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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Thx heaps everyone for some great racing, awesome being back on track with you 🦘

Won’t be able to make the next round - it’s still Surf Patrol season - but hopefully the one after.

In the meantime, I did a track day last week w/ some ppl who raced the Bathurst 12hr this year.
Got some interesting tips on lines & overtaking. I hope to race there IRL one day.

This is me throwing my totally-stock 25yo Miata around.
New coilovers arrive next week, should make a nice difference 👌👌
 

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What a fun race last night, I know there was some bumps and bruises but after watching both replays a couple times, I saw a lot of teamwork and bump drafts and pack racing that's not commonplace on the more technical tracks. Special shout out to @socalnatv and @llNovall for very close quarters racing and sticking with me to avoid some major spinouts in the mountain!

Also want to thank @Wetroadracer, the likely true winner of the second race for graciously forgiving me of the bump that sent him to 3rd, we were both at max brakes and sending it deep into the turn to fight for first place and I carried a little too much speed. Lessons for next time.

Great race everyone! See you in a couple weeks
 
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(in order of Championship Final Season Standings after Event #4)
Award Recognition
Checkered Flag = Single Race Wins
Track Map Outline = Overall Event Wins

Post Race Report and Scoring
Event #4 at Mount Panorama


Mount Panorama reaped some with rewards, and punished others on the Mountain. Some great battles on this one. The racing was close and intense. Qualifying and fast laps were very close across the field, and are only expected to get closer as each event passes. I had some good battles in Race 1 on my recovery drive from 16th to 4th place. Race 2 saw a long nose to tail battle with @THMP with positions exchanged a long the stretch. All in all, I was quite happy with my result despite the setback in Race 1. I am glad I had the BMW which proved strong at this track when I really needed it. Too much else to highlight, but take a look at the replays...certainly worth the watches.
Race broadcasts and race re-caps are linked below, compliments of @Buffalo_DRD .....Great work as always sir. Also, for anyone interested, you can view the actual in-game replays through the search tag: snailmpc. Feel free to elaborate on any battles/exchanges you may have shared for this event.
Despite a few incidents, overall it was a great night of racing.

Minimal lag/jittering was present across the field, but was overall manageable.

Now for Scoring:
Congratulations to kgffty / @Kgffy (#84) on the Overall Win on the night. Great job on taking the Overall on the race night.
Great work!! :cheers:

Also, Congratulations to our Top 3 Overall:
1st: kgffty / @Kgffy (#84)
2nd: NOVA-0479 / @llNovall (#4)
3rd: DucatiRobb / @Bologna_Duc (#88)

*NOTE: @THMP was our preliminary 1st place Overall Winner, however, two IR's were filed and a penalties were issued relegating him to 5th place Overall for the Official placement. Success ballast is rewardred based on prelininary Overall placement on the race night prior to any issuance of penalty points.
Awards:
kgffty / @Kgffy (#84), please apply the checkered flag decal linked below in recognition of your Race 1 win, and also apply a "white" track map decal of Mount Panorama to your driver side quarter window in recognition of your official overall Event #4 win.
Thumpleton (THMP) / @THMP (#003) , please apply the checkered flag decal linked below in recognition of your Race 2 win to your driver side quarter window. >>>> Awards Link for Details and Decals
Series main Spotters Guide and Driver Profile page has been updated in order of driver standings with award tags and overall podium placemnet acknowledgements.>>>Driver Profile Page and Spotter's Guide

