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SNAIL Michelin Pilot Challenge 2024, "PS5 Users Only", GS/GT4 Monthly Series on Friday Nights 9pm EST, **Recruiting New Drivers**Open
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Michelin Pilot Challenge 2024 - Presented by SNAIL
Hosted by PSN: NOVA-0479
Event #2 / Race #2 Recap
Event #2 - Watkins Glen International
Friday, December 13th, 2024
Preamble:
It's been a busy week with Christmas around the corner so I apologize for keeping you Snails waiting on the recap for our 2nd race of last weekend. I'll try to make it worth the wait.
Lap#1:
Race #2 gets underway with the reverse grid order rule in effect. @DublDee finds himself on pole sharing the front row with @cesarr64 . @radliffracing and @Wetroadracer find themselves on the 2nd row.
@Wetroadracer came into the Bus-Stop for the first time a little too hot on the outside. Some cones went flying and littered the track for most of the race.
@DublDee and @radliffracing got away cleanly. @cesarr64 dropped a couple spots, that means that @CdnSweetTee finds herself in 3rd place, leading the pack.
Lap #4:
The next two pictures taken from the same location at the same point in time. We can see @radliffracing applying pressure to a race leading @DublDee .
And panning the camera to the left 90 degrees, we see @CdnSweetTee leading @JDMKING13 and the rest of the field.
Still on Lap #4:
Just after the previous pictures were taken, @radliffracing made heavy contact with the wall entering Sector #4 causing him to lose speed.
This allowed @CdnSweetTee to move into 2nd place thus providing us with a a moment that will live in the annals of @llNovall 's Snail Series History. We have a husband/wife duo running 1st and 2nd in an official @llNovall Series event.
Unfortunately, the moment would last about 8 seconds as @JDMKING13 got a wicked exit coming out of Turn #11 that would allow him to split the double-guard of @CdnSweetTee and @radliffracing and going from 4th to 2nd spot.
Lap #5:
@radliffracing appears to be rattled. He spins at Turn #1 of Lap #5. Being the classy guy he is, he's conservative re-entering the track and unfortunately would drop to 16th position after additional complications at the following Bus-Stop.
Still on Lap #5:
Now we're having fun. Check this out, probably my favorite picture in our series thus far.
Find yourself a dance partner and put your foot to the floor. We've got side by side battles between @Worst_Driver and @Bologna_Duc . Another side-by-side battle 20 feet back between @Noob01_lmdead and @Buffalo_DRD . And just beyond them, another one between @CodeRedR51 and @Mac1032763 . All heading towards the Bus-Stop.
And on the other side of the Bus-Stop, positions were won and lost but everybody survives to continue their battles.
Lap #7:
By Lap #7, @Bologna_Duc managed to catch up with the group ahead consisting of @socalnatv and @Kgffy . So @Worst_Driver lost his dance partner but the rest of us still going at it.
At the end of Lap#7:
@Noob01_lmdead and @Buffalo_DRD are still door-to-door and battling for the 10th position. I was sad to see @Noob01_lmdead lose a little grip at Turn #1 of Lap #8 and drop a few positions. At the end of the day, we all want decent results but you give me 3 or 4 laps like this in a race and I'm logging off pretty happy at the end of the night regardless of where I finished.
Lap #9:
From the door-to-door battles listed above, the one between @CodeRedR51 and @Mac1032763 lasted the longest to the end of Lap #9, until @Mac1032763 got spinning just as @DublDee did in the first race. Almost triggering the pit-entry sequence.
Lap #13:
At this point, @DublDee is still leading with a decent gap over @THMP . But the battle for 3rd place is now red hot between @JDMKING13 and @llNovall . Another multi-lap battle with several position changes.
Lap #15:
@llNovall and @JDMKING13 are still going at it full throttle and neither of them giving anything away for free. There was a time I was hoping that with their fighting, I might be able to close the gap and get to them but then I had my hands full with @Worst_Driver and @Bologna_Duc hot on my tail.
Still Lap #15:
Same moment in time captured from the previous photo shows exactly where race leader @DublDee and current 2nd place driver @THMP are in relation to the @llNovall / @JDMKING13 battle.
Lap #16:
Still some positions to be won and lost. @Mac1032763 is just wrapping up his 16th lap and @Noob01_lmdead is now side-by-side overtaking @CdnSweetTee to move into 12th spot.
Lap #17:
@DublDee sees the checkered flag. I mentioned I got a chuckle when writing up the Race #1 recap when I saw him almost entering the pits but there was nothing funny about this race. He goes wire to wire for the win while picking up valuable points for himself and for White Knuckle Motorsports.
And really, does anybody deserve it more? I know I can log onto my PS5 on most nights and I see him hosting practice lobbies. Maybe some bad luck struck him early but the right guy won this race.
Final Event #2 / Race #2 Results Table:
Event #2 / Race #2 Broadcast:
Final Thoughts:
Merry Christmas to all.
PSN: DRD_Niagara
Director of Media Relations
Hosted by PSN: NOVA-0479
Event #2 / Race #2 Recap
Event #2 - Watkins Glen International
Friday, December 13th, 2024
Preamble:
It's been a busy week with Christmas around the corner so I apologize for keeping you Snails waiting on the recap for our 2nd race of last weekend. I'll try to make it worth the wait.
