Bathurst Race 2

0:40	AltF5K	Welcome back to Mount Panomara for the second Formula 5000 race of the weekend
20:40		--- RealRacingRoots is back
20:40	RealRacingRoots	ayyyyyyyyyy
20:40	AltF5K	John Muirhead won a thriller on Saturday, but with clear skies today, he won't have weather to help him
20:42	AltF5K	And we're away
20:42	AltF5K	Muirhead holds the advantage off the line, while McLaughlin alongside him gets a terrible jump to drop to 4th
20:42	AltF5K	Dave Simpson has taken advantage to move to 2nd, and is all over Muirhead across the top of the mountain
20:43	AltF5K	Lee Rogers has moved up to 3rd ahead of McLaughlin, Andre Heimgartner and Alex Premat
20:43	AltF5K	Scott Mac tries to get a run down Conrod Straight, but Rogers holds on at the Chase
20:44	AltF5K	Simpson and Muirhead go side by side down Mountain Straight
20:44	AltF5K	But the Motorsport Projects driver holds on
20:45	AltF5K	And Mitch Evans is hard in the wall at McPhillamy!
20:45	AltF5K	Having had a suspension failure yesterday, this will make it two DNFs from two starts for the Kiwi
20:45	AltF5K	Rogers and Simpson have a slipstreaming duel down Conrod Straight
20:46	AltF5K	And the BMR driver is up into 2nd!
20:46	AltF5K	Muirhead is clearly struggling as the leaders start lap 3 of 25
20:46	AltF5K	And Simpson takes advantage of that to retake 2nd from Rogers
20:47	AltF5K	Scotty Mac has now caught the back end of this growing freight train
20:47	AltF5K	And now both Alex Premat and Andre Heimgartner want a slice of the action
20:47	RealRacingRoots	Can't wait for my boy sandy stuvik to get in the action
20:47	AltF5K	Rogers retakes 2nd from Simpson on the run down Conrod
20:48	AltF5K	But Simpson goes straight back past at Griffiths on the following lap
20:48	AltF5K	Muirhead is struggling for balance over the top of the mountain
20:49	AltF5K	And we have Weiron Tan stopped on the run to the Cutting
20:49	AltF5K	A Transmission failure has ended his day
20:50	AltF5K	Aaron Watson and Tim Blanchard meanwhile have both slipped up, and are now buried balls deep in the Skyline gravel trap
20:50	AltF5K	As we have a saucy battle pack forming behind Adelaide Voeckler in 11th
20:51	AltF5K	Involving Scott Pye, Renee Gracie, Andrea Bianchi, Shae Davies and Richie Stanaway
20:51	AltF5K	CRASHU!
20:51	RealRacingRoots	one of these things is not like the other
20:51	AltF5K	SIMPSON!
20:51	AltF5K	MCLAUGHLIN!
20:51	RealRacingRoots	one of these things just doesn't belong
20:51	AltF5K	ROGERS!
20:51	AltF5K	THEY'RE ALL OFF AT THE CHASE!
20:52	AltF5K	Ooooh boy
20:52	AltF5K	Rogers and Simpson were going side by side into Conrod
20:53	AltF5K	Seeing he wasn't going to make the move, Simpson aggressively chops McLaughlin behind him
20:53	AltF5K	Who had no choice but to run into the back of both of them
20:53	AltF5K	Lee Holdsworth got collected in the aftermath as well, but remarkably, only the Kiwi has race-ending damage
20:54	AltF5K	Kayra Clifton has run over some debris which has put her out of the race
20:54	AltF5K	While Andrea Bianchi has suffered a rather terrifying suspension failure on the run down Conrod
20:55	AltF5K	All that mess has left Muirhead with a 2 second lead over Premat, Rogers, Benjamin Foster-Thompson,  Heimgartner...
20:55	AltF5K	AND THAT'S ANDRE!
20:55	AltF5K	He's hard into the wall at McPhillamy!