For any drivers that care to participate in displaying their Driver Standing for next event, please see the spoiler tab below for details. Please verify your current driver standing on the scoresheet provided, or by the driver profile page linked in this post. Please be sure to update your livery prior to each event. If in doubt, simply remove the numbers before the event. See the Spoiler tab below:
Driver Standings Recognition
Drivers will be encouraged, not required, to display their current driver standing going into each event after Event #1, though there will be a few rules and requirements.
Drivers who are interested in diplaying their current standing, should collect the following green digital numbers 0-9.
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After scoring is finalized and Post Race report issued, drivers will be cleared to edit their driver standing on their number board along with any award tags. Drivers should apply their Standing on both side's boards and be sure their number is in line with their actual standing in the Championship.
Should look like this:
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Rules and requirements:
To maintain accuracy and integrity to this recognition, drivers who choose to add their standing to their car will be required to submit an updated profile picture before each event with their scrutineering tuning sheet. Submissions will be reviewed post event just as I do for the driver regulations.
If a driver forgets to submit the car picture with a standing displayed or has the wrong standing placement displayed , it will result in a 5 point penalty against the overall event score. This has to be in place to ensure that those who want to display their standing, maintains the attention and accuracy for it to be credible.
If choosing to display, be sure your edited livery is correct, accurate, and saved prior to each event. If unsure or not interested in displaying your standing, simply leave it blank or just apply double zeros.
The profile pictures will not be used for the Driver profile page, only for scrutineering to maintain the integrity of this recognition.
Again, this is optional, but if done correctly, it will be a great way to know who is where in the standings as the season unfolds.
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Race Broadcasts currently in processing

Below is the PP Regulation changes after Event #4. Drivers with changes noted, please adjust and tune accordingly.
Race Lobby PP Max Regulation for Event #5 remains set to 670.00 PP
(Please be sure to set Max PP correctly, as noted above, for practice lobbies to allow those drivers with concessions to enter)

Next Event (#5) Driver Regulations is noted in the far right column.
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Reminder, IR filings are still accepted until 8pm est today. Any IR's filed will be reviewed and any penalties levied will be applied to final standings. I will update if there are any changes in Overall Placement in the standings if necessary.

Next Event:
Date: March 7th, 2025 at 9pm est
Track: Nurburgring GP
Conditions: Afternoon, C04 Cloudy and Chilly
Laps: 15
Target Lap Times: 2:05's
(See Section 1, Tab 1.3 for Lobby Settings)
Additional details in the next post

Great racing everyone. Looking forward to our next event. We already have 18 drivers confirmed for Event #5. Be sure to confirm your attendance to secure reserve priority for our next event. See you guys for some practice over the coming weeks.

NOVA-0479 / @llNovall (#4)
2.) JDMKing13 / @JDMKING13 (#9)
3.) kgffty / @Kgffy (#84)
4.) DRD_Niagara / @Buffalo_DRD (#78)
5.) Sand_68 / @socalnatv (#68)
6.) DUB-L-DEE / @DublDee (#33)
7.) Cdn_Sweet_Tee / @CdnSweetTee (#22)
8.) DucatiRobb / @Bologna_Duc (#88)
9.) Fudman420 / @Fudman420 (#42)
10.) Rauljimenez76 / @Noob01_lmdead (#12)
11.) cesarr64 / @cesarr64 (#64)
12.) GTP_WorstDriver / @Worst_Driver (#13)
13.) Wetroadracer / @Wetroadracer (#187)
14.) Phlano_099 / @Phlano099 (#99)
15.) MrDonovan / @MrDonovan (#46)
16.) radliffpower / @radliffracing (#85)
17.) mac1032763 / @Mac1032763 (#420)
18.) R1600Turbo / @CodeRedR51 (#62)
19.) GTP_RACECAR / @RACECAR (#32)
20.) Thumpleton (THMP) / @THMP (#003)
21.) Ridger23 / @bublyman (#7)
22.) Dragonwhisky / @Dragonwhisky (#5)
23.) CyberSalad_502 / @CyberSalad (#89)
24.) jakeblack3 / @JakeMk8 (#3)
 
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Event #5 Race Details
March 7th, 2025, 9pm est
Nurburgring GP

Afternoon
C04, Cloudy and Chilly
15 laps/Race


Below are the details for Event #5 at Nurburgring GP on Friday, March, 7th, 2025.
Drivers are encouraged and reminded to confirm their attendance status as soon as possible to secure their spot on the grid for race night or Reserve Priority. Be reminded, this series runs on a "first to confirm" priority. First 16 drivers to confirm are guaranteed a grid spot. All additional drivers that confirm thereafter will be marked as Reserve drivers with priority based on order confirmed. Be sure to confirm your attendance as early as possible. We are currently sitting at 18 drivers confirmed for Event #5. All additional drivers to confirm will be on Reserve status for this event.

