Surfers Race 1

18:16	AltF5K	Hello and welcome to Surfers Paradise
18:16	AltF5K	Where GP4 has just experienced its first crash of the day
18:16	NormaI32	speaking of i ran weather for Macau Masters
18:16	NormaI32	monsoon in qualifying, dry race
18:16	RealRacingRoots	shouldn't it just be the same weather that aerond used?
18:16	NormaI32	which it is
18:16	AltF5K	So some nobody's gonna get pole
18:16	AltF5K	And then disappear to the back of the field never to be heard from again
18:17	NormaI32	GP4 crash counter: 1
18:17	RealRacingRoots	but it's macau
18:17	RealRacingRoots	so no lead changes will happen
18:17	RealRacingRoots	because second place will crash at san francisco
18:17	NormaI32	it's Macau on GP2
18:17	RealRacingRoots	and the dork who got the pole will check out
18:18	RealRacingRoots	me irl
18:19	AltF5K	Time for Drifting?
18:19	RealRacingRoots	fack no dude
18:19	RealRacingRoots	had a terrible time trying to get home from downtown yesterday
18:19	RealRacingRoots	just tank slapping all the way home at like 10 kph
18:21	RealRacingRoots
18:21	RealRacingRoots	also wazzle
18:22	RealRacingRoots	is alex rullo in the 90 or 10% in terms of DVS runners
18:22	AltF5K	He's in the 90%
18:22	AltF5K	But given three more years and he could potentially make it into the 10%
18:22	RealRacingRoots	but that's not gonna happen now is it?
18:22	AltF5K	Oh no
18:22	AltF5K	Hes gonna be bullied to submission by the midfield
18:22	AltF5K	And never be heard from again
18:23	AltF5K	Quallfying has started, btw
18:23	AltF5K	And this is the weather right now:  [Show YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fhxa8yFb0)]
18:23	RealRacingRoots	but hey, it's LDM doing what LDM does best
18:26	AltF5K	And Stanaway's in the wall on the in-lap
18:26	AltF5K	Frenchie also spun on his first hot lap
18:26	AltF5K	Top 5 at the moment is Simpson, Heimgartner, Scotty Mac, Robertson and Evans
18:26	RealRacingRoots	oh yeah wazzle, I'm suppose to get dumped on again tomorrow
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18:27	RealRacingRoots	and then it's gonna warm up big time on thursday
18:32	AltF5K	This track's getting faster with every lap
18:32	AltF5K	But still Simpson is on pole with 8 minutes remaining
18:34	RealRacingRoots	oh man nuppiz's current profile picture fuckin rules
18:35	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 6 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
18:36	Salamander	the most random winner in the series' history
18:36	Salamander	(i think)
18:36	AltF5K	Stewart 3rd and 5th
18:36	AltF5K	Seems legit :L
18:40	AltF5K	Stanaway to the top!
18:41	AltF5K	And with that, Stanaway claims pole position by just 0.004 over teammate Dave Simpson
18:42	AltF5K	Scotty Mac will start 3rd for race 1 with Mitch Evans alongside him
18:42	AltF5K	Andre Heimgartner, Scott Pye, Jordan Lloyd, Lee Holdsworth, Alex Premat and Lee Rogers round out the top 10
18:51	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 7 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
18:55	Salamander	stewart leads both championships
18:55	AltF5K	And we are live in Surfers Paradise for the first of two races this weekend
18:55	AltF5K	The two Prodrive Racing Australia cars will start from the front row, and will be clear favourites in the treacherous conditions
18:56	AltF5K	However, we're expecting this track to dry out as the race goes along, so someone can spring a surprise with the right tyre calls
18:57	AltF5K	Stanaway gets a terrible getaway, and is swamped by Simpson and McLaughlin!
18:57	AltF5K	CRASHU!
18:58	AltF5K	Robertson has locked his brakes heading into turn 3, and has slid into the back of Rogers and Evans!
