Surfers Race 2

18:10	AltF5K	Hello and welcome to Surfers Paradise for the final race of the second round of the 2019-20 season
18:10		*** Normal is now known as Triple8Engineering
18:10	Triple8Engineering	?
18:10	Triple8Engineering	yep
18:10	Bandon23	race starts?
18:11	Triple8Engineering	fuck, it's 4AM?!
18:11	Triple8Engineering	and i need to wake up 7AM on monday for exams
18:11	Triple8Engineering	rip
18:11	AltF5K	Conditions are worse than yesterday, as we've just had a heavy shower roll through the Gold Coast
18:11	AltF5K	However, we expect this track to dry up very quickly based on yesterday's numbers, so it'll be a question of who jumps onto slicks first
18:12	AltF5K	The lights are off and we are away!
18:12	Triple8Engineering	it will prolly be Stanaway, who will then perform better on dry tyres with a wet surface
18:12	AltF5K	McLaughlin makes a flying start to go straight to the lead!
18:12	AltF5K	Premat slots into 2nd as the midfield sort themselves out
18:13	Triple8Engineering	yus
18:13	Triple8Engineering	where's Evans?
18:13	AltF5K	And we have Heimgartner in the wall already!
18:13	Triple8Engineering	lol
18:13	Bandon23	wow
18:13	AltF5K	Paul Morris locked the brakes into turn 3, and punted the Kiwi into the wall
18:14	AltF5K	Robertson is still struggling with brake bias issues, as he gets tangled in the aftermath
18:14	AltF5K	PREMAT!
18:14	AltF5K	He's in the wall at the Bartercard Chicane!
18:14	Triple8Engineering	oh ffs
18:15	AltF5K	And it looks like he had help from Simpson
18:15	Triple8Engineering	oh goddammet
18:15	AltF5K	His Triple 8 teammate Mitch Evans on the other hand has had a blinding first lap
18:15	AltF5K	He's already up to 11th position
18:15	Triple8Engineering	c'mon
18:16	AltF5K	As Bianchi and Blanchard form a mini carpark at the Lexmark Chicane
18:16	AltF5K	McLaughlin has emerged unscathed from the chaos, and is already 6 seconds up the road from Holdsworth and Simpson
18:17	AltF5K	Evans is flying in the conditions!
18:17	AltF5K	He's moved up two more spots at the expense of Stanaway and Lloyd
18:17	AltF5K	And now he's taken 8th from Seamus Belcher!
18:18	AltF5K	It's all kicking off!
18:18	Triple8Engineering
18:18	AltF5K	Robertson's in the wall for the second time in two days!
18:18	Triple8Engineering	gg wp
18:18	AltF5K	As Weiron Tan's holden motor explodes into a million pieces
18:19	AltF5K	PILEUP AT THE LEXMARK CHICANE!
18:19	AltF5K	RED FLAG!
18:20	AltF5K	We have at least 8 cars scattered all over the place trying to avoid the stranded Paul Morris
18:20	RealRacingRoots	nooooo THE DUDE =(
18:20	Triple8Engineering	JESUS
18:20	AltF5K	Now under F5K rules, the restart order will be set by the instant when the Red flag is called
18:20	Bandon23	that is crazy
18:20	AltF5K	And we're hearing that the restart will be shortened to 32 laps
18:21	Triple8Engineering	well, damn
18:21	AltF5K	Which is great news for Mitch Evans
18:21	AltF5K	Who had made it up to an incredible 6th place when the red was called
18:23	AltF5K	Retired cars will be allowed to take the restart from the rear of the field provided they are repaired in time
18:24	AltF5K	Which will be a blessing for Robertson, Premat and Heimgartner
18:49	AltF5K	Special shoutout has to go to Scotty Pye as well
18:49	AltF5K	Who made his way up from 17th to 5th before the red was called
18:49		--- Triple8Engineering is back
18:49	Triple8Engineering	Evans is 6th right?
18:49	AltF5K	Yah
18:49	AltF5K	Frenchie will restart 21st
18:49	Triple8Engineering	nice
18:53	Bandon23	Unfortunately I'm not on F5000 but It'll be great for me to join there
18:54	AltF5K	As announced, the revised race distance will be 32 laps
18:56	Bandon23	Good luck to all drivers for the restart
18:56	AltF5K	And you're more than welcome to join F5K as a part-time entry this year
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18:57	Bandon23	Oh really? Thanks.
18:58	AltF5K	Anyway, restart time
18:58	AltF5K	As less than 2 laps were completed, the timing sheets have been wiped, apart from the two laps being taken away from the total
18:58	AltF5K	So Heimgartner, Premat and Robertson will get a second chance
18:59	AltF5K	The track has dried considerably since the original start nearly an hour ago in the heat
18:59	AltF5K	And we are away!
