SIDENOTE: Again a 1st time in this event - the first time XRR visits Kyoto's standart configuration in RTFR races. XRR was used in the modified North Hairpins configuration back in 71st RTFR.
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: S1DUS*FasT (3 in row)
Last XRR race won by: Litti (204th RTFR - WE International)
Most XRR race wins: 11 races,11 different winners (Finland - 5 wins)
Last Kyoto race won by: B2ﾏ FasT (211th RTFR - XFG @ Kyoto GP Rev.)
Most Kyoto race wins: S M.Kapal & Iron|J.Vähäkuopus & ixion.Zeus & B2ﾏ FasT - 2 wins (Finland - 6 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*FasT (+29 points)
* PENALTIES :
cq.arco - receives 30 seconds penalty added to his finish time for avoidable contact in 1st corner of lap 1. Aggressive late braking and no effort to avoid contact with a car on outside of the turn.
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After 3 wins in row,the streak has been completely silently ended - the streak owner never even tried to extend it,so we have a new winner and it's the 2nd new entry this year to RTFR winners club,72nd overall.
After winning 2 races in competition with probably highest competition since years,Isaac Price joined RTFR and kept his own winning streak alive in another race using the same car - XRR. But it wasn't just step into car and run away from competition - Isaac Price qualified just 2nd and chased the polesitter for 7 laps before finishing an overtake in lap 8 - only then he could unleash his pace and finish with almost 8 seconds gap over closest follower. It was 2nd attendance for him,previous one was in the century celebration event at the new Westhill,where he finished 2nd. J.Katila set the fastest lap in qualifying and scored his 3rd pole position,but could not keep the charging driver behind for whole race,so he had to settle for 2nd place finish,4th top5 finish. 5-time winner Mishu was not far away from leaders,but could not match the pace to upgrade his 3rd position - 15th top5 finish for him,K.Kontio finished in RTFR race for the second time and it's 4th place finish once again. Another driver with 4th place as his highest result here - Pedro - finished 5th and scored his 2nd top5 finish.
In 2 weeks RTFR will return with one of the street legal cars,but already next week the extended version of the event RTFR XL is scheduled - there we'll race the low powered XRG car will be run on Fern Bay's custom configuration named Island,which is practically FE Gold with a little addition after the back straight. Full info will be posted tomorrow!