Legends TWF1 Jarama Report

An impressive 19 drivers turned up for the sixth round of the Div 1 championship. On Pole was the impressive Ales Simunek buy a substantial 0.457s. A guide of just how impressive that is was shown by the fact that Rick Stratton, in 16th, was 1.8s off from second place.

Ronny was impressive from the go, hounding Ales throughout the lap and taking the lead as the lead pair dragged towards the S/F line. Rouke, however, was the start of the first lap. Seventh on the grid he made the best start and squeezing inside Berti into the second part of T1 he came out 4th.

Bento also made a good start finishing the first lap 14th from the back of the grid. Biggest losers were Dave Hawt, who spun, and Rick Stratton who was unable to avoid the stranded Brabham. Hawt would lose his rear wing in the incident, pit, run last and ultimately be the first retirement on lap 9.

On Lap 2 Costa had an incident approaching the downhill hairpin, clunking the barrier and being forced to pit, dropping to last. A second stop a lap later relegated him to a lonely race at the back of the field.

Up front the front four were running in order, close together, but at this early stage not close enough to really attempt to pass. Further back Jef and Roberto were losing touch already with Bret and Mike Perray just behind.

With such a large field there were battles throughout the field. Paul Langford and Mike Perray were embroiled in the hardest battle, swapping placed regularly during the first 10 laps.

Up front, however, Ronny's race was about to fall apart, but not before Nigel Metcalf had made heavy impact with the T1 barriers. It appears he jinked to avoid the car ahead, spun and lost his rear wing on impact. He would lose two laps as a result of the impact spending the rest of the race on the same lap as Costa.

Further back Rik and Rick were now nose to tail and closing in on a big battle between Denis and Miguel. Miguel had tried to sneak inside Ralph as Denis put a neat pass on him but backed out and spin.

By Lap 10 the lead three were starting to spread a bit although Timo would keep Ales alert throughout the rest of the race. Behind Rouke looked secure but this soon changed as the recovering Ronny started to put intense pressure on the Black and Orange car.

On Lap 16, however, Ronny went missing to be replaced by Jef. For the rest of the race Jef would put intense pressure on the third place car. Going into the last lap he put a demon move on Rouke into Turn one. Sliding inside him between the two segments of the corner he took a deserved third place.

Drive of the day, though, probably should go to Miguel Bento who, despite a spin kept a pretty clean race and from 19th on the grid came home 8th.

The Div 2 race would also be a race in which the driver at the back of the grid, probably, drove the best race overall.

That driver was Ferrari Driver, Kat Scott, and from last on the grid where she was after cancelling her lap time she made a startling start. By the Start finish line she was already past two cars and on the drag to the first corner she was fourth.

This was 3rd by the exit after poleman John Wallace, who had been surprised by Baggett's excellent start from second on the grid then made a mistake into Turn one and ran wide.

In fact early on the grid got very mixed up. Martin Cooper, despite a nudge off Tallini who had made a very optomistic attempt into T1, was fourth with Dave Pym 5th.

Tallini seemed to really enjoy this track and had qualified very well in the FW07. His start, however, was shocking and almost caused an accident when Eric had looked to go round him just as Kat arrived alongside.

The first few laps were incident packed, Tallini spinning and Mark Abbot giving David K a love tap. The Latter, just like Rik Walker in Div 1, was really struggling with the BT48 and although he kept Mark back John Wallace was through.

Simon was looking clear out in front while Kat was holding station just behind Corrado. Then on Lap 3 he spun in T3, dropping down to fourth just ahead of David Pym.

It didn't take long for Simon to retake third and on Lap 5 that became the battle for the lead when Corrado, struggling with his brakes, spun in the downhill hairpin.

Kat now led, for the first time in her GP79 career, and despite unsurprising nervousness she looked fairly secure then. Simon was soon with the yellow Ferrari, but catching was one thing, passing another.

On Lap 9 he tried a pass into Turn 1 but just couldn't make it stick, then on lap 11 he was through. Kat's Ferrari was oversteering slightly, in a manner that she liked, but this possibly caused the rears to warm quicker than the fronts.

