Melbourne Race 3

18:40	AltF5K	It is now time for race 10 of the Formula 5000 season
18:40	AltF5K	And the end of first portion of the season
18:40	AltF5K	It is a straight shootout between the two form guys of the series, Dave Simpson and Mitch Evans
18:41	AltF5K	But can someone like Richie Stanaway spring a surprise
18:41	AltF5K	We are about to find out at the lights come on
18:41	AltF5K	And we're away!
18:42	AltF5K	Mitch Evans gets boxed out of the way in turn 1
18:42	AltF5K	BLANCHARD!
18:43	AltF5K	He has an absolute blinder of a start!
18:43	AltF5K	He goes up from 5th into second behind Simpson
18:43	AltF5K	EVANS!
18:43	AltF5K	MCLAUGHLIN!
18:43	AltF5K	THEY'VE COME TOGETHER AT TURN 9!
18:44	RealRacingRoots	oh boy here we go again :L
18:44	AltF5K	And we've got more cars pointing the wrong way at turn 13!
18:44	AltF5K	Stanaway, Belcher and Benji Foster-Thompson are all off making sandcastles!
18:45	AltF5K	The order at the end of lap 1 is Simpson, Blanchard, Heimgartner, Premat and Muirhead
18:45	AltF5K	Lee Holdsworth's up to 6th right behind Muirhead
18:46	RealRacingRoots	wheres gracie
18:46	AltF5K	Gracie's currently up to 12th defending heavily from Shae Davies
18:47	AltF5K	Muirhead gets swamped at turn 13, losing spots to Rogers and Holdsworth
18:47	AltF5K	As Davies runs out of road attempting a move on Gracie
18:48	AltF5K	Adelaide Voeckler in the second Kelly car's currently up into 10th position
18:48	RealRacingRoots	oh boy
18:48	AltF5K	CRASHU!
18:48	AltF5K	Muirhead, Clifton and Rogers get together at turn 9
18:48	AltF5K	Pye and Voeckler scatter off into the gravel trap to avoid the spun cars
18:49	AltF5K	And we now have a huge train of cars from Muirhead in 8th all the way down to Pye in 19th
18:50	AltF5K	Mitch Evans is one of those in line, as he pits a move on Shae Davies with extreme prejudice
18:50	AltF5K	The race 2 winner is currently down in 14th position
18:50	AltF5K	Heimgartner in the meantime has caught Tim Blanchard
18:51	AltF5K	And is looking to take second place from the Leketus driver
18:51	AltF5K	Simpson meanwhile is 9 seconds up the road on lap 5 of 19
18:51	AltF5K	CRASHU!
18:51	AltF5K	Heimgartner and Blanchard have come together at turn 1!
18:52	RealRacingRoots	jesus fuckin christ :L
18:52	AltF5K	Blanchard is out!
18:52	AltF5K	Heimgartner has damage!
18:52	AltF5K	AND WE HAVE A BIG ONE!
18:53	AltF5K	Clifton has drilled straight into the back of Muirhead on the run into turn 3
18:53	AltF5K	Sending the two wrecked cars into Lloyd
18:53	AltF5K	All three of them are out!
18:53	AltF5K	In all the silliness, Renee Gracie's up into fifth position!
18:54	RealRacingRoots	what a fuckin schmoz :L
18:54	AltF5K	Aaron Watson's up to sixth with Robertson right behind him
18:54	AltF5K	Oh dear
18:54	AltF5K	Belcher has spun McLaughlin around
18:54	AltF5K	And Pye spins in sympathy
18:55	AltF5K	Heimgartner brings the wounded Nesia car in
18:55	AltF5K	Which moves Gracie and Robertson up into 4th and 5th
18:56	AltF5K	And we now have Belcher and Watson stuck in gravel traps due to unrelated incidents
18:57	AltF5K	And Gracie gets frightened clean off the road by Robertson
18:57	AltF5K	Dropping her all the way down to 15th
18:58	AltF5K	And now Adelaide Voeckler's pointing the wrong way at turn 1
18:58	AltF5K	The order is now Simpson, Premat, Holdsworth, Robertson and Tan in the top 5
18:58	AltF5K	Rogers and Evans are currently squabbling over 6th and 7th
18:58	AltF5K	With Benji Foster-Thompson right behind them
18:59	AltF5K	And Holdsworth pits from third
18:59	AltF5K	He's attempting to get the undercut on Premat
18:59	AltF5K	Evans and Belcher also pit
19:00	AltF5K	And Triple 8 are reacting
19:00	AltF5K	They bring Premat in from second
19:01	AltF5K	Holdsworth has put in a mega out-lap
19:01	AltF5K	And finds himself ahead of the Frenchman!
