OSCAR Event 1

OSCAR Event 1
Event 1 of 8 in Open Season Championship Auto Racing
Date	Wednesday, 18th July 2012
Entrants	22
Races	3
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Round 1 - TheScottWilkes' Choice

Round 1 - Peugeot 207 Super 2000
Laguna Seca, USA
Full Circuit
Distance	12 laps	26.88 miles
Fastest Lap
Driver/Team	Sam White	Black Raptors
Time	1:36.518
Podium
First	Sam White	Black Raptors
Second	Adam Smith	Black Raptors
Third	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House
Top Rookie
Driver/Team	Sam Hirani	Ice Two Racing

Scott chose the A 569 Peugeot 207 Super 2000 at Laguna Seca:

"Proper cars on a proper track. Nuff said."

The season kicked off with the racy Peugeot 207s on a track that's produced some enjoyable battles in the past; Laguna Seca's last appearance was in the Radically Rubbish Cup where multiple cars battled with each other on every part of the track.

The event kicked off with another first for RRR in "One Shot Qualifying"; where each driver had 1 flying lap to prove their pace. Despite several drivers hitting the 1 minute 36 range in pre-season testing, only RumblyLizard would manage to do so when it counted the most, taking Pole Position by almost half a second. Goteki House driver PJ made a surprise appearance on the seconnd grid slot, just ahead of his hard-charging teammate Shouty. Reigning champion Smifaye lined up in 5th position, a second down on his fellow Black Raptor.

The racing began with a hard charge to the first corner. PJ, being overly cautious following previous incidents with RumblyLizard backed off and took a wide line, losing out to the 3 drivers behind him. Dan Thorn charged up from the back of the grid to make it to 6th place by the end of the first lap, just behind the Irishman. The racing in both lobbies was intense, as cars took multiple corners side by side, including the infamous corkscrew. Halfway through the race and Indypendable train had formed up, as STR TommyB and Dan Thorn were closely followed by PJ, the POWA boys, FlavouryRug and Kimstermagnum.

Places were exchanged many times as the race reached its closing stages. With a lap to go, PJ is fending off Dan Thorn when the pair collide at turn 3; the Cornishman ending up in the gravel while the Goteki driver quickly spun his car around, trying to lose minimal time. That put him behind Bookoi and the pair scrapped for 5th place on the run up to the corkscrew. A rough exit out of Turn 6 gave the Irishman the opportunity to pass and Bookoi attempted to close the door on the Rahal straight, but with an inch to spare the black 207 managed to squeeze past and overtake down the inside of the corkscrew! Meanwhile up front, RumblyLizard and Smifaye were battling hard and crossed the line only 0.050 seconds apart. Shouty took the final podium position and nOc75's win in Lobby 2 rewarded him with 7th place, putting him ahead of 5 Lobby 1 drivers.

All in all, an exciting start to Season 6, with the promise of many similar races to come.

Full reports from all of the drivers can be found from here onwards, for all 3 of this week's races.

Qualifying Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lobby	Time	Diff.
1	69	Sam White	Black Raptors	1	1:36.688
2	45	PJ Tierney	Goteki House	1	1:37.154	+0.466
3	16	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House	1	1:37.455	+0.767
4	17	Jay Cooper	Team Cooper Racing	1	1:37.521	+0.833
5	1	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	1	1:37.765	+1.077
6	23	Alex Odell	Ajokay Motorsport	1	1:37.828	+1.140
7	29	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	1	1:37.980	+1.292
8	9	Sam Hirani	Ice Two Racing	1	1:38.413	+1.725
9	71	Pete Walker	JemTech Racing	1	1:38.448	+1.760
10	77	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing	2	1:39.490	+2.802
11	85	Matt Davies	Team Diablo	2	1:40.343	+3.655
12	442	Scott Wilkes	ATTK Motorsport	2	1:42.132	+5.444
13	39	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	2	1:42.695	+6.007
14	33	Tom Bellingham	The Indypendables	1	1:42.865	+6.177
15	18	Buftonian	Flying Kiwi Racing	2	1:44.133	+7.445
16	777	Ben Haddleton	Firecruiser Racing Team	2	1:46.147	+9.459
17	12	Niko Gouloumis	The Indypendables	2	1:46.481	+9.793
18	802	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables	1	1:46.510	+9.822
19	5	Tom Collantine	ATTK Motorsport	2	1:46.793	+10.105
20	75	Niall O'Connell	Westlander Racing	2	1:39.875	+3.187
21	85	I am Jamm	Tropico Motorsports	2	1:41.338	+4.650
22	28	Rachael Taylor	HART	2	1:53.081	+16.393

