North Shore Race 3

13:46	F5KNorthShore	Hello and welcome to the third and final race of the weekend here at North Shore Aerodrome
13:47	F5KNorthShore	Two messy races have given us two different race winners so far in Dave Simpson and Michael Robertson
13:47	F5KNorthShore	However, it'll be Dean O'Lauchlan who'll start on pole of the third and final race of the weekend based on points thus far
13:47	F5KNorthShore	Robertson starts alongside him, with Nick Cassidy and Simpson occupying row 2
13:48	F5KNorthShore	The weather has been absolutely glorious so far this weekend, and this race will be no different
13:48	F5KNorthShore	The revs build
13:48	F5KNorthShore	The lights come on
13:48	F5KNorthShore	And we're underway!
13:49	F5KNorthShore	And for the third time, the inside of the front row gets a terrible start
13:49	F5KNorthShore	This time its Robertson, going all the way down from 2nd to 5th
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13:49	F5KNorthShore	O'Lauchlan already has Simpson harrassing him around the back of the circuit
13:49	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy is third with Mitch Evans right behind him
13:50	F5KNorthShore	Simpson has a look into the final chicane
13:50	F5KNorthShore	And aroung goes OLauchlan!
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13:50	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy goes a run on Simpson!
13:50	F5KNorthShore	Into the hairpin...
13:50	F5KNorthShore	OFF OFF OFF!
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13:50	Normal32	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13:51	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy punts Simpson off the road!
13:51	Normal32	OOOF
13:51	F5KNorthShore	Robertson rounds up Evans!
13:51	F5KNorthShore	Simpson rejoins in 5th
13:51	F5KNorthShore	And Cassidy is all the way down to 21st!
13:51	F5KNorthShore	Mason Simonsen is somehow third!
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13:52	F5KNorthShore	SIMPSON!
13:52	F5KNorthShore	STANAWAY!
13:52	F5KNorthShore	THE PRODRIVE TEAMMATES HAVE COLLIDED!
13:52	Normal32	!!!!!!
13:52	F5KNorthShore	And we've got side by side between Evans and Robertson down the back straight!
13:52	F5KNorthShore	Evans backs out of the move
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13:53	F5KNorthShore	The order on lap 3 of 30 is Robertson, Evans, Simonsen, Premat, Heimgartner, Fiore, Gracie, Pye, Rogers and Muirhead
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13:54	kevinbotz
13:54	F5KNorthShore
13:54	Normal32	jfc
13:54	F5KNorthShore	Evans has another look down the back straight
13:54	Normal32	this track is something :L
13:54	F5KNorthShore	The Horan driver is clearly holding him up
13:54	F5KNorthShore	He has a dive into the hairpin
13:54	F5KNorthShore	And into the lead goes the Kiwi!
13:55	F5KNorthShore	Simpson!
13:55	F5KNorthShore	He's gone around again at the final chicane!
13:55	F5KNorthShore	Robertson is clearly struggling for pace, as he's now vulnerable to Simonsen
13:56	F5KNorthShore	Weiron Tan spins infront of the midfield pack
13:56	F5KNorthShore	And gets cleaned up for his troubles, bringing his miserable weekend to a close
13:56	F5KNorthShore	SIMONSEN!
13:56	F5KNorthShore	ROBERTSON!
13:57	F5KNorthShore	THEY'RE BOTH OFF!
13:57	F5KNorthShore	There's cars scattered everywhere!
13:57	kevinbotz	This is going to be a demolition derby, isn't it?
13:57	F5KNorthShore	Pye's gone!
13:57	F5KNorthShore	Premat's gone!
13:57	kevinbotz	Oh, god. :L
13:57	F5KNorthShore	Heimgartner's gone!
13:58	F5KNorthShore	And incredibly, Robertson and Simonson continue in second and third :L
13:58	kevinbotz	So, uh.
13:58	kevinbotz	How many cars are actually left?
13:58	F5KNorthShore	We're down to 18 runners
13:58	F5KNorthShore	And the pit window is now open
13:58	F5KNorthShore	Which Scott McLaughlin and Nick Cassidy both take advantage of
13:59	F5KNorthShore	And Simpson is around agaiN!
13:59	F5KNorthShore	This time he's pointing the wrong way at the hairpin
13:59	F5KNorthShore	This is the last thing he needs considering he was only 12 points off the lead heading into this race
14:00	F5KNorthShore	Meanwhile, Dean Fiore is up to the dizzying heights of fourth in the lead Peak machine
14:01	F5KNorthShore	While Renee Gracie is going where no Nissan has gone before in 5th
14:01	F5KNorthShore	Dean O'Lauchlan is furiously defending against Lee Rogers for 9th
14:01	F5KNorthShore	But gets bullied to submission into the hairpin
14:02	kevinbotz	Wait, Gracie's actually being relevant? :L
14:02	F5KNorthShore	Sorry, it's the sister BRM of Jordan Lloyd
14:02	F5KNorthShore	Bourne takes advantage to clear both of them
14:03	F5KNorthShore	Well, Gracie was being relevant
14:03	F5KNorthShore	But she's now in a runoff somewhere
14:03	F5KNorthShore	Simonsen!
14:03	F5KNorthShore	He's taken Robertson to school for 2nd place!
14:04	F5KNorthShore	Lee Holdsworth is the latest victim
14:04	F5KNorthShore	As he's busy making doughnuts in the airport grass at turn 1
14:04	F5KNorthShore	And in comes Robertson from third
14:04	Normal32	how far in?