19:01	AltF5K	Rogers meanwhile has a lunge at Tan
19:02	AltF5K	And is rewarded with P5 for his troubles
19:02	AltF5K	Simpson stays out for another lap
19:02	AltF5K	He has 38 seconds over Holdsworth, so he can afford to stay out for a little while longer
19:03	AltF5K	As Robertson pits from 4th, we have more cars off the road
19:03	AltF5K	This time Watson gets overzealous in his defense, and takes Stanaway with him
19:04	AltF5K	Robertson!
19:04	AltF5K	He's parked on the side of the road with a puncture!
19:05	AltF5K	And for the third race in a row, he'll walk away with a DNF
19:05	AltF5K	As Belcher and McLaughlin lock horns again
19:05	AltF5K	With the only winner being the crowd at turn 3
19:06	AltF5K	Prodrive pit Simpson from the lead
19:06	AltF5K	Holdsworth has been putting in some mega laps on fresh rubber though
19:06	AltF5K	So will he come out ahead
19:06	AltF5K	And he does so with ease
19:07	AltF5K	As the leaders start lap 12 of 19, the order is Simpson, Holdsworth, Premat, Rogers and Foster-Thompson
19:07	AltF5K	Heimgartner puts a rare clean move on Tan to steal 10th position
19:08	AltF5K	And we now have another battle for position between Voeckler, Grove and Simpson
19:08	AltF5K	Which only results in the three of them punting each other off the road at 3
19:09	RealRacingRoots	what the fuck is this race dude
19:09	AltF5K	I don't know :L
19:10	RealRacingRoots	also gracie update
19:10	AltF5K	What we do know however is Evans is right on the tail of Davies for 6th
19:10	AltF5K	And Renee Gracie is currently 17th
19:10	AltF5K	Last of the cars still running
19:10	RealRacingRoots	where she belongs :L
19:11	AltF5K	Evans makes the move into turn 1 to move up a position
19:11	AltF5K	As Aaron Watson adds turn 9 to the list of runoff areas he's visited this afternoon
19:12	AltF5K	Pye and Stanaway do battle once more over P8
19:12	AltF5K	As Benji Foster-Thompson pits from 5th
19:13	AltF5K	Pye successfully gets the move done into 1
19:13	AltF5K	Gracie and Grove meanwhile get into a barging match
19:14	AltF5K	With Grove being the clear loser in this stouch
19:14	AltF5K	But the real winner is Watson, who uses the distraction to claim both of them
19:15	AltF5K	Stanaway gets bullied off the road by Foster-Thompson as Heimgartner pits for a second time
19:16	AltF5K	With all the action being far behind him, Simpson has built the cushion out to fifteen seconds with 3 laps to go
19:16	AltF5K	Holdsworth and Premat are still second and third ahead of Rogers and Evans
19:17	AltF5K	The only major battle on track at the moment is for 7th position
19:17	AltF5K	As Benji is closing rapidly on Pye on fresh rubber
19:18	AltF5K	Both of them are now on the tail of Davies, whose tyres have fallen off the cliff
19:19	AltF5K	Pye has a look at Davies
19:19	AltF5K	He gets the job done into 1, but spins on exit!
19:19	AltF5K	Benji passes the pair of them!
19:19	RealRacingRoots	And that's Rei on pole over Restov by 8 thousandths of a second in Abu Dhabi
19:20	AltF5K	Tan is now all over Davies for 8th
19:20	AltF5K	As Voeckler runs out of talent at turn 1
19:20	AltF5K	Davies is backing Tan into the clutches of Stanaway
19:21	AltF5K	Dave Simpson meanwhile is having none of those dramas to contend with
19:21	AltF5K	As he rounds the final corner and crosses the line to win again in Melbourne!
19:21	AltF5K	Lee Holdsworth and Alex Premat will finish 2nd and 3rd
19:22	AltF5K	But all eyes are on the battle for 8th, 9th and 10th between Davies, Tan and Stanaway
19:22	AltF5K	Davies has a gap on Tan
19:22	AltF5K	But Stanaway is right with Tan as they come to the line
19:23	AltF5K	But the Malaysian will hold on to 9th place at the line
19:23	AltF5K	Simpson will also score the point for fastest lap, as he extends his championship lead heading into the winter break