A bit of wheel spin and she lost traction, slide sideways into the barrier and he was through. A Second traction issue out of T1 on the next lap would drop her to 3rd.

So at the end of lap 12 Simon was leading by a couple of seconds from John Wallace. Kat first, under no real pressure from a battle between the recovering Tallini and Eric Fulghum.

Cooper had dropped back after Wallace had made a clean pass on him on lap then he spun after contact with Tallini. Tallini does warp a bit due to his ISP connection but seemed to cut back into Coopers line a bit early, he appears to tag the Brabham, lockup a front causing him to run wide.

Cooper tucked neatly back inside but Sal came back at him running into the back of the Brabham before taking the pass on the exit of T1. Cooper was bounced onto the curb and spun no damage was apparant but he was now 7th.

There were now three battles on track. Martin caught and would battle hard with Corrado over the next few laps, Eric and Sal were battling and while David K and Mark Abbot also had a battle going.

John Wallace was catching Simon but a mistake on lap 16, followed by a spin on lap 27, relegated him to having to settle for second place.

Eric and Sal were continuing to battle hard, closing down on the third placed Ferrari at the same time. They, however, weren't mistake free and everytime they got within about 4s one or both would make a mistake.

Katier finally made a mistake, herself, on lap 34 giving Eric hope. He was now clear of Sal, but Kat put her head down and ran 4 of her quickest laps of the race to put 3rd secure as Eric backed off on worn tyres.

Excellent drives from the top three with Simon's crew filling his car properly this time to allow him to take the win after Montreal's disapointment.

A superbly consistant run by Kat netting her probably Driver of the day and second ever Podium.

On the consistant front, the Average Deviation makes interesting reading. Both Simon and Katier registered 0.951 as their Av.Deviation (and unsurprisingly the top two spots. Five drivers were more consistant in Div 1 reflecting the higher standard at that level.

Simon's time would, incidentally, have placed him 9th overall in Div1 1m12 or so off the lead.

With just two rounds left the positions ( UNNOFFICIAL - RICK FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ) are :-

Div 1

1 Timo Peltola 184 (161 after dropping a score)
2 Roberto Berti 175 (155 after dropping a score)
3 Bret Metcalf 165 (147 after dropping a score)

Timo's second place gives him an excellent chance at the championship.

Div 2

1 Eric Fulghum 180 (156 after dropped score)
2 Kat Scott 162 (140 after dropped score)
3 David Kadlcak 156 (135 after dropped score)

Despite losing a few points to Kat in the last couple of races Eric is likely to win the championship. Behind DK will be hoping his BT48 can be made to work around the remaining rounds better than Kat's roaring Ferrari.

G1:GP Trucks update

Legends TWFA Jarama Report

12 cars took the trip to the Spanish racing circuit of Jarama for the normal two race event around the tight and twisting corners.

In Qualifying Rouke took pole ahead from Roberto and Bret Metcalf while at the back both Katier and Gary elected to cancel their times for safety to avoid a pitlane start.

For the sprint race Berti out dragged Rouke while further down Kat was making great strides. From 11th she was 10th by the exit of T1 and then slipped inside a tentative Ralph Maiph in T4 to move up to 9th.

Up ahead was Ted Ball who had put in a lot of practice and was looking might competitive. Meanwhile Tallini, who had won one of the club races, was also looking racey having jumped to 4th from 6th.

Paul Langford had also made a good start with Bret dropping two places to 5th. Langford was able to maintain position behind the lead pair, putting some pressure on them as they approached half way.

Starting lap 5 Berti made a mistake, slid wide in T1, Rouke and Langford both took advantage. Rouke was now able to pull away slightly while Langford was able to maintain position ahead of Berti.

Further back two battles were developing. First Kat was pressuring Ted Ball. The two swapped places twice before a mistake by the latter gave Scott a cruise to the flag.

Just ahead Gary was battling hard with Baz, on lap 7 he managed to work his way past to take 6th place.

Overall some exciting battles took place over the quick 9 lap race.

The second race was rather more controversial with some intense scraps causing tempers to flare.

Rouke again got beaten off the start and had to battle his way through past Berti in a close and fraught contest which unfortunately resulted in Berti spinning down the field on about lap 5.