14:05	F5KNorthShore	We're on lap 12 of 30
14:05	F5KNorthShore	And Scotty Mac makes it three retirements from three races
14:05	F5KNorthShore	With a race-ending accident into the back straight wall all on his own
14:06	F5KNorthShore	The former Supercars champion has had a horror weekend here
14:06	F5KNorthShore	Raghunathan is off into the scenery in the second STKR car now
14:08	F5KNorthShore	Simon Bourne grinds to a halt with a transmission failure
14:08	F5KNorthShore	From what was 6th position
14:08	F5KNorthShore	This promotes Dave Simpson back into the top 10
14:08	F5KNorthShore	Who, despite all his errors, has been showing blistering pace out on track
14:09	F5KNorthShore	And in comes Rogers from P4
14:09	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy!
14:09	F5KNorthShore	Lloyd!
14:09	F5KNorthShore	They're both off at turn 1
14:09	F5KNorthShore	And in comes Simonsen from 2nd
14:09	F5KNorthShore	As Raghunathan comes to a halt after a wheel makes a bid for freedom
14:10	F5KNorthShore	O'Lauchlan also comes in
14:10	F5KNorthShore	As Simonsen rejoins in 4th behind Robertson and Fiore
14:11	F5KNorthShore	Mitch Evans has been relentless up front in the sole remaining Triple Eight car
14:11	F5KNorthShore	Currently with a gap of over 35 seconds on Robertson
14:11	F5KNorthShore	However, he is yet to stop
14:11	F5KNorthShore	And Cassidy is involved in yet more dramas
14:11	F5KNorthShore	This time with Stanaway
14:12	F5KNorthShore	Fiore pits from what was third
14:13	F5KNorthShore	Simpson is all over Stanaway for 9th
14:13	F5KNorthShore	And makes the move with extreme prejudice on his teammate
14:14	F5KNorthShore	And surprise surprise
14:14	F5KNorthShore	Simpson's binned it again
14:14	F5KNorthShore	CASSIDY!
14:14	F5KNorthShore	He's run into the back of Evans!
14:14	F5KNorthShore	Somehow the Triple 8 car continues on its merry way
14:15	F5KNorthShore	The order with ten to go is Evans, Robertson, Simonsen, Rogers, Belcher, Fiore, O'Lauchlan, Cassidy, Stanaway and Muirhead
14:16	F5KNorthShore	Simonsen is all over Robertson for 2nd
14:16	F5KNorthShore	And the Triple Eight crew are finally getting ready for their man
14:16	F5KNorthShore	And into second place goes Simonsen
14:17	F5KNorthShore	And into the pit lane comes Evans
14:17	F5KNorthShore	Clean stop from his crew
14:18	F5KNorthShore	And he remains in the lead of the motor race
14:18	F5KNorthShore	The closest battle on track at the moment is between Simpson and Cassidy for 10th
14:18	F5KNorthShore	Which cannot possibly end well for either driver
14:19	F5KNorthShore	Robertson!
14:19	F5KNorthShore	He gets turned around by the lapped Lloyd!
14:19	F5KNorthShore	He rejoins in 3rd
14:19	F5KNorthShore	But he now has Rogers all over him
14:20	F5KNorthShore	Rogers has a look into the final chicane
14:20	F5KNorthShore	And goes through into third position!
14:20	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy is struggling massively out there
14:21	F5KNorthShore	Having yielded to Simpson, he now has Holdsworth to contend with
14:21	F5KNorthShore	CONTACT!
14:21	F5KNorthShore	They both do a syncronised spinning spot at the final chicane
14:21	F5KNorthShore	And it allows Jordan Lloyd to split the duo
14:22	F5KNorthShore	A battle of the Deans is raging for P5
14:22	F5KNorthShore	O'Lauchlan wants the position
14:22	F5KNorthShore	But he has to get around Fiore first
14:23	F5KNorthShore	Cassidy and Lloyd do yet more circlework at the finale chicane
14:23	F5KNorthShore	Meanwhile, Evans has three laps to go
14:23	F5KNorthShore	But he's trying to lap the two Prodrive cars and Muirhead
14:24	F5KNorthShore	And around goes Stanaway
14:25	F5KNorthShore	Muirhead brakes to avoid collecting the Prodrive car, and it allows Simpson to sneak through and grab the positions
14:25	F5KNorthShore	The two Nissan cars have collided at turn 1
14:25	F5KNorthShore	In the fight for 14th and 15th
14:26	F5KNorthShore	Of the 15 cars remaining
14:26	F5KNorthShore	That is of little relevance to Mitch Evans however
14:26	F5KNorthShore	He's halfway around the final lap
14:26	F5KNorthShore	It's been one of those weekends here in Auckland
14:26	F5KNorthShore	But Evans ends it on a high as he crosses the line to win race 3!
14:27	F5KNorthShore	Mason Simonsen completes an unbelievable debut weekend with his first ever podium
14:27	F5KNorthShore	And Lee Rogers will come home in third position
14:27	F5KNorthShore	Michael Robertson comes home in 4th
14:28	F5KNorthShore	O'LAUCHLAN!
14:28	F5KNorthShore	HE OUTDRAGS FIORE AT THE LINE TO WIN THE ROUND!
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14:28	RealRacingRoots	now that's something to upload to youtube
14:28	F5KNorthShore	Seamus Belcher, Dave Simpson, John Muirhead and Richie Stanaway will round out the top 10
14:29	F5KNorthShore	The replay shows Fiore getting wicked loose at the exit of the final chicane
14:29	F5KNorthShore	And O'Lauchlan gets on the loud pedal to take 5th in the race
14:29	F5KNorthShore	And pip Robertson for the round win by two points
14:30	F5KNorthShore	Evans will also walk away with the bonus point for fastest lap