I will be hosting practice sessions in the afternoons periodically over the next two weeks, and am sure there will be other rooms open during the evening prime-time. Get those laps in and be ready.

Date: March 7th, 2025 at 9pm est
Track: Nurburgring GP
Conditions: Afternoon, C04 Cloudy and Chilly
Laps: 15
Target Lap Times: 2:05's (?)
(See Section 1, Tab 1.3 for Lobby Settings)

Track Map and Boundaries
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Keep 2 wheels on or within the white line where curbing is not present, or on the curbs where they are present at all times, except where it is specifically noted otherwise. The white line and curbing is considered legal track surface. Failure to comply to track boundaries could result in penalties if infractions are witnessed and reported.

Exceptions and Specified areas:
none

REMINDER
For any drivers that care to participate in displaying their Driver Standing for next event, please see the spoiler tab below for details. Please verify your current driver standing on the driver profile page (3rd Post in this thread) or quick reference it in the Spotters Guide above. Please be sure to update your livery prior to each event. If in doubt, simply remove the numbers before the event. See the Spoiler tab below:

Driver Standings Recognition
Drivers will be encouraged, not required, to display their current driver standing going into each event after Event #1, though there will be a few rules and requirements.
Drivers who are interested in diplaying their current standing, should collect the following green digital numbers 0-9.
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After scoring is finalized and Post Race report issued, drivers will be cleared to edit their driver standing on their number board along with any award tags. Drivers should apply their Standing on both side's boards and be sure their number is in line with their actual standing in the Championship.
Should look like this:
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Rules and requirements:
To maintain accuracy and integrity to this recognition, drivers who choose to add their standing to their car will be required to submit an updated profile picture before each event with their scrutineering tuning sheet. Submissions will be reviewed post event just as I do for the driver regulations.
Drivers can submit this to me at my PSN - NOVA-0479 anytime leading up to the next event.
If a driver forgets to submit the car picture with a standing displayed or has the wrong standing placement displayed , it will result in a 5 point penalty against the overall event score. This has to be in place to ensure that those who want to display their standing, maintains the attention and accuracy for it to be credible.
If choosing to display, be sure your edited livery is correct, accurate, and saved prior to each event. If unsure or not interested in displaying your standing, simply leave it blank or just apply double zeros.
The profile pictures will not be used for the Driver profile page, only for scrutineering to maintain the integrity of this recognition.
Again, this is optional, but if done correctly, it will be a great way to know who is where in the standings as the season unfolds.

Roster/Drivers Confirmed
as of 2/24/25 at 7:30pm est
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NOVA-0479 / @llNovall (#4)
2.) JDMKing13 / @JDMKING13 (#9)
3.) kgffty / @Kgffy (#84)
4.) DRD_Niagara / @Buffalo_DRD (#78)
5.) Sand_68 / @socalnatv (#68)
6.) DUB-L-DEE / @DublDee (#33)
7.) Cdn_Sweet_Tee / @CdnSweetTee (#22)
8.) DucatiRobb / @Bologna_Duc (#88)
9.) Fudman420 / @Fudman420 (#42)
10.) Rauljimenez76 / @Noob01_lmdead (#12)
11.) cesarr64 / @cesarr64 (#64)
12.) GTP_WorstDriver / @Worst_Driver (#13)
13.) Wetroadracer / @Wetroadracer (#187)
14.) Phlano_099 / @Phlano099 (#99)
15.) MrDonovan / @MrDonovan (#46)
16.) radliffpower / @radliffracing (#85)
17.) mac1032763 / @Mac1032763 (#420)
18.) R1600Turbo / @CodeRedR51 (#62)
19.) GTP_RACECAR / @RACECAR (#32)
20.) Thumpleton (THMP) / @THMP (#003)
21.) Ridger23 / @bublyman (#7)
22.) Dragonwhisky / @Dragonwhisky (#5)
23.) CyberSalad_502 / @CyberSalad (#89)
24.) jakeblack3 / @JakeMk8 (#3)
 