Further back Katier again made a good start and with a mix of more bravery, controlled aggression and luck she was soon up to 5th with Baz West breathing down her neck.

Graham by contrast made a terrible start and was down in 11th and would have to start a battle up through the field.

Tallini had also made an awsome start and was soon in with the chance of a Podium. Just behind was an intense battle with Bret and Tallini. While Katier held Baz back with impecible lines Bret and Tallini were swapping places.

On Lap 7 Tallini made a mistake, though and dropped behind Langord who had been holding station in 5th place.

As the pitstops approached Katier, who had lost two places with a spun after accidental contact with Baz, had an off after a technical hitch. That put her down in 10th ahead of Gary and Ivor. The latter putting in one of his better runs having avoided trouble and kept in touch with the back of the field.

By the time the stops had finished on lap 21 Langford, with a cute strategy, was now leading while Rouke had worked his way past Tallini. Furthe down Graham had lost out in the stops while Ralph had worked his way up to about 5th with Baz just behind.

Further back Kat's race fell apart further when she tripped over Gary as she tried to lap him. He chose to go the wrong way after Kat had committed to a passing line and the collision damaged her car sufficiently for her to head straight for the pits.

That put her 11th with only Taylor behind her. She put in a charging recovery though and, aided by mistakes by Ball and Blackmore, finished in 8th.

Overall some exciting wheel to wheel action over both races produced some stirling drives.

While Kat made the most progress during the races. For me drives of the day would either be Tallini or, despite a couple of mistakes that hampered others races, Baz West.

Legends League - Mid Season.. How things Stack up.

Five races down, three to go.. but with dropped scores we're sort of at half distance and about the right level to see how the three championships are going.

In TWFA on points Rouke leads Paul comfortably but Roberto has missed a race so is likely still in the hunt. After dropping their worst scores the scores on the doors ( prior to Jarama ) are :-

1 Roberto Berti 434 (loses no points as he missed Round 2)
2 Rouke vd Hoek 398 ( after dropping 70 points from Round 4)
3 Paul Langford 384 ( losing 76 from Round 4)
4 Martin Cooper 283 (61 From Round 1)
5 Ralph Maiph 279 ( 65 from Round 1)
6 Graham Palfreyman 276 (missed round 3)
7 Bret Metcalf 274 (54 From round 4)
8 Kat Scott 264 (Missed Round 1)
9 Ted Ball 229 (From Round 3) 
10 Neill Johnson 235 (Missed Round 5)
11 Baz West 232 (Missed two Rounds)
12 Juan Carlos Huarte 220 (Missed Round 5)

All the maths was done in my head so might be slightly off (plus I might have missed a 50% where someone dropped out early)  but it looks like right now Berti has a healthy lead in the championship over Rouke and Paul. Rouke is in good form, however, so the championship is far from dead. The battle for fourth is intense. Martin, Ralph, Graham, Bret and myself have had intense battles over the races and as such any of them can be expect to take that place.

I have left of drivers with more than one race missed apart from Baz as they aren't in any real fights plus their scores won't drop.

1 Roberto Berti 130 (Round 2)
2 Timo Peltola 126  (Round 3)
3 Bret Metcalf 119 (Round 4)
4 Ales Simunek 110 (Round 4 - failed 50%)
5 Denis Pampagnin 99 (Round 2 DNS)
6 Rik Walker 98 (Round 1)  
7 Fulvio Policardi 91 (Round 4) 
8 Ralph Maiph 89 (missed Round 4)
9 Paul Langford 87 (Round 1) 
10 Nigel Metcalf 84 (DNF Round 5)
11 Baz West 82 (Missed round 4)
12 Rick Stratton 76 (DNF Round 3)
13 Dave Hawnt 71 (Missed Round 2)
14 Costa Gozadinos 64 

As can be seen it looks like a three way battle for the championship and with the recent handicap changes things could change. Ales is certainly in the mix too with Rik and Denis having outside chances. Fulcio, Ralph and co. seem to be battling over 7th.