18:59	AltF5K	McLaughlin and Simpson go side by side into the chicane
18:59	AltF5K	And Simpson takes the lead!
19:00	AltF5K	Pye continues to make progress as he takes 4th from Foster-Thompson
19:00	AltF5K	As Renee Gracie ends up in the runoff at turn 3
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19:01	AltF5K	Evans lost a position to Davies off the start
19:02	AltF5K	But reclaims it at the start of lap 2
19:02	AltF5K	As we have Morris, Stanaway and Belcher going hammer and tong for 8th position
19:03	AltF5K	And we have cars off at the Lexmark Chicane!
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19:03	AltF5K	Alex Premat is parked up against one wall
19:03	AltF5K	With Renee Gracie's damaged car against the other
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19:03	AltF5K	A few other cars were involved, but manage to resume
19:04	AltF5K	Evans meanwhile continues his charge to the front
19:04	AltF5K	He's taken 5th from Foster-Thompson
19:05	AltF5K	Simpson is dissappearing into the distance, with a lead of almost 4 seconds on McLauglin at the end of lap 3
19:06	AltF5K	Evans is matching the pace of our leader meanwhile in his chase of Scott Pye
19:06	AltF5K	As we cut to an angry midfield pack involving Watson, Rogers, Tan, Heimgartner and Bianchi
19:06	AltF5K	Watson gets freighttrained out of the way, dropping from 11th to 14th in 2 corners
19:07	AltF5K	Morris is still resisting the pressure from Stanaway behind him
19:08	AltF5K	Compared to his teammate Simpson, Stanaway has had an awful start to the season, and has to make amends quickly to get it back on track
19:08	AltF5K	Bathurst winner Michael Robertson's making progress, as he battles with Voeckler for 15th
19:09	AltF5K	Pye goes for a wild ride through the Lexmark Chicane, but somehow remains ahead of Evans
19:10	AltF5K	But is too much
19:10	AltF5K	Evans clears Pye at the first chicane this time around
19:10	AltF5K	As Stanaway gives Morris similar treatment
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19:13	AltF5K	Watson continues to fall back thanks to pointing the wrong way at the first chicane
19:13	AltF5K	He's now down to 19th
19:14	AltF5K	The Triple 8 crew are getting ready for a stop
19:14	AltF5K	Looks like they want the undercut on Holdsworth and McLaughlin for Evans
19:15	AltF5K	And Evans is in from 4th as expected
19:16	AltF5K	Simpson now has a 10 second lead on McLaughlin on lap 9 of 32
19:16	AltF5K	It's a lightening stop from the T8 crew
19:16	AltF5K	And they get their man back out in 11th behind Jordan Lloyd and ahead of Weiron Tan
19:17	AltF5K	The two Peak cars are currently running line astern in 5th and 6th
19:17	AltF5K	But they're getting their crew ready for one of their cars
19:18	AltF5K	Benny Foster-Thompson speeds past pit entry
19:18	AltF5K	Which means Davies comes in for a fresh set of rubber
19:18	AltF5K	This releases Stanaway, who had been bottled up behind the former Supercars driver
19:19	AltF5K	Evans is flying out on track!
19:19	AltF5K	He's cleared Lloyd with ease, and is setting off after Belcher
19:20	AltF5K	Our leader now has traffic to contend with
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19:20	Triple8Engineering
19:20	AltF5K	Clearly showing his displeasure to Adelaide Voeckler's impedence
19:20	AltF5K	The gape between Holdsworth in 3rd and Evans in 9th is currently 23 seconds
19:20	AltF5K	So the strategy is clearly working
19:21	AltF5K	But now Evans is stuck behind Belcher
19:22	AltF5K	After giving him the universal signal telling him he's number 1, the Kiwi blasts past into 8th
19:23	AltF5K	Next up is Paul Morris
19:23	AltF5K	This is crucial
19:23	AltF5K	The Bryan Taylor Racing pit are ready for one of their cars
19:24	AltF5K	It's Scotty Pye as he dives in from 4th
19:24	AltF5K	Rogers in the wall!
19:24	AltF5K	Rogers' day is done!
19:25	AltF5K	Pye rejoins in 9th
19:25	AltF5K	And a loooooong way behind Evans
19:25	AltF5K	Who has just moved into 6th at the expense of Morris
19:25	AltF5K	He now has clear air before he gets to the next car ahead of him
19:26	AltF5K	Foster-Thompson is the lastest to stop as he comes in from 4th
19:27	AltF5K	The gap Evans to Holdsworth is now under 20 seconds
19:27	AltF5K	But he needs to clear Stanaway first
19:28	AltF5K	Muirhead's terrible weekend continues
19:28	AltF5K	The Bathurst winner has a quick spin at the first chicane, before resuming in 17th
19:29	AltF5K	Evans drives around Stanaway for 4th
19:29	AltF5K	The fresher tyres are making a clear net gain for him against the leaders
19:29	AltF5K	At this rate, he's a real shot of 2nd place
19:30	AltF5K	He's taken FOUR SECONDS out of Holdsworth that lap!