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I stuck around Down Under for holiday and got stuck. The Sony Car Transfer network is down. I am shocked. I can’t get my car to Europe by race day. Fortunately, I found out there are some people racing Vettes in a Master Championship series in Germany. I found a group willing to let me borrow their car. Kind enough to let me put some of my stickers on too.

Unfortunately, I’m not willing to shell out for a new racing suit. So I grabbed what I had in the closet that color matched, cuz, of course. But it’s my Porsche series suit, and that would be tacky to wear in a Chevy, right? So I grabbed a Sharpie and some duct tape…

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Michelin Pilot Challenge 2024 - Presented by SNAIL
Hosted by PSN: NOVA-0479


Event #4 / Race #1 Recap

Event #4 - Mount Panorama
Friday February 21, 2025

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Preamble:

The global PSN outage on February 7th forced this event to be rescheduled to February 21st. The changes to the grid from Event #3 to Event #4 are as follows:
Qualifying Table:
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@Kgffy and his BMW put the whole grid on notice right away with a blistering lap in qualifying of 2:10.197, a whole 3/10th ahead of 2nd place @llNovall . We've had 4 events in this series and this is the 4th different manufacturer to claim pole which further illustrates the parity in this field. If this trend continues, I'm looking at @radliffracing 's Toyota or @Worst_Driver 's Aston Martin to grab pole at Event #5 in a few weeks.

Event #4 / Race #1:

