the-burre #69 Nissan GTR R35 TC Chrome (Octane Racing)*
* Did not qualify due to disconnect so starts from back of grid
Race Start time 1930 hrs, Time Change 6
Lap 1/13
Track humidity at start 59%. All drivers starting on Intermediate tyres except car #38 and #35 who opted for Full Wets.
Lap 1/13
Track humidity at start 59%. All drivers starting on Intermediate tyres except car #38 and 35 who opted for Full Wets.
The rolling start sees Allen exits the essess with Play and David in hot pursuit and the rest of the pack follow on. It’s light drizzle but track is drying slightly.
WIDFO wastes no time in powering past Bob who is getting to grips….or lack of it, in his first wet race in the RWD Vette.
Lots of action on the first circuit of the GP loop as Rosen slips past G3TH_D for 10th. Burre holds a watching brief in the background.
Bobd is under pressure from ANFD and TMB teammates Gadget and i-was-ere as they leave the GP loop and venture onto the Nordschleife for the first time
Predictably Allen is building a gap upfront but the battle for 2nd-4th is intense with Play being chased hard by the Orange cars of David and Cobani
Bob runs wide at Metzgesfeld..........
....... causing ANFD to spin in sympathy and Gadget JUST manages to avoid ANFD to slip past and pick up two positions up to 6th. By the time ANFD sorts his spin out he’s dropped to 10th.
Allens lead is comfortable as he rounds the Carousel
WIDFO had been running in a fairly lonely 5th for most of the first lap but this mistake at Brunnchen allows the pack to close up a little.
the burre is making his way through the field as he passes i-was-ere on the approach to Schwalbenschwanz. He is now 8th after starting from the back of the grid after that qually d/c.
One corner later that becomes 7th as bob spins and sustains heavy front end and engine damage exiting the Little Carousel. I-was-ere follows through and passes bob also.
Davidb lines up and execute a perfect draft pass of Play on the Dottinger Hohe straight to move into 2nd………
……..then Cobani gets a better exit from the final chicane to drag past Play into 3rd on the start finish straight.
ANFD limps into the pits for Lap 1 repairs. Bob chooses to carry on and therefore regains 9th.
G3TH_D also pits to repair damage from multiple offs.
So the order at the end of Lap 1 is as above.