18:59	AltF5K	Evans climbs out of his car and is absolutely fuming
18:59	AltF5K	Muirhead!
18:59	AltF5K	He's in the wall at the Bartercard Esses
19:00	AltF5K	The chaos has jumbled up the order, as Simpson leads lap one from Scotty Mac, Stanaway, Pye and Robertson
19:01	AltF5K	Robertson!
19:01	AltF5K	He's put it into the wall at three
19:01	AltF5K	The Horan Racing driver is out of this one early
19:02	AltF5K	And look who is there to greet him
19:02	AltF5K	One furious Kiwi by the name of Mitch Evans
19:02	AltF5K	The marshals are doing a great job of keeping these two apart as the race goes on around them
19:03	AltF5K	Lloyd has lost a front wing in all the madness as well
19:03	AltF5K	As Holdsworth is pointing the wrong way at the first chicane
19:04	AltF5K	Renee Gracie continues to prove she's there for anything but her talent
19:04	AltF5K	As she plants it firmly into the wall at the final corner
19:05	AltF5K	The leaders meanwhile are now on lap 4, and Simpson is clearly holding McLaughlin up
19:05	AltF5K	As we have another car backwards at the chicane
19:05	AltF5K	This time Seamus Belcher in the lead STKR machine
19:06	AltF5K	STANAWAY!
19:06	AltF5K	He's looped it at the back chicane!
19:06	AltF5K	With the way the field has strung out however, he manages to rejoin in 6th
19:07	AltF5K	The order on lap 5 is Simpson, McLaughlin, Pye, Premat, Heimgartner, Stanaway, Morris, Foster-Thompson, Davies and Holdsworth
19:08	AltF5K	This track is getting faster with every lap, but eventually there'll be a limit as to how far the Giti tyres will go
19:09	AltF5K	As Weiron Tan finds out the hard way, as he's put his car into a nearby barrier
19:10	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 8 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
19:10	AltF5K	A dry line is starting to form in places, as Heimgartner is the first to stop at the end of lap 7
19:10	Salamander	ferrari finally remember how to finish a race
19:11	AltF5K	Belcher is clearly having troubles in these conditions
19:11	AltF5K	Or a fascination with looking at the corner he's just driven around
19:12	AltF5K	As Aaron Watson puts a move on Adelaide Voeckler with extreme prejudice
19:13	AltF5K	The Leketus crew are getting ready for a stop
19:13	AltF5K	And Scotty Mac comes in from 2nd as Simpson and Pye light up the timesheets
19:14	AltF5K	He comes back out in 5th, ahead of The Dude Paul Morris
19:15	AltF5K	Watson has an off-track excursion while being lapped by Simpson
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19:17	AltF5K	The 2 points for fastest lap has changed hands four times in the last two minutes
19:17	AltF5K	Belcher is the current holder of that mark, but Simpson is set to eclipse that time this lap around
19:17	AltF5K	PYE!
19:17	AltF5K	HE'S THROWN IT INTO THE WALL!
19:18	AltF5K	The Bryan Taylor man retires from what wast second place!
19:19	AltF5K	And Simpson pits from the lead
19:19	AltF5K	He has almost 28 seconds on McLaughlin who's already stopped
19:19	AltF5K	Premat assumes the lead of the race
19:20	AltF5K	And Simpson comes out just head of McLaughlin!