1 Eric Fulghum 129 (Round 2)
2 David Pym 126 (Round 4 DNF)
3 Martin Cooper 112 (DNS, Round 2)
4 Kat Scott 111 (Round 4) 
5 David Kadlcak 110 (Round 3)
6 Corrado Toxiri 89 (DNF, Round 2)
7 John Wallace 74 (DNF/DNS)

As can be seen the championship seems to be split into two. David Pym and Eric are likely to be the two to fight over the championship. Behind a ferocious battle for third place exists with it impossible to call between Myself, Martin and David.

Overall plenty to fight for and interesting to see how points change with dropped scores.

TWF1 - Montreal Report

It was a weekend that Gilles Villeneuve would have been proud of, coming just two weeks before the venue of one of his greatest drives, two of his beloved T4 Ferrari's put in seasons best drives around the circuit that bears his name.

While the recent handicap changes had aided the drivers of the bright yellow, Scuderia Giallo Ferrari's, both drives were top draw but they were not the only story of the weekend.

With many of the Lotus drivers in Division 1 finding themselves with improved handicaps the new chassis of choice was a Brabham. Two BT49's lined up on the front row of the grid ahead of Jef Vannijlen's McLaren and the T4 Ferrari of Rick Stratton.

Four more Brabhams, a mix of 48's and 49's filled the next segment of the grid with Timo and Rik lining up in 5th and 6th. Bret and Mike Perray, now running without his beloved Turbo, next up.

The field made a good start and although a few cars locked up or overshot chicanes no noticeable contact was made. At the end of lap one Jef and Roberto were battling over second with Ales already a few cars lengths clear. Rick was in fourth with Rik Walker in close attendance.

Further back Tim Peltota had lost a few spots and was now behind Mike Perray, the two BT48's ahead would prove to be a headache over the next 35 laps. Paul Langford was the only eone with any trouble on the opening lap, locking up and spinning just beside the wall of champions.

Paul was soon all over the back of Fulvio, in 15th while up ahead Bret Metcalf made a mistake in T1 chicane and was lucky to only lose 3 places overall. Bret was aided by a minor off for Rouke just after passing him.

Over the next few laps Bret dropped back, partly due to the damage, and partly down to losing his Rythmn. Paul Langford was now making progress, aided by Marcus' retiring on lap 4, while Rik Walker was about to hit trouble. First on lap 5 a trip over the curbs cost him a few places, then in T1 on lap 8 he did a Bret. Unfortunately his impact was higher and he turned his no-Front wing BT48, into a no-Wing one.

On his way back to the pits a mixup delayed him further when the rapidly recovering Langford collided with the crippled Brabham and lost his wing. About the incident Paul said "It looks like your instinct to get off the racing line took over mate, just one of those things, a racing incident and with a puncture and a missing rear wing they can kick to one side unexpectedly, I should have lifted a bit."

Meanwhile up front Timo was starting to get very familiar with the design of the rear wing of the Brabham. First Rik had proved impassable, and now he had the same problem with Mike Perray. In a problem that would be familiar to those following Villeneuve in the 1981 Jarama race, Perray was able to use the Alfa's power to pull away on the straights only to have the BT49 all over him in the twisty stuff.

On lap 17 Denis, who had caught the battling pair up earlier, got inside Timo with what was possibly a slightly optimistic attempt. Fortunately Timo gave him room, and deliberatly drove off the track, or a collision would probably have been unavoidable.

Rattled, Tim would drop back from the battle and even damage his car, but finished 7th. Denis caught Mike and on lap 27 he was through. Mike made the smallest of mistakes in a chicane, lost a bit of grip and momentum and Denis was through. 

By now Rick had really got into a Rhythm and, aided by Jef spinning in the last corner he was rapidly closing Berti and Jef down. 

By Lap 32 he was all over the back of the Brabham, taking a look inside him when he could and generally putting pressure all over the 3rd placed car. By Lap 34 he pulled it off, outbraking Berti under the bridge and taking the place despite a small wobble.

Overall an smooth drive from Ales for a well deserved win, a strong drive from Jef netting him second and excellent consistency and racecraft giving Rick an excellent third.

In Div 2 once again the best start was made by a T4 Ferrari. They seem to be able to get their power down better than the Cosworth cars and Kat is regularly making up places off the start. 

