[Gareth]

Race Report

Round 2 of Nascar saw one of our infrequent visits to a road track and we would be heading to New York state and the brilliant Watkins Glen. The Cup layout hosts Nascar in real life and our version was a pretty good imitation despite the lack of elevation changes.  The 3” AFX chicane standing in for the Bus Stop posed a real challenge for the drivers all night.  

   

There were 22 on the grid with Luca being the only rookie while we welcomed back Chas and Beth for their second races.  It was a pleasure to have Jerome come back fresh off of completing university and submitting a many thousand word dissertation.  Congratulations Jerome! 

   

Oliver was the first to show what good pace looked like around here with a rapid 25 lap run which only Jerome and he could replicate.  Behind there was a very tight bunch of John, Terry, Andy,  Pete and Ash.  Ash’s pace was very impressive as he was racing the Mega G+ in Gen6  along with Ollie Bean who was also looking pretty rapid. 

   

We also had some bizarre failures during the heats with Gareth having a spring unravel and wreck his car; Terry and Oliver both having a bent pickup shoe as well.  Definitely something with the track causing a few mechanical issues. 

   

The heats ended with Oliver on pole position with John just a lap behind him.  Ash was the Gen6 pole man with Pete acting as a Bulldog buffer to his closest rivals, Ollie and Rob.