hi LFS FANS,
after a well diserved vacation (with al lot of troubles) I found the time to look at last BSR race.
The Race took place for 30 at AS National with the XFR or UFR. But nowbody the the UFR. We were with only seven
racers for the difficult frontwheel driven race. The most of them were going to drive the full race without
pit stop. I would take one at lap 15. So I should be a little bit faster and others would have to drive more
carefull with the same tyres.
So we started the qualy and at the end Fastkenneth was... the fastest!! We se him at his pole position GRATZ !
Bjoerk was not thinking about the new patch and the possibility to jump start the race. A stop and go was the penalty.
I could join the qualyfication just 5 minute from the start. Had a very busy week behind me with max 5 hours of sleep/day and a lot of computer problems. Also I had problems with a injured wrist. So bad qualitime.. and during the start I was not fully prepared and with my head still in that problematic week. I was driven on automatic pilot in my mind..I snapped out of it when I saw the "50" sign and still on the full trouttle. Then I knew that trouble was ahead. I was far to late to brake in time and the back of Xtian helped me slow down. Bad luck for Xtian who made a perfect start...100% my fault and even it is just a drive error I get my penalty next race, I have to start from last postion. Yes at BSR also admins can get penalties :c|
Sennaboy made a good start and took first place. In the back ground you see Xtian go after my first hit.
Xtian keeps on sliding an comes back in front off me..For me not possible to avoid and so I hit him a second time. When I press F10 I see no damage on my car... Xtian has to mutch of it and gives up .. A pitty because a simple pitstop would have solved the damage and with only 7 racers everybody would collect points.
Kenneth takes back his first place because Sennaboy went to fast to the corner followed by Fastduck,Gargamel, me, Bjoerk and Xtian way back.
Just in front of me Gargamel went into the tyres at first pass of the chicane and in the traight I can take his 4th place.
Bjoerk takes his stop and go penalty for the jump start.
Gargamel takes to much of the curbstone and starts flying.. and hits the tyres again and gives up ..Also strange because the pitstop for repairs a nearby and so also gargamel stays pointless because he gave up in stead of repairing the damage.
Fastduck went just to fast through turn 2 and comes into the gravel..my moment to take his third place.
Bjoerk stops for the second time in the pits this time for repairs but stays repairing there for almost the whole race. I don't think he knows the BSR rules completly.. You have to drive at least 80% of the race otherwise this means disqualification..
Now It was my turn to go speeding in the corners (watch the tyre from my right front completly bend unther the wheel) and so Fastduck could re-take his third place.
But I was not far behind so in the traight so I could slipstream at the back of Fast duck ...
Third place back ;c))
Meanwhile Sennaboy start looking for his tyres and knows they have to stay with him untill the end of the race. So Fastkenneth slowly get some breathing space between him and following preserving slower Sennaboy.
Fastduck is getting very close on my location and gets my slipstream, passes and I'm to carefull not to hit him, before I know it I go on the grass in the slightly right turned circuit. I lose a lot of time before getting back on the circuit.
There goes my third place back to Fastduck.
Fastkenneth goes...To fast.. turns and the car starts flipping in stead of sliding.
After some roll movements he ends on his top. The consequences of the new LFS patch are more severe for Fastkenneth..No car reset button anymore..Game over for Fastkenneth. In the background you see Sennaboy closing fast.. the new leader. I move back to third place.
I take my only pitstop at lap 15 and at lap 26 Bjoerk find the repairs are done and he rejoines the race. And so we are back with (only) 4 racers to the end. Although Bjoerk will be disqualified for not completing 80% of the race.
No more changes afterwards and the rest of the remaining 15 laps are raced without incidents. After 58 minutes and 30 laps Sennaboy takes the checered Flag. His first competion victory !! Gratz Sennaboy, Fastduck is second in his first race and I can keep my damaged car on the track and claim third place.
In the BSR standings Sennaboy leads with 30 points over 22 for Bleubird BB, I follow on third place with 18 points. More info on
www.belsimracing.be.
This race was due to the duration a difficult race to complete even with the easy frontwheel driven car. Many racers don't see those cars as "real" race cars.
But on a circuit like this and duration it is a handfull to bring them fast an save to the end.
The replay of this race can be found on our website...You will find it on our calender (kalender)
Next race will be on Ky national with the FO8 for 30 Laps after the summer stop.
Cu on track !!!