A reminder - server will be password protected 1 hour before qualifying start to keep not knowing crowded server jumpers out of way,pass will be always the same: green
Some historic stats:
Last race won by: YES V.Lagooga
Last SHARK C race won by: YES V. Laguckas (271st RTFR - RO ISSC Long)
Most SHARK C race wins: only one race so far
Last Fern Bay race won by: [WCL] s1dus Monkey (294th RTFR - FOX @ FE Gold Rev.)
Most Fern Bay black config race wins: S1DUS*R.Kardol - 3 wins (Finland - 4 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*GáboR (+9 points)
The 4th century of RTFR races was started with the 1st ever return of a mod car. Despite many complaints about the "crapbox" type of the car,attendance was high - 36 drivers in qualifying means that the Shark C will take top position in cars popularity list between cars used more than once. The car received update between then and now,but it did not change it's characteristics - a relativelly simple driving rear wheel drive lightweight car,wich still requires some proper skillset to be over average fast. In the 6.6km Fern Bay Black configuration this car needs more than 5 seconds longer than LFS's slowest standard car UF1 to complete a lap.
Current 2023 S1 standings and 15 race rating leader Gábor was the one to beat also this tuesday - he qualified 2nd just 1/20 of a second slower on a 3 and a half minutes lap,took race lead by outrunning polesitter on way to 1st turn and after the pass was complete,he never saw a car in front of him again. After leading all 9 laps the hungarian scored his 19th RTFR race win and 40th top5 finish,reaching a quarter century of wins for Hungary. R.Kardol started right behind the polesitter and needed much more time to pass him,still he eventually slipped by and was able to reduce distance to leader,but it was not enough for victory,so he had to settle for 2nd place finish,which is his 71st top5 finish,while during the chase he set a fastest lap of the race,which is also a new lap record of the combo - that's his 12th fastest lap of the race. V.Laguckas tied Gábor for 3rd most pole positions in qualifying by scoring his 14th,but lost 2 positions during the race finishing 3rd,which is also his 14th top5 finish. Remaining 2 top5 finishers finished in same positions they started - the freshly crowned 2-time AWS champion A.Valta finished 4th for the 2nd day in row,scoring his 16th top5 finish,followed by Mantas in 5th position,which is his 5th top5 finish.
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Next week there is no RTFR,but the server will be used for 2nd round of our brand new league RandomCar - a series,where drivers get drawn their car randomly for the race out of pool of 18 different but balanced cars. If you still haven't signed up for it,do it until evening of monday as very late signups will get their cars drawn just 20 minutes before qualifying. In 2 weeks time RTFR will return with one of the slick tyre cars,as always some info can be found out if watched the broadcast carefully,but in 3 weeks RTFR XL will bring the slowest LFS standard car to the shortest Aston's standard configuration!