20:56	RealRacingRoots	noooo =(
20:56	AltF5K	The overnight rain has washed this track clean, and it's catching a lot of these drivers out
20:56	AltF5K	And we do apologise for an earlier error
20:56	AltF5K	It was actually Seamus Belcher with the suspension failure
20:57	AltF5K	Renee Gracie pits from what is now P12
20:57	AltF5K	The incredible early attrition means we only have 14 cars remaining
20:57	RealRacingRoots
20:57	RealRacingRoots	Joe Vega found clothes that actually fit him
20:58	AltF5K	And Dave Simpson is now under investigation by the stewards for that chop he put on Scotty Mac
20:59	AltF5K	Premat makes a move on Muirhead at Hell Corner
20:59	AltF5K	And makes it stick to take the lead of the motor race
21:00	AltF5K	As Lee Holdsworth makes a textbook dive on Jordan Lloyd to take P6 at Griffith
21:00	AltF5K	Muirhead is back under attack by Lloyd's teammate Rogers
21:00	AltF5K	With Foster-Thimpson taking watching brief
21:00	tommykl	Right, I'm off
21:00	tommykl	Next time you see me, I'll be British again
21:00	AltF5K	Rogers decides he's having none of it, and pits from 3rd
21:00		*** tommykl quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
21:01	AltF5K	The Triple 8 crew have immediately reacted, and are planning to bring Premat in this lap
21:01	AltF5K	MUIRHEAD!
21:01	AltF5K	IN THE TYRES AT GRIFFITHS!
21:02	AltF5K	He looked like he did it all on his own!
21:02	AltF5K	Lost the rear end, ran wide and went straight to the scene of the accident
21:03	AltF5K	Premat now has an almost six second lead over Foster-Tompson
21:03	AltF5K	And he brings the Triple 8 Holden in at the end of lap 8 of 25
21:03	AltF5K	Foster-Thompson continues for another lap, but he has Michael Robertson breathing down his neck
21:04	AltF5K	Premat rejoins in 5th
21:04	AltF5K	But Rogers has made a huge gain on him with the undercut
21:04	AltF5K	Dave Simpson meanwhile is gesticulating wildly at Lloyd ahead of him
21:04	AltF5K	The former F1 and ARWS superstar is clearly fuming
21:05	AltF5K	But it ain't gonna make a difference in the battle for 3rd
21:06	AltF5K	Amazingly, Adelaide Voeckler is still running around in 9th place at the moment
21:06	AltF5K	Andrea Bianchi is right behind her though
21:06	AltF5K	And Scott Pye on fresh rubber isn't looking to hang around either
21:08	AltF5K	Simpson's sense of urgency is rising, as Premat takes four seconds out of the guys ahead of him that last lap
21:08	AltF5K	He finally gets the move on Rogers done at Griffiths, who is now at the mercy of the Frenchman's superior grip
21:08	AltF5K	ROGERS!
21:08		*** Londoner joined #f1rejects
21:09	AltF5K	He gets wicked loose at McPhillamy, and somehow avoids hitting both the wall and Premat!
21:09	AltF5K	My apologies, that's Lloyd
21:09	AltF5K	As Robertson makes the move on Foster-Thompson to take the lead of the race
21:10	AltF5K	And with that, the Horan team are getting ready to bring their man in
21:11	AltF5K	And he indeed comes in from the lead
21:12	AltF5K	Simpson has flatspotted a front tyre badly, and is struggling to pull up at several braking zones
21:12	AltF5K	He's definitely feeling the pressure from Premat
21:13	AltF5K	Premat makes light work of Simpson, taking 2nd into the Chase
21:14	AltF5K	Jordan Lloyd pits from 7th, as Shae Daves reports a severe vibration on his car
21:14	AltF5K	That would explain it
21:15	AltF5K	A left rear wheel has made a bid for freedom down Conrod, bringing the number of runners down to 12 cars from 22 starters
21:15	RealRacingRoots	a run for a border that doesn't exist
21:16	AltF5K	Stanaway pits from P7
21:16	AltF5K	As the Peak crew are awaiting to bring in their sole remaining runner Foster-Thompson
21:17	AltF5K	He's still leading, but he has Premat all over him
21:17	AltF5K	A fresh-tyred Robertson takes 5th from Holdsworth
21:17	AltF5K	As Foster-Thompson, Simpson and Rogers all pit
21:18	AltF5K	It sounds like Premat, Robertson and Holdsworth are going to the end on this set of tyres
21:18	AltF5K	They currently sit 1st, 2nd and 3rd
21:19	AltF5K	Robertson has taken 1.2 seconds out of Premat on the first two sectors of this lap alone
21:19	AltF5K	The gap is down to 8 seconds on the dot
21:20	AltF5K	Which is further reduced to 7.4 at the line
21:20	AltF5K	Simpson is absolutely flying on new tyres
21:21	AltF5K	He has gone purple in sector 1 on this lap
21:21	AltF5K	And repeats the dose in sector two by a whopping 7 tenths!