19:20	AltF5K	Meanwhile, Shae Davies has set a new fastest lap
19:21	AltF5K	The second Peak car is currently sitting in 12th of the sixteen still running
19:22	AltF5K	Tim Blanchard's afternoon is over thanks to the help of a concrete barrier
19:22	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 9 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
19:23	Salamander	stewart still OP
19:24	AltF5K	The strategies people are employing are starting to play out
19:24	AltF5K	Prodrive are asking Simpson to take this current set of tyres to the end
19:25	AltF5K	Not that he's paid much attention to that as he's continually set fastest lap after fastest lap
19:25	AltF5K	Leketus meanwhile are planning a second stop for McLaughlin before the end of this one
19:44	AltF5K	We resume with Simpson crawling all over Premat for the lead
19:44	AltF5K	The Frenchman is yet to stop however, and will have a fresh tyre advantage later on
19:44	AltF5K	Paul Morris meanwhile is showing age is no limit, as he's up to an incredible 4th in his first open-wheel foray in nearly 20 years
19:45	AltF5K	He's about to have Stanaway and Heimgartner give him grief however, and the Erebus crew are planning on bringing him in
19:46	AltF5K	And we now have an epic three-way tussle for the lead between Premat, Simpson and McLaughlin
19:46	AltF5K	Simpson goes for a move at the Bartercard Esses, but can't make it stick
19:46	Londoner	who the fuck has entered Paul Morris in a open-wheel series?
19:46	AltF5K	John Rafael
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19:47	AltF5K	And McLaughlin is now looking every which way to get past Simpson
19:47	AltF5K	This trio's also coming up to lap Voeckler at a vast rate of knots
19:47	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 11 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
19:48	AltF5K	Simpson has another dive at the Bartercard Chicane
19:48	AltF5K	And he's through!
19:48	AltF5K	Premat drops into 2nd, but has his Supercars teammate right behind him
19:48	Londoner	so Cannon either won or retired
19:48	Londoner	Eh, I'll take it
19:49	AltF5K	Behind them, Stanaway and Heimgarter are running in close proximity in 4th and 5th
19:49	AltF5K	With Belcher, Holdsworth, Rogers, Davies and Morris rounding out the top 10
19:50	AltF5K	PREMAT!
19:50	AltF5K	He's pointing the wrong way at the esses!
19:50	AltF5K	McLaughlin's through into 2nd!
19:51	AltF5K	The main battle on track now is between Rogers, Davies and Morris for the back end of the top 10
19:52	AltF5K	With Foster-Thompson catching this trio at well over a second a lap
19:53	AltF5K	ROGERS!
19:53	AltF5K	He defends too hard against Davies, and both are off the road!
19:53	AltF5K	Morris moves up into P8 while Rogers drops to 10th
19:54	AltF5K	Belcher meanwhile pits from 6th
19:54	AltF5K	And rejoins in 12th behind teammate Bianchi
19:54	AltF5K	As McLaughlin pits from P2
19:54	AltF5K	He'll have only 13 laps to run on this set of tyres
19:55	AltF5K	But will he be able to catch Simpson in that time?
19:55	AltF5K	He rejoins in 4th, just behind Simpson's teammate Stanaway
19:57	AltF5K	Heimgartner pits from 5th
19:57	AltF5K	CRASHU!
19:57	AltF5K	STANAWAY!
19:57	AltF5K	MCLAUGHLIN!
19:57	AltF5K	THEY'RE BOTH IN THE WALL!
19:57	AltF5K	Oh Scotty
19:58	AltF5K	He's misjudged the braking into turn 3, and has run into Stanaway
19:58	AltF5K	Scotty Mac continues relatively unscathed, but Stanaway's day is done
19:58	AltF5K	This moves Holdsworth up into 4th
19:58	AltF5K	And, amazingly, Paul Morris is now back into 5th place
19:59	AltF5K	Having kept his head amongst the madness
19:59	AltF5K	Premat pits from 2nd
20:00	AltF5K	And rejoins behind Holdsworth in 4th
20:00	AltF5K	Heimgartner is all over the back of Morris at the moment
20:00	AltF5K	And fancies a crack at a top 5 finish here today
20:01	AltF5K	The duo have pulled away from the two Peak cars behind them for the time being
20:01	AltF5K	We also have a fight to the death for last place at the moment between Aaron Watson and Adelaide Voeckler
20:01	AltF5K	The two scrublords are squabbling over 13th and 14th
20:02	AltF5K	Simpson has started lap 25 of 34, and is coming up to lap the two BRM cars of Rogers and Lloyd
20:03	AltF5K	The former ARWS race winner has a mammoth 35 second lead over McLaughlin at the moment
20:03	AltF5K	But will his tyres hang on?