19:30	AltF5K	The Kiwi is absolutely going for it!
19:31	AltF5K	He's just 13 seconds behind now
19:31	AltF5K	Who in turn is only three seconds behind McLaughlin
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19:32	AltF5K	Leketus are reacting!
19:32	AltF5K	They're bringing Scotty Mac in from 2nd
19:32	AltF5K	As Simpson continues to have major dramas lapping traffic
19:32	AltF5K	This time he gets held up massively by Muirhead
19:32	AltF5K	Stanaway pits from 5th as well
19:32	AltF5K	And McLaughlin rejoins in 4th!
19:33	AltF5K	He's miles behind Evans!
19:33	AltF5K	12 seconds behind, to be exact
19:33	AltF5K	And he's only three seconds ahead of Scotty Pye in 5th
19:35	AltF5K	Prodrive might have reason to worry right about now
19:35	AltF5K	A stop around here is roughly 28 seconds
19:35	AltF5K	Evans is 27.6 seconds behind Simpson, and closing at over 2 seconds a lap
19:36	AltF5K	Even more worryingly, on fresh tyres, neither McLaughlin or Pye are able to haul the Kiwi in at the moment
19:36	AltF5K	Evans smells blood in the water
19:36	AltF5K	He's only 2.6 behind Holdsworth on lap 19 of 32
19:37	AltF5K	Further back, we have a great duel between Belcher and Foster-Thompson for 7th
19:37	AltF5K	The former AIF4 driver is currently winning this stouch
19:37	AltF5K	Oh here we go!
19:37	AltF5K	Evans is right with Holdsworth
19:38	AltF5K	And the Erebus crew are still yet to react
19:38	AltF5K	HOLDSWORTH!
19:38	AltF5K	HE SPINS AT THE FIRST CHICANE!
19:39	AltF5K	EVANS GOES INTO 2ND!
19:39	AltF5K	This has been an incredible drive from the Triple 8 man
19:39	AltF5K	And Erebus are finally reacting by getting ready for a stop
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19:40		--- Triple8Engineering is back
19:40	Bandon23	back
19:40	Triple8Engineering
19:40	Triple8Engineering
19:40	AltF5K	Oh, what's this?
19:40	AltF5K	The Triple 8 crew are slowing getting their safety gear back on
19:40	AltF5K	Is there a second stop for Evans on the horizon?
19:40	AltF5K	They have been on maximum attack all afternoon
19:40	AltF5K	Stanaway!
19:41	AltF5K	He's ponting the wrong way at the Lexmark chicane!
19:41	AltF5K	He rejoins down in 12th just ahead of Bianchi
19:41	Triple8Engineering	kek
19:41	AltF5K	Holdsworth finally comes in for a stop
19:41	AltF5K	And rejoins in 6th behind Morris who is yet to pit
19:42	AltF5K	Prodrive are getting ready for a stop
19:42	AltF5K	And they're asking Simpson to get what laptime is left out of those tyres
19:43	AltF5K	It should be noted that Evans is only 22 seconds behind Simpson at this point
19:43	AltF5K	And Simpson is actually at real risk of falling behind McLaughlin
19:43	AltF5K	Morris pis from PNokers
19:44	AltF5K	And in come Simpson from the lead
19:44	AltF5K	The question now is what will T8 do
19:44	AltF5K	Evans assues the lead of the motor race
19:44	AltF5K	And Simpson rejoins in 2nd ahead of McLaughlin
19:45	Triple8Engineering	lap?
19:45	AltF5K	We are on lap 23 of 32
19:45	AltF5K	And Dutto's getting his men ready for a stop!
19:45	AltF5K	If they stop now, Evans will fall to 4th
19:45	AltF5K	But would have the freshest tyres of everyone
19:46	AltF5K	Is this the end-game for Triple 8?
