Leguna Seca marked the 6th round in the 10 round championship. There have been four leaders in those six rounds and the championship is still hard to call.
Laguna Seca, however, did see a big of a gap open up with three likely groups battling. The group challenging for the championship seems to be down to 3 now. Three more seem to be likely to be going for 4th then 7th is the next group.
Plenty to race for and with so many leaders all it would take is a couple of good results from someone to tip the whole table on it's head.
As for the drivers.. I thought a bit of a profile might be fun.
Crippy Oh - Race organiser of this merry band of drivers. Does a stirling job off track and is pretty handy on track. Currently drives a Cadillac in the LMP900's and is sitting in 4th overall. Normally qualifies fairly well, and races well, definatly challenger for podiums and a consistant driver. Bad luck in Canada (Brake Failure) and Laguna ( poor start causing accidental loss of rear wing) has hampered her a little. Season 1 champion.
Jafo Tendaze - One of two drivers of the front engined Panoz cars. Took him a few races to get going but by round three had got onto the pace. Three wins in the last four races has rocketted him to the head of the championship. Quick and consistent he is probably current championship favourite.
Suku Ming - The oval meister. Ming also driver the Panoz but is generally midfield. Very consistant driver Suku will allways keep going and usually manages to avoid incedent that means good results and podiums are often the result. Season 2 champion.
Sulla Looming - Little Miss quick.. Looming is over a single lap probably the leagues quickest driver. Especially given she drives the underpowers but docile Reynard. Very aggressive driver who has become more consistant over time. She allways challenges for a podium and, as long as she avoids incident early on, usually on for the win.
Katier Reitveld - (written by Crippy Oh) Long time SL racing vet , has emerged as a threat in qualifying and races as the G1-Gp seasons have played out. Currently 5th overall in LMP season and 4th in the NSS truck series. Kat has been consistent this season with her best finish being 2nd on podium at Watkins Glen. One of the more unorthodox drivers as far as setups and strategy , sometimes this pays off , other times not as well (as witnessed by her 2 stop strategy at Laguna that may well have cost her a podium).
Suzy Cuddihy - Bit of a revelation in the little pilbeamesque Lola B2K10. Usually qualifies around 6th on the grid but keeps out of the trouble. Straight forward, ultra consistent, and fairly quick driving took her to the head of the championship after the halfway point. A poor result at Laguna cost her the lead and third is likely to be her most likely finish at the end of the season.
Yuriko - The wild one of the bunch at the moment. She is quick, very quick, but has had an incident packed season so far causing a lot of bad results. If she can find some consistency she has the pace to challenge for wins.
Remon - A stunning start to the season with two wins shows he has some serious pace. Two lesser races; a DNF's at Watkins and Mosport hurt his season before a 2 race break has seen him tumble down the season. Hopefully when he returns he will do so with pace and still has enough events to finish well up the standings.
Rattra - Too many incedents have robbed Rattra of decent results including brake failure at Laguna. Definatly has the potential for better results than he has had so far as witnessed by the 5 podiums he has registered in previous seasons.
Kiboe - If he can get his temper in check he should do better than he is at the moment. Tends to get frustrated, driver half heartedly and give up. Blames problems on setups when what he needs is mileage. Watching how others take corners ought to help him.
Nella - It's a shame nella has seemed to given up on the championship as she has potential and the right attitude. Just needs to stick at it to have improving results.
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