+1 for the relay races...
Also my vote in track. (picking just 5 was hard enough...)
Nurburgring Nordschleife (Dusk race if it's OK),
Grand Valley Speedway,
Circuit De Madrid,
Indy - Road Course,
Daytona Road...
Happy face
o.O That's two votes now...!
Ok, now on to more important matters, the final photoshoot of the season and what a cracking race it was! As Spin has eluded to earlier, lap times were very close the whole way down the field so the race came down to tyre management and penalty/damage avoidance...
Round 8 - Season Finale (Fuji Speedway F) Highlight Reel - Photographed by X3rx3s44
This is how the grid looked for the season finale... I had managed to cap off what has been a good season with my 3rd pole position and my 6th front row start.
As we all make it through the first turn safely, the field is still well bunched and that does not change for a good few laps to come, everyone drove fantastic, clean races, a very fitting end to a very enjoyable season. 👍
To mirror what Taital had said in his photoshoot, it was clean and extremely tight at the top as the lead 4 cars make their way through the left hand hairpin in the middle of the circuit with the next 6 cars in
very close company.
A few laps in and Oni sits back ready to strike at the first sign of weakness as Stig puts a move on Taital into the chicane...
Another couple of laps in and Oni makes his move as he slides down the inside of both Stig and I after getting a double tow, from myself getting a tow from Stig...
Unfortunately for Oni his time in the lead was short-lived as he opted to take a penalty rather than risk and accident after out-braking himself at the turn 3 left-hander... The worst part was that Stig and I had moved over to let him back on un-hindered and without risk of an accident... Fortunately however, he fed back into the middle of the battle between Mike, Waynz and Rusty so all was not lost.
Lap 12 ends and the first round of pitstops start for the main battle pack with Waynz, Mike, Rusty and Stig all taking service together.
The laps continue to tumble and I catch Willco who is on a different pit strategy, fortunately I caught him just as he was pitting for his second scheduled stop so no time was lost battling and what's more, I got a free tow along the straight as he pulled right to take to pit-lane... Cheers Willco!
The second round of stops have been made and the battle continues to roll on with Mike, Rusty, Stig and Oni all going blow for blow in an effort to catch the guys ahead...
My pit strategy may have been what helped me across the line this week and as I exited the pits I could see an orange spec in my mirrors, by turn 3 that orange spec had turned into Waynz and my mirrors were full... Such was the speed differential as you exit pit-lane!

The battle was on as we tried to gain the advantage over on another whilst not giving away time to Taital out in front...
Eventually I got a bit of a gap to Waynz and set about chasing down Taital who was by that stage struggling on well worn mediums. I caught up and I'm not sure if it was pressure or tyre wear but Taital went into the chicane too hot and comprimised his exit allowing me to seize the initiative and make a run around the outside on the way up the hill...
A few laps later, Waynz and Taital were locked in battle, they swapped position numerous times but this was the decisive move as Waynz got down the inside into the hairpin, good racing to watch guys.
A couple of laps from the end and Taital had almost nothing left in terms of rubber and was once again under attack, this time from Oni and Rusty... Here Oni makes a great move by going the long way around at the exit of the chicane, the extra grip he had available gave him the drive and advantage on the run up the hill.
As everyone crossed the line there were no finishes (this week) as close as this one between Mike and Stig...
Finally, the last picture in my highlight reel can be of no-one other than Spinner as he crosses the line for the final time. He was the only competitor this season to start and be classified at the conclusion of
every race. Well done mate! 👍
That's all folks...
Hope everyone has enjoyed the highlight reels throughout the course of the championship and I look forward to getting many more great snaps once the new championship kicks off!
Cheers, Bomber