19:46	AltF5K	And in comes Evans
19:47	AltF5K	As expected, he rejoins in 4th
19:47	AltF5K	The order on 24 of 32 is Simpson, McLaughlin, Pye, Evans, Holdsworth, Foster-Thompson, Robertson, Davies, Heimgartner and Tan
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19:48	AltF5K	We have a midfield fight to the death between Bianchi, Morris and Belcher for 13th
19:48	AltF5K	Which ends with Morris passing the Italian journeyman with extreme prejudice
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19:49	AltF5K	Evans is four seconds behind Pye
19:49	AltF5K	Who in turn is 9 behind McLaughlin
19:49	AltF5K	Simpson has just reset the fastest lap marker on new tyres in the meantime
19:50	AltF5K	And we now have a fascinating battle brewing between Davies, Heimgartner and Tan over the final top 10 spots
19:50	AltF5K	With Stanaway on the outside looking in
19:51	AltF5K	Evans sets a new personal best on his quest to get back onto the podium
19:51	Bandon23	I'm currently planning for a part time entry in AltF5K
19:52	AltF5K	Davies gets bullied out of the way, losing 8th and 9th to his pursuers
20:16	AltF5K	We're in the closing stages of race 2 at Surfers Paradise, as race leader Dave Simpson is currently on lap 26 of 32
20:16	AltF5K	Evans is through on Pye for 3rd!
20:17	Bandon23	ok
20:17	AltF5K	CRASHU!
20:17	AltF5K	Robertson is in the wall!
20:17	AltF5K	A wheel has made a bid for freedom, and pitched him into a low-speed hit against the wall
20:17	AltF5K	Ending a terrible weekend for the Horan Racing car
20:18	AltF5K	Tan meanwhile is taking maximum advantage of fresh tyres, nabbing 8th from Heimgartner
20:18	AltF5K	OH NO!
20:18	AltF5K	MCLAUGHLIN!
20:19	AltF5K	He's hit his teammate Blanchard while trying to lap him!
20:19	AltF5K	Evans is through into 2nd!
20:20	AltF5K	Davies continues to slide further and further down the order
20:20	AltF5K	As he falls victim to Stanaway for 9th
20:20	AltF5K	He's now at risk of losing out on a top 10 finish to Lloyd
20:21	AltF5K	Holdsworth is also closing in rapidly on McLaughlin and Pye for the final podium spot
20:22	AltF5K	Davies is clearly struggling, as he falls to 11th
20:22	AltF5K	And now loses that spot to Paul Morris
20:23	AltF5K	Holdsworth has closed right up to Pye for 4th
20:23	AltF5K	He has four laps in which to make a move on his fellow Supercars driver
20:24	AltF5K	Heimgartner has also hit the cliff for grip, as he has Stanaway and Lloyd all over him
20:25	AltF5K	PYE!
20:25	AltF5K	He's lost it at the Lexmark Chicane!
20:25	AltF5K	Holdsworth scoots up into 4th!
20:26	Bandon23	right
20:27	AltF5K	And Shae Davies' afternoon comes to a bitterly disappointing end thanks to suspension failure
20:27	AltF5K	And Heimgartner's pointing the wrong way at the first chicane
20:27	AltF5K	It's all kicking off on the last few laps!
20:27	AltF5K	STANAWAY!
20:28	AltF5K	He's been punted into the wall by Lloyd!
20:28	AltF5K	TAN!
20:28	AltF5K	HIS SUSPENSION HAS FAILED TOO!
20:28	Bandon23	drama!
20:29	AltF5K	The frantic pace of this race has allowed attrition to reveal itself in the closing stages!
20:29	AltF5K	None of that is affecting our race leader at the moment
20:30	AltF5K	Speaking of which, Simpson crosses the line to start the final lap of the race
20:30	Bandon23	What a deciding race
20:31	AltF5K	Lloyd and Morris are now going at it over 7th and 8th
20:31	AltF5K	The young upstart looking to go one-up on the wily veteran
20:31	AltF5K	Lloyd successfully moves up into 7th
20:32	AltF5K	But that matters little to Dave Simpson, as he crosses the line to WIN AT SURFERS PARADISE!
20:32	Bandon23	gg congrats
20:32	AltF5K	Mitch Evans caps off an incredible comeback drive, going from last on the grid up into 2nd
20:32	AltF5K	While Scott McLaughlin will remain in touch with Simpson in the championship standings with a 3rd place finish
20:32	Bandon23	Triple8 should be proud of this
20:33	AltF5K	Lee Holdsworth comes home in 4th ahead of Scott Pye and Benjamin Foster-Thompson
20:34	AltF5K	Jordan Lloyd claims a season-best 7th for BRM, while Paul Morris, Andre Heimgartner and Seamus Belcher round out the top 10
20:35	Bandon23	good job everyone
20:36	AltF5K	Andrea Bianchi, John Muirhead, Adelaide Voeckler and Aaron Watson round out the remaining finishers
20:39	Bandon23	fun race thougj
20:39	AltF5K	Simpson's domination has been capped off with the 2 bonus points for fastest lap
20:39	Bandon23	though*
20:39	AltF5K	His 1:36.973 proved to be the fastest lap of the weekend