20:04	AltF5K	The battle for the final podium spot is starting to get spicy, as Premat looks to steal that spot from Holdsworth
20:05	AltF5K	And Frenchie does so with ease
20:06	AltF5K	The action continues to escalate, as the two Peak cars are now in tandem with Belcher keeping watching brief behind
20:07	AltF5K	AND THEY'VE COME TOGETHER AT THE CHICANE!
20:07	AltF5K	Miraculously, there's no major damage, but there's gonna be some angry drivers after the race over that
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20:08	AltF5K	Heimgartner tries a move on Morris
20:08	AltF5K	And Morris responds by shoving him off the road
20:09	AltF5K	He rejoins without losing a position, but the Nesia crew will not be happy with that move from The Dude
20:10	AltF5K	McLaughlin is taking huge chunks of time out of Simpson
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20:10	AltF5K	However, with 26 seconds to make up over 6 laps, it'll be a bridge too for for the 2018 Supercars champion
20:11	AltF5K	The Davies/Belcher feud for 7th and 8th is far from resolved
20:11	AltF5K	While Bianchi, Foster-Thompson and Rogers are going hammer and tong for the final top 10 positions
20:12	AltF5K	Belcher is through on Davies, and moves up into 7th
20:14	AltF5K	As Lee Rogers moves into the top 10 at the expense of Foster-Thompson
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20:15	AltF5K	McLaughlin's still trying hard to close down this gap
20:15	AltF5K	He's got it down to 20 seconds with just over three to go
20:16	AltF5K	Heimgartner has closed right back to the Morris' gearbox
20:16	AltF5K	And resumes their prior battle for 5th
20:17	AltF5K	Scotty Mac's managed to work the gap down to 14 seconds with 2 to go
20:18	AltF5K	But he has three cars between him and the leader
20:19	AltF5K	Simpson starts his final lap
20:19	AltF5K	Rogers is off at the first chicane
20:20	AltF5K	And rejoins in 12th behind teammate Lloyd
20:21	AltF5K	In the end, our championship leader did it comfortably
20:21	AltF5K	As Dave Simpson crosses the line to WIN AT SURFERS PARADISE!
20:21	AltF5K	Scott McLaughlin comes home in 2nd for Leketus, while Alex Premat walks away with a surfboard in 3rd
20:22	AltF5K	MORRIS!
20:22	AltF5K	HEIMGARTNER!
20:22	AltF5K	THEY'VE COME TOGETHER AT THE ESSES AGAIN!
20:22	AltF5K	And Heimgartner is again the loser in this exchange!
20:22	Londoner	fatass Morris pls
20:22	AltF5K	BELCHER!
20:22	AltF5K	HE PUTS IT IN THE WALL AVOIDING THE STRANDED HEIMGARTNER!
20:22	Salamander	1999 f1rgp2c after 12 races: http://formularejects.com/wiki/1999_Formula_1_Rejects_Grand_Prix_2_Championship_season#Standings
20:23	AltF5K	He's out of what would have been an incredible 6th place for STKR!
20:23	AltF5K	As it stands, he'll finish in 7th, as Simpson has lapped everyone from 8th onwards
20:29	AltF5K	Erebus Motorsport have double reason to celebrate, with Holdsworth and Morris finishing 4th and 5th ahead of an irate Heimgartner
20:29	AltF5K	7th will be Belcher ahead of Shae Davies, Andrea Bianchi and Benjamin Foster-Thompson
20:29	AltF5K	Lloyd, Rogers, Voeckler and Watson round out the remaining finishers
20:30	AltF5K	Scotty Mac walks away with the two points for fastest lap with a 1:38.216