Like Rick, however, she had to back out but still gained a place as Eric to her right was baulked by Toxiri's Brabham.  Cooper then outbraked himself into the CoW chicane and dropped two places before David Pym also dropped back after a chicane mistake.

So at the end of Lap 1, Simon Bagget, up from second was leading ahead of John Wallace and Corrado. Pym was 10th out of 12th after qualifying on pole and would have a race to forget. 

Cooper was now to have plenty of time to become familiar with a Ferrari rear end as he started to pressure the yellow example ahead. At the back of the field there was a certain amount of banging and boring. Tallini seemed to make an optomistic pass attempt on Marot into the last turn. He spun and was lucky to rejoin with all wheels on his wagon. 

Ivor Blackmore also went off and for a moment Frank would have been tearing his hair out as both of the FW07's were recovering in Tandem at the tail of the field. David Pym therefore started a recovery drive which for a while looked to be promising.

Eric tried to pass Marot on Lap 2 under the bridge but spun and had to return the place denting his challenge for a decent finish.  Fulghum recovered but lost a place to his HMR teammate and almost lost a place to Pym who was also passing Ivor.

Marot became the first driver to crash heavily into the WoC, doing so on lap 3 and losing both wings and suffering a puncture in the process. He made his smokey way to the pits as another battle developed on the track.

We already had the lead pair, pulling away with Simon a touch quicker and thus building a gap. Kat was holding off Martin using her Ferrari power to good effect. These two were about 6 to 8s ahead of David Kadlcak who was the front running in a HMR sandwhich with David Pym, 7th, in the middle and Eric to the rear.

The two Davids were having a Battle Royale. Lap after Lap the McLaren, a car that seemed to suit this track, was putting pressure all over the back of the Brabham ahead. Like in the Div1 race, however, the Alfa seemed to make passing hard as it would pull away on the straights preventing Pym from passing under braking.

He finally got a better run on the BT48 through the WoC chicane and was able to slip through in the next one moving up to 6th but some way back from Cooper ahead.

Coopers Brabham seemed to lose out on the straights, the big Ferrari V12 pulling out quite a gap under acceleration only for him to close up in the twisty stuff, especially the corners that make the start of the current circuit.

Meanwhile Pym had a technical problem and dropped back before ultimately retiring after a promising and disappointing run.

The bit race now was for fourth, and this became third when two spins caused John Wallace to retire from the race. 

For the next few laps the gap between Cooper and Scott fluctuated and by Lap 15 the battle was a trio. Fulghum now pressurizing Cooper as much as the Brabham was pressurizing Scott. On Lap 16 Scott's slightly cautious line through the first two chicanes caught the Pink Pig out and Cooper nudged the back of the Ferrari. Cooper spun, lost the place while Kat carried on apparently unaffected.

Fulghum now put Scott under intense pressure, time and again he tried to pass the Ferrari but never managed to get into a position to make a pass stick.

Meanwhile up from things were happening. Carrado suddenly realised Baggett seemed to be in trouble. The gap, that had been steadily climbing, suddenly stabilised. Corrado, who at the time was lapping slightly inside himself safe, as he was, in second, therefore started to push. By Lap 30 he was into the 1m36's and the gap was collapsing like a pack of cards.

By Lap 34 the gap was down to nothing and on the last lap, as Baggett's McLaren struggled to pick up the last dregs of fuel the Brabham was through.

Katier thus took second, as the fuel ran out two corners from home ahead of Cooper who had inherited third from Eric who had beached himself two laps from home.

Overall two excellent races with a lot of close racing. 

G1:GP LMP Spa Report

Trailing sparks from his under tray with a deep growl from his normally asperated engine Championship leader blasts through Eua-Rouge with a slight lift as the car bounces off the tarmac. Behind, Katier, up from 4th on the grid is looking more secure, foot flat to the floor as she gains on the leader through this awsome test of commitment.

Behind Yuriko is also less commited than the second placed R8, already losing ground to the lead pair. Katier's commitment gives a noticeable speed advantage onto the long straight and she's already taking chunks of distance out of the lead car.

Alongside now, sparks flying from their undertrays as speeds approach 190 mph Katier calmly brakes for the approaching chicane.. Jafo a touch later.. too late and Yuriko also misses her point and the R8 is through into the lead.