LAP #1:
It's lights out down under in the twilight at Mount Panorama. The two BMW's of @Kgffy and @llNovall will start on the first row and they'll have @radliffracing and @Mac1032763 right behind them in the 2nd row.
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With a very short runway and a full grid of 16 cars, we all had to be careful to ensure we all get away cleanly. @Mac1032763 's McLaren was quick off the line and got ahead of @llNovall just before Turn 1. But some chain-reaction bumping led to @llNovall being pushed wide into the sand. He's rejoin the race in 16th position.
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LAP #2:
It was @Kgffy , @Mac1032763 and @bublyman that made the most of their favorable starting positions and got away from the main pack early. At the top of the mountain, @Mac1032763 touches grass and crashes. Knowing he's in a dangerous spot, he graciously waits for traffic to go by before re-entering the track in 15th spot. In this picture, @Bologna_Duc is seen through the tree running 4th while @radliffracing rounds up the top 5.
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LAP #4:
@Kgffy still leads the race. Pictured here is @radliffracing , currently 3rd chasing @bublyman who is in 2nd. @Bologna_Duc again in the background beginning his decent of the mountain is in 4th. A few moments later, @radliffracing would spin out on his decent but would do well to leave his car in the safest spot for traffic to go by. He'd drop from 3rd to 16th.
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LAP #5:
By the time he reached the mountain top in Lap #5, @llNovall has already managed to get himself back to 8th spot from 16th after the turn 1 incident on Lap #1 . I saw him coming up behind like a man on a mission. I thought it pointless to defend too hard and he overtook me to move into 7th, and he wasn't done there.
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LAP #5:
Maybe I'm having a déja-vu but here's once again the Corvettes of @Bologna_Duc and @socalnatv , but instead of doing battle they're working together, from the 3rd and 4th position, to try to close the gap between themselves and @bublyman still in 2nd, and @Kgffy still in 1st.
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LAP #6:
For the most part, there's pretty tight racing occurring all over the grid still. @CdnSweetTee manages to catch and pass @Noob01_lmdead at the start of the long straight to move into 9th place. Just behind them is @JDMKING13 's McLaren, currently running 11th.
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LAP #7:
@DublDee in 5th place, feeling the pressure applied by @THMP and goes a little too deep on the lefthander on top of the mountain which would allow @THMP to take the position. And chalk another one up for @llNovall who would also capitalize on the opportunity and move up to 6th.
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LAP #9:
@socalnatv did well to hang around with @Bologna_Duc for a few laps but he would get pulled into a fight with @THMP and @llNovall . @Bologna_Duc , still in 3rd, probably had eyes on his rearview mirror to watch those three go 3-wide up the mountain.
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LAP #11:
@DublDee currently in 7th, is leading three quarters of the White Knuckle Motorsports team rounding turn 1 of lap 11. @DublDee would ride the wall a little bit on the uphill on this lap allowing myself and @CdnSweetTee through. @CdnSweetTee would proceed to pressure me until the end of the race, sometimes from as close as 2/10th of a second but to her credit, I didn't feel the slightest bump from her. Fun few laps @CdnSweetTee !!!
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LAP #13:
Circling back to @Kgffy , it took me awhile to try to frame him in a picture with those chasing him to put perspective on the lead he's built for himself. @bublyman and @Bologna_Duc never stopped trying but with a little over 1 lap to go, the best they can hope for at this point is a mistake by @Kgffy
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LAP #14:
From pole to checkered flag, @Kgffy put on a masterclass on his controller in this one. He bests his qualifying time by touching into the 2:09's and gets himself and BMW, its first win of the season. @bublyman and @Bologna_Duc would join him on the podium. An impressive run by @llNovall got him from 16th to 4th and @socalnatv rounds up the top 5.

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Final Event #4 / RACE #1 Results Table:
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Event #4 / Race #1 Broadcast:


Final Thoughts:
  • It's a short turnaround until Event #5 at Nurburgring GP. But as always, I encourage all of you to consider Snail's Sunday Night Spec League. The league has a little bit of wind at its back right now. We've had grids of 10 or 11 drivers in both divisions in recent weeks and would love to keep growing.
  • I'll try to get Race #2 recap out later this week sometime if time permits.
That's how saw Event #4 / Race #1

DRD_Niagara
Director of Media Relations
 
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Michelin Pilot Challenge 2024 - Presented by SNAIL
Hosted by PSN: NOVA-0479


Event #4 / Race #1 Recap

Event #4 - Mount Panorama
Friday February 21, 2025

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Preamble:

The global PSN outage on February 7th forced this event to be rescheduled to February 21st. The changes to the grid from Event #3 to Event #4 are as follows:
Qualifying Table:
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@Kgffy and his BMW put the whole grid on notice right away with a blistering lap in qualifying of 2:10.197, a whole 3/10th ahead of 2nd place @llNovall . We've had 4 events in this series and this is the 4th different manufacturer to claim pole which further illustrates the parity in this field. If this trend continues, I'm looking at @radliffracing 's Toyota or @Worst_Driver 's Aston Martin to grab pole at Event #5 in a few weeks.