21:22	AltF5K	And he sets a new fastest lap
21:22	AltF5K	Which Premat was slower than by *4.2* seconds!
21:22	AltF5K	But now the Prodrive pilot has Foster-Thompson to deal with
21:23	AltF5K	Up front, Robertson has managed to close the gap to under three seconds as the leaders start lap 19 of 25
21:24	AltF5K	Foster-Thompson is holding up Simpson badly at the moment
21:24	AltF5K	And he is not taking kindly to it at all
21:25	AltF5K	He knows his best shot of victory lies on clearing the #24 Peak car
21:25	AltF5K	Robertson's through!
21:25	AltF5K	Premat knew he was a sitting duck, and lets the Horan driver into the lead
21:25	RealRacingRoots	so we gotta race for the win?
21:26	AltF5K	Simpson's day is about to go from bad to worse
21:26	AltF5K	As Lee Rogers has tagged onto the fight for fourth
21:26	AltF5K	Further back, we have Pye and Lloyd engaged in battle in 7th and 8th
21:27	AltF5K	Stanaway is 9th, Bianchi 10th, and the two Kelly Racing cars are running 11th and 12
21:27	RealRacingRoots	where they belong tbh
21:27	AltF5K	Simpson finally makes the move on Foster-Thompson to take 4th
21:27	AltF5K	But with just 5 laps remaining, is it too little, too late for him?
21:28	AltF5K	Mind you, Holdsworth is only 4 seconds up the road
21:28	AltF5K	And he's only 17 seconds from the leader Robertson
21:28	AltF5K	Who is about to enter a whole world of pain in lapping Renee Gracie
21:28	AltF5K	Who is on new tyres
21:29	AltF5K	Renee makes it easy though, and lets him through at Murray's Corner
21:29	AltF5K	Simpson has taken just one lap to catch Holdsworth for 3rd
21:29	AltF5K	But whether he can make a move stick is another matter
21:30	AltF5K	Foster-Thompson falls further back, losing 5th to Rogers
21:31	AltF5K	Rogers has taken advantage of the distraction, and nabs 4th from Simpson!
21:31	AltF5K	Simpson is having none of that, as he attempts a move into Hell Corner
21:31	AltF5K	But can't make it stick
21:32	AltF5K	And there goes Rogers into 3rd!
21:32	AltF5K	Simpson is absolutely furious now as the BRM drivers sets off after Premat
21:33	AltF5K	Robertson has just two laps to go between himself and his first Formula 5000 victory
21:33	AltF5K	As Holdsworth continues to frustrate Simpson in 4th
21:35	AltF5K	Simpson is now blowing up deluxe over the radio
21:35	AltF5K	Foster-Thompson takes advantage to cheekily steal 5th at the Chase
21:35	AltF5K	SIMPSON!
21:36	AltF5K	He's clearly had enough and divebombs both Holdsworth and Foster-Thompson at Hell Corner
21:36	AltF5K	And miraculously makes it stick!
21:36	AltF5K	He knows he had the pace to win today
21:36	AltF5K	But it was an incredibly messy drive from him
21:37	AltF5K	ROGERS!
21:37	AltF5K	HE'S PUT IT IN THE WALL AT REID PARK!
21:37	AltF5K	He is out of 3rd on the final lap!
21:38	AltF5K	But there are no such dramas for Michael Robertson as he exits Murray's Corner
21:38	AltF5K	And WINS AT MOUNT PANORAMA!
21:38	AltF5K	Alex Premat will come home in 2nd, while Dave Simpson will salvage a podium finish
21:39	AltF5K	The top 10 is completed by Holdsworth, Foster-Thompson, Pye, Stanaway, Lloyd, Bianchi and Voeckler
21:39	AltF5K	Rogers will be classified 11th, with Renee Gracie coming home a lap down in 12th