Behind Suzy closes in on Yuriko's 3rd placed R8 with Crippy and Sulla not far behind. Nella is already some way back as the field heads for the twists and turns of the challenging 'infield' section of the track.

Katier quickly settles into a smooth line, opening up a few car lengths back to Jafo. Behind them Suzy is really harassing Yuriko, and into the bus stop she cuts the corner and slips into 3rd. 

At the start of Lap 2 Yuriko outbraked herself badly into the hairpin and shunted Suzy into Jafo. Yuriko came out of the mess just in second place with Suzy in third ahead of Crippy and Sulla.

Jafo, however, was now last having lost his rear wing. Suzy repassed Yuriko with a smooth pass in the same spot as Katier on the previous lap. Suzy was on a real charge at this stage and soon caught up with the Leader, the pair having already dropped Yuriko to the tune of a few seconds with Crippy and Sulla further back.

Sulla seemed curiously a little slow at this stage, making no inroads into Crippy ahead and maybe even seeming content in her place.

On Lap 4 Yuriko once again braked way too late, but this time just sailed past the lead two cars and onto the grass. She rejoined behind the pair who were now not far behind the delayed Jafo, almost a lap down.

Start of Lap 5 and Suzy was through, slipping neatly inside Katier into T1. Katier wasn't about to give her lead up so easy though and with the part of the track ahead that she excelled at, it was no surprised to see her coming right back at the Black and Red car.

In a near copy of the Lap 1 pass she retook the lead from Suzy who unsurprisingly continued to harass the R8. She tried to slide inside through the challenging pouhon corner, got up on the curb, spun and lost her wing.. challenge over.

At this stage Katier now looked settled, holding her lead back to Yuriko at about 3s with Crippy and Sulla further back. Then on Lap 10 Katier approached the 80-90mph chicane just as Nella was going through. Nella seemed to go left, so Katier lifting slightly in response to the slow car, went right. Nella then changed line and Katier couldn't avoid the back of the tail ender.

The Half spin was fortunately light as Katier had scrubbed her speed down to 63mph, about 30mph slower than normal.. but it still delayed her to the tune of several seconds and Yuriko was through into the lead.

Katier and Crippy then pitted and unfortunatly for Katier she made a hash of the exit, crossing the white line two fast and getting a stop-go..

She then repeated the crime a lap later forcing a 3rd stop on the next lap.. but not before - fuming and confused at how her race  had fallen apart she missed the turn-in near the end of the lap and crashed heavilly.

Little damage was done but she was sufficiently delayed to be left out of the battle for the lead.. and what a lead battle it became.

The reason for Sulla's early lack of pace was soon obvious, she wasn't stopping. Yuriko came out just ahead of Crippy and the two set to work battling hard.

Over the next few laps Crippy and Yuriko swapped place before on lap 19 she made it stick. By now it was obvious the race would run to 21 laps. One less than predicted by Katier, and it was also obvious Sulla was in severe trouble. She was losing time hand over fist to the chasing pack, doing 2m09 and 2m10s laps against Yuriko's 2m04's and 5's...

RACE ON!!! One lap to go and Yuriko was right with her and on the very last lap she slipped through to gain her first ever win. Overall an action packed race with mixed fortunes for three drivers who'd got their cars dialed in very well for this circuit. Yuriko winning, Katier fourth and Suzy fifth. Sulla's one stop strategy was aided by the latter's two's misfortune or perhaps she would have struggled to finish in the top 5. Crippy's smooth run netted the final podium position.

Grats to Jafo for winning the championship with an impressive five wins.

Legends TWFA : Montreal Report

A disappointing field of only 10 cars turned up to the chicane central layout of Montreal. Racing at the layout that was used back in 1979 showed that, in the reverse of current trends, Montreal has actually see a reduction in chicanes. 

Despite that the layout was still fun with some challenging high speed chicanes and the general feel of the place wasn't much different to the modern layout.

During Qualifying Berti lined up on pole just ahead of Paul Langford and a hugely impressive Sal Tallini. At the back of the grid Katier lined up last with a qualifying penalty meaning a back of grid start for the sprint and pitlane for the feature.