Event #4 / Race #1:

LAP #1:
It's lights out down under in the twilight at Mount Panorama. The two BMW's of @Kgffy and @llNovall will start on the first row and they'll have @radliffracing and @Mac1032763 right behind them in the 2nd row.
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With a very short runway and a full grid of 16 cars, we all had to be careful to ensure we all get away cleanly. @Mac1032763 's McLaren was quick off the line and got ahead of @llNovall just before Turn 1. But some chain-reaction bumping led to @llNovall being pushed wide into the sand. He's rejoin the race in 16th position.
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LAP #2:
It was @Kgffy , @Mac1032763 and @bublyman that made the most of their favorable starting positions and got away from the main pack early. At the top of the mountain, @Mac1032763 touches grass and crashes. Knowing he's in a dangerous spot, he graciously waits for traffic to go by before re-entering the track in 15th spot. In this picture, @Bologna_Duc is seen through the tree running 4th while @radliffracing rounds up the top 5.
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LAP #4:
@Kgffy still leads the race. Pictured here is @radliffracing , currently 3rd chasing @bublyman who is in 2nd. @Bologna_Duc again in the background beginning his decent of the mountain is in 4th. A few moments later, @radliffracing would spin out on his decent but would do well to leave his car in the safest spot for traffic to go by. He'd drop from 3rd to 16th.
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LAP #5:
By the time he reached the mountain top in Lap #5, @llNovall has already managed to get himself back to 8th spot from 16th after the turn 1 incident on Lap #1 . I saw him coming up behind like a man on a mission. I thought it pointless to defend too hard and he overtook me to move into 7th, and he wasn't done there.
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LAP #5:
Maybe I'm having a déja-vu but here's once again the Corvettes of @Bologna_Duc and @socalnatv , but instead of doing battle they're working together, from the 4th and 5th position, to try to close the gap between themselves and @bublyman still in 2nd, and @Kgffy still in 1st.
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LAP #6:
For the most part, there's pretty tight racing occurring all over the grid still. @CdnSweetTee manages to catch and pass @Noob01_lmdead at the start of the long straight to move into 9th place. Just behind them is @JDMKING13 's McLaren, currently running 11th.
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LAP #7:
@DublDee in 5th place, feeling the pressure applied by @THMP and goes a little too deep on the lefthander on top of the mountain which would allow @THMP to take the position. And chalk another one up for @llNovall who would also capitalize on the opportunity and move up to 6th.
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LAP #9:
@socalnatv did well to hang around with @Bologna_Duc for a few laps but he would get pulled into a fight with @THMP and @llNovall . @Bologna_Duc , still in 3rd, probably had eyes on his rearview mirror to watch those three go 3-wide up the mountain.
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LAP #11:
@DublDee currently in 7th, is leading three quarters of the White Knuckle Motorsports team rounding turn 1 of lap 11. @DublDee would ride the wall a little bit on the uphill on this lap allowing myself and @CdnSweetTee through. @CdnSweetTee would proceed to pressure me until the end of the race, sometimes from as close as 2/10th of a second but to her credit, I didn't feel the slightest bump from her. Fun few laps @CdnSweetTee !!!
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LAP #13:
Circling back to @Kgffy , it took me awhile to try to frame him in a picture with those chasing him to put perspective on the lead he's built for himself. @bublyman and @Bologna_Duc never stopped trying but with a little over 1 lap to go, the best they can hope for at this point is a mistake by @Kgffy
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LAP #14:
From pole to checkered, @Kgffy put on a masterclass on his controller in this one. He bests his qualifying time by touching into the 2:09's and gets himself and BMW, its first win of the season. @bublyman and @Bologna_Duc would join him on the podium. An impressive run by @llNovall got him from 16th to 4th and @socalnatv rounds up the top 5.

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Final Event #4 / RACE #1 Results Table:
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Event #4 / Race #1 Broadcast:


Final Thoughts:
  • It's a short turnaround until Event #5 at Nurburgring GP. But as always, I encourage all of you to consider Snail's Sunday Night Spec League. The league has a little bit of wind at its back right now. We've had grids of 10 or 11 drivers in both divisions in recent weeks and would love to keep growing.
  • I'll try to get Race #2 recap out later this week sometime if time permits.
That's how saw Event #4 / Race #1

DRD_Niagara
Director of Media Relations

As always @Buffalo_DRD , thanks for your time and efforts on these. I always look forward to the race report and replays. Great work.
 

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