Lap#1:
Race #2 gets underway with the reverse grid order rule in effect. @DublDee finds himself on pole sharing the front row with @cesarr64 . @radliffracing and @Wetroadracer find themselves on the 2nd row.
@Wetroadracer came into the Bus-Stop for the first time a little too hot on the outside. Some cones went flying and littered the track for most of the race.
@DublDee and @radliffracing got away cleanly. @cesarr64 dropped a couple spots, that means that @CdnSweetTee finds herself in 3rd place, leading the pack.
Lap #4:
The next two pictures taken from the same location at the same point in time. We can see @radliffracing applying pressure to a race leading @DublDee .
And panning the camera to the left 90 degrees, we see @CdnSweetTee leading @JDMKING13 and the rest of the field.
Still on Lap #4:
Just after the previous pictures were taken, @radliffracing made heavy contact with the wall entering Sector #4 causing him to lose speed.
This allowed @CdnSweetTee to move into 2nd place thus providing us with a a moment that will live in the annals of @llNovall 's Snail Series History. We have a husband/wife duo running 1st and 2nd in an official @llNovall Series event.
Unfortunately, the moment would last about 8 seconds as @JDMKING13 got a wicked exit coming out of Turn #11 that would allow him to split the double-guard of @CdnSweetTee and @radliffracing and going from 4th to 2nd spot.
Lap #5:
@radliffracing appears to be rattled. He spins at Turn #1 of Lap #5. Being the classy guy he is, he's conservative re-entering the track and unfortunately would drop to 16th position after additional complications at the following Bus-Stop.
Still on Lap #5:
Now we're having fun. Check this out, probably my favorite picture in our series thus far.
Find yourself a dance partner and put your foot to the floor. We've got side by side battles between @Worst_Driver and @Bologna_Duc . Another side-by-side battle 20 feet back between @Noob01_lmdead and @Buffalo_DRD . And just beyond them, another one between @CodeRedR51 and @Mac1032763 . All heading towards the Bus-Stop.
And on the other side of the Bus-Stop, positions were won and lost but everybody survives to continue their battles.
Lap #7:
By Lap #7, @Bologna_Duc managed to catch up with the group ahead consisting of @socalnatv and @Kgffy . So @Worst_Driver lost his dance partner but the rest of us still going at it.
At the end of Lap#7:
@Noob01_lmdead and @Buffalo_DRD are still door-to-door and battling for the 10th position. I was sad to see @Noob01_lmdead lose a little grip at Turn #1 of Lap #8 and drop a few positions. At the end of the day, we all want decent results but you give me 3 or 4 laps like this in a race and I'm logging off pretty happy at the end of the night regardless of where I finished.
Lap #9:
From the door-to-door battles listed above, the one between @CodeRedR51 and @Mac1032763 lasted the longest to the end of Lap #9, until @Mac1032763 got spinning just as @DublDee did in the first race. Almost triggering the pit-entry sequence.
Lap #13:
At this point, @DublDee is still leading with a decent gap over @THMP . But the battle for 3rd place is now red hot between @JDMKING13 and @llNovall . Another multi-lap battle with several position changes.
Lap #15:
@llNovall and @JDMKING13 are still going at it full throttle and neither of them giving anything away for free. There was a time I was hoping that with their fighting, I might be able to close the gap and get to them but then I had my hands full with @Worst_Driver and @Bologna_Duc hot on my tail.
Still Lap #15:
Same moment in time captured from the previous photo shows exactly where race leader @DublDee and current 2nd place driver @THMP are in relation to the @llNovall / @JDMKING13 battle.
Lap #16:
Still some positions to be won and lost. @Mac1032763 is just wrapping up his 16th lap and @Noob01_lmdead is now side-by-side overtaking @CdnSweetTee to move into 12th spot.
Lap #17:
@DublDee sees the checkered flag. I mentioned I got a chuckle when writing up the Race #1 recap when I saw him almost entering the pits but there was nothing funny about this race. He goes wire to wire for the win while picking up valuable points for himself and for White Knuckle Motorsports.
And really, does anybody deserve it more? I know I can log onto my PS5 on most nights and I see him hosting practice lobbies. Maybe some bad luck struck him early but the right guy won this race.
Final Event #2 / Race #2 Results Table:
Event #2 / Race #2 Broadcast:
Final Thoughts:
- I find the Broadcast part the most difficult. When I review the tape to grab my pictures, I make notes on sequences to capture in the broadcast but there were a lot of close, lengthy, door-to-door battles in this race and I hope I've captured them appropriately.
- Looking for more racing action as we await Event #3 of this series? Look no further than Snail's Sunday Night Spec League. (I will continue to plug the Sunday League until I see some signups)
- As it stands, I have a schedule conflict for Laguna Seca on January 10th. I'll hold onto my grid spot for the time being in the event something changes for me but it's likely that a reserve driver will find their way onto the grid. I'll keep you posted as the date nears.
Merry Christmas to all.
PSN: DRD_Niagara
Director of Media Relations
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Amazing work bro!!! @Buffalo_DRD