Paul made the best start and was soon pulling away from Roberto with a series of impressive laps.  Behind him, with Tallini missing due to technical issues, Bret slotted into third but not without contact with Marcus Adams. 

Adams was forced to retire when contact sent him into the famed 'Wall of Champions'. A lap laters Rouke made his way past after a mistake.

At the back of the field Ralph Maiph had a bad first lap but a series of competitive laps allowed him to close in and pass Ted Ball. Over the first couple of laps Ted had looked like he might challenge Katier who had dropped back a bit from Graham. She was, however, just easing herself in with one 'eye' on her licence points. 

She soon increased her pace and soon her chase became the main interest of the race. She closed the gap to 6th with a series of good laps culminating with a personal best lap before a slide on lap 6 ended her charge and forced her to settle for 7th.

An impressive win for Paul ahead of Roberto and Rouke. Rouke had become under pressure from Bret in the last couple of laps but held on for the final podium spot.

The feature race started shortly after with Tallini back in the field, all be it at the back, and Marcus Adams now absent. Rouke made the best start and was soon pulling slightly away from Berti. 

First race winner, Langford, however was soon in trouble though and had to limp round and pit for repairs. Katier, heavy on fuel, was thus not running last, but was also not running fast. For some reason, possibly the fuel load, she was struggling to make inroads into Ted Ball ahead.

This was strange after the way she had pulled clear of him in the sprint. The main battle, therefore, was for third place. Martin Cooper, Tallini, Palfreyman, Maiph and Bret all running close together.

By Lap 6 the battles separated slightly with Graham and Bret dropping back slightly. Then on Lap 8 the battlers lost two drivers. Both Bret and Ralph crashing and ultimately retiring, Bret just making half distance before he was forced to pull out with an ill handling car.

Katier and Ted both pitted around lap 14 with Scott's strategy ending up with her crew unable to fill any fuel. Therefore her stop was lightning quick and she was able to leapfrog a surprised, and confused, Ted Ball up to 7th.

Up Front the pitstops caused Rouke to lose the lead, he would chase hard but be unable to record the win. Berti holding on well especially over the last few laps. 

Cooper and Tallini had continued their battle and on lap 23 Tallini got into third place. A mistake on the following lap, however, forced him to settle for fourth ahead of Graham who had had a lonely end to the race after an impressive start.

So Berti took the win ahead fo Rouke and Cooper. Tallini finished with a consolation 4th after missing the sprint while Graham made it into 5th. Langford recovered to sixth but in doing so his championship suffered a slight dent.

Overall two good races despite the field sizes.

G1:GP LMP - Donington

Tendaze took firm grasp of this seasons title with another faultless drive around the Donington Park race track. Elsewhere, however, some drivers were struggling. The Audi's seemed to have issues here as all 4 qualified in the bottom half of a depleted grid.

Katier in particular was vocal about her problems as she found herself unable to attack corners as hard as she wanted with the car insisted on understeering. This got worse as the RF heated up ultimately overheating.

Jafo made a good start from pole with Sulla slotting in behind benefiting from Launch Control again. Katier made a cracking start and was challenging Crippy but a mistake, spin, and she was last.

So at the end of lap one Jafo lead easilly from Sulla with Suzy taking third from Crippy a lap later. The R8's were still struggling, being dropped by the leaders straight away.

It was expected that the cars would likely to be stopping twice so it was no surprise when the stops started on lap 13 of 30. The race leader, however, made it through to lap 15 and with that the race was, effectively, won.

Further back Sulla spun, lost her rear wing, and a lap. She soon recaught Reitveld, struggling as she was, passing her wasn't hard. Sulla, however, spun again and had to recatch and pass the R8.

Rattra had a quiet race but late race problems caused him to drop back behind Reitveld. Up front Jafo was clear but Suzy and Crippy continued to battle behind.

Crippy dropped back after her second stop, and briefly was behind Yuriko but she soon retook fourth place. 

An impressive and dominating win for Jafo pretty much guarantee's his victory in the seasons championship. The other places are up for grabs, however, so there is everything to race for in the final race of the season.