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Race:
Winner:
Race statistics /
RTFR .mpr folder /
Event rating and other statistics (will be updated later this week)
This was supposed to be a nice celebration race of very first RTFR visit to this track configuration when racing it in reversed direction. However for some reason several drivers forgot about generic track limits rules and threw fair racing out of window when searching for the few tenths of a second advantage over rivals - some even used situations where shortcut blocking tyres were kicked away by driver ahead and just went straight through the grass patch of first chicane. It was decided to use the same system of penalties which was used in the badly famous 55th RTFR XL:
• 2/3 of covered laps count (26 or more violations in full distance) - disqualification from race results
• 1/2 - 2/3 of covered laps count (20-25 violations in full distance) - 45 seconds penalty added to finish time
• 1/3 - 1/2 of covered laps count (13-19 violations in full distance) - 30 seconds penalty added to finish time
• 1/5 - 1/3 of covered laps count (8-12 violations in full distance) - 15 seconds penalty added to finish time
• 3 - 7 violations - warning
Additionally fastest laps in qualifying were checked and everyone violating track limits in their fastest lap will receive 5 seconds penalty added to finish time.
NOTE: track limit violation counts if driver has left track with more than 2 wheels voluntary and without outside influence.
* PENALTIES :
• The following drivers receives 5 seconds penalty added to his finish time for track limits violation on their fastest lap in qualifying - unfair grid position gain (marked with red circle in session results):
- RGˆDzidoris ; Sh4mall- ; [TC-R] Adam ; [WCL] Arska ; ZFRL•Motimoukari ; GenR uNite ; /SRP/ HachiRoku ; Nuwanda
• The following driver receives a DISQUALIFICATON from race results for track limits violations during the race:
- [MRc] Michal (28 violations)
• The following drivers receives a 45 seconds penalty added to finish time for track limits violations during the race:
- GenR uNite (23 violations)
- Sh4mall- (23 violations)
• The following drivers receives a 30 seconds penalty added to finish time for track limits violations during the race:
- RGˆDzidoris (17 violations)
- [WCL] Arska (13 violations)
• The following driver receives a 15 seconds penalty added to finish time for track limits violations during the race:
- GenR Ricardo (10 violations)
• The following drivers receives a WARNING for track limits violations during the race:
- RGˆNOSLE (7 violations)
- RGˆM@CI3K (4 violations)
- Nuwanda (3 violations)
• Additionally each drivers fastest lap was checked and marked red in race results if invalid - therefor cannot receive rating points for fastest lap.
Sh4mall- - receives 10 seconds penalty added to his finish time for pit exit line violation.
Nuwanda - receives 10 seconds penalty added to his finish time for pit exit line violation.
* GenR uNite and Sh4mall- - penalties result in loss of last completed lap.
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The last race between scored seasons was run with another rather old car - the Spottedkitten is based on an english coupe from 60ies,not a lightweight car as you might expect from the era,which caused quite high tyre heating problems. This benefited drivers who took care of throttle input and cornering loads better than others,rather than sheer pace. 22 drivers qualified for the race,2 of them did not attempt to start the 39 laps race,another 4 retired,leaving 16 drivers on scoresheet - one with disqualification though.
On the results sheets it looks like a dominance of Ricardo - a driver with already 2 attendances in RTFR,however to find his stats,you have to dig very deep into history as his previous race was in the far 90th RTFR (2014) while in the 51st RTFR (2013) he achieved his previous pole position. Now more than 12 years later the portugese driver added the 2nd pole position to his stats (by setting the fastest legal time in session),led 33 laps of the 39 laps race and despite 15 seconds penalty for track limits violations,still was scored as race winner - that's 1 position better than his only previous finishing result,which is also the 1st RTFR race win for drivers from Portugal. Unlike most of the top drivers in this race,Thehemuli kept his car within track limits for the majority of the race - that promoted him 3 positions higher than his original finishing position to 2nd place finish,which is a repeat of his best finish and 21st top5 finish. Also S.Martin climbed 3 positions between finish and results finalization - the 3rd place in official results is 1 position better than his previous best (and until this race also only top5 finish),achieved just 4 weeks ago - he was the highest finishing driver without any track limits violations. Nosle was promoted to 4th position in results,which is his 5th top5 finish in RTFR,J.A.Katila climbed even 4 spots in results to achieve 5th position - his 1st top5 finish since 286th RTFR (summer 2022) and 27th overall. Still one driver left to mention - Dzidoris was the fastest in qualifying,however illegally,so his pole position was revoked,but despite 17 track limits violations,his fastest lap of the race turned out to be legal,which is his 4th of these.
The organization received another reminder of not leaving possible shortcuts free - expect more unmovable objects in future to prevent this. The 2025 season 2 will start in less than 2 weeks with a race with one of the slick tyre cars,but until then there is another tuesday - this one will belong to RandomCar,which will have it's 7th round of this season held in South City's Chicane Route reversed,luckily without fears of track limits violations. Full information and server will be posted/set up later today.