Times in italics indicate a dirty lap time

Race Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lobby	Time/Retired	Points
1	69	Sam White	Black Raptors	1	19:36.785	25
2	1	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	1	+0.050	21
3	16	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House	1	+3.394	18
4	17	Jay Cooper	Team Cooper Racing	1	+5.209	16
5	45	PJ Tierney	Goteki House	1	+15.369	14
6	71	Pete Walker	JemTech Racing	1	+15.888	12
7	75	Niall O'Connell	Westlander Racing	2	+17.368	10
8	29	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	1	+21.007	9
9	23	Alex Odell	Ajokay Motorsport	1	+21.282	8
10	9	Sam Hirani	Ice Two Racing	1	+21.659	7
11	33	Tom Bellingham	The Indypendables	1	+23.369	6
12	802	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables	1	+23.784	5
13	77	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing	2	+25.442	4
14	12	Niko Gouloumis	The Indypendables	2	+25.900	3
15	85	Matt Davies	Team Diablo	2	+30.129	2
16	5	Tom Collantine	ATTK Motorsport	2	+48.613†	1
17	87	I am Jamm	Tropico Motorsports	2	+57.883
18	442	Scott Wilkes	ATTK Motorsport	2	+1:00.374
19	39	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	2	+1:01.440
20	777	Ben Haddleton	Firecruiser Racing Team	2	+1:01.629
21	18	Buftonian	Flying Kiwi Racing	2	+1:03.228
22	28	Rachael Taylor	HART	2	+2:54.277

^† Includes 1 second DimensioN Flip penalty

Image Gallery

The 22 Peugeot 207 S2000's navigate the Andretti Hairpin for the first time in the opening round of the Open Season Championship Auto Racing series at Laguna Seca. Bigger
Lobby 1 rounds the first corner.		Some-time POWA team-mates Bookoi and Ajokay spent much of the race in each other's company.	All aboard the Dan Thorn train!
PJ spots a gap between the Indypendables and goes for it.	Dan made a good start from last to run 6th at the end of lap 1	The crowd welcomed the return of the Indypendables display team	Lobby 2 kicks off in pantsless fashion
The top 4 in Lobby 2 on the second lap	The Lobby 2 podium battle was close	Take Avoiding Action! Jamm getting in a spin	Sideo-by-sideo-by-sideo out of the Corkscrew
Taking advantage of Scott and Jamm running wide

Round 2 - FlavouryRug's Choice

Round 2 - Holden Commodore Aussie V8
Road America, USA
Full Circuit
Distance	9 laps	36.45 miles
Fastest Lap
Driver/Team	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport
Time	2:10.652
Podium
First	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport
Second	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House
Third	Adam Smith	Black Raptors
Top Rookie
Driver/Team	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing

Barney chose the R3 709 Holden Commodore Aussie V8 at Road America:

"The Aussie V8 cars are big, powerful spiced up road cars that create great racing. They're fast but not uncontrollable, and the V8 soundtrack is incredible. Unlike some powerful RWD cars of past, the Aussie V8s can stand up to a bit of paint swapping. The VE Holden Commodore gives the OSCAR grid a taste of this!

Road America has everything from huge straights and elevation changes to twisty sections and fast corners. The long track will give the cars room to breathe and not trip other each other with the straights and tight corners giving plenty of opportunities to pass cleanly. Highlights include a very long radius right hander that can gain or lose you seconds leading into fast right hander that is full throttle if you have the nerve. This ballsy track will surely bring out the best in the gritty V8 Commodore."

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Race Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lobby	Time/Retired	Points
1	29	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	1	19:56.024	25
2	16	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House	1	+9.216	21
3	1	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	1	+12.049	18
4	802	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables	1	+14.040	16
5	17	Jay Cooper	Team Cooper Racing	1	+19.457	14
6	71	Pete Walker	JemTech Racing	1	+20.101	12
7	77	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing	2	+22.812	10
8	69	Sam White	Black Raptors	1	+25.870	9
9	45	PJ Tierney	Goteki House	1	+28.496	8
10	75	Niall O'Connell	Westlander Racing	2	+30.898	7
11	33	Tom Bellingham	The Indypendables	1	+41.845	6
12	23	Alex Odell	Ajokay Motorsport	1	+43.018	5
13	9	Sam Hirani	Ice Two Racing	1	+46.720	4
14	12	Niko Gouloumis	The Indypendables	2	+48.422	3
15	87	I am Jamm	Tropico Motorsports	2	+1:02.192	2
16	85	Matt Davies	Team Diablo	2	+1:02.642	1
17	39	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	2	+1:14.184
18	5	Tom Collantine	ATTK Motorsport	2	+1:19.831
19	18	Buftonian	Flying Kiwi Racing	2	+1:31.930
20	777	Ben Haddleton	Firecruiser Racing Team	2	+1:32.202
21	442	Scott Wilkes	ATTK Motorsport	2	+1:50.180
22	28	Rachael Taylor	HART	2	+3:31.324

Image Gallery

Covamalia and Tommo lead the field away.		Icthyes gets caught up in Jamm' and Buffy's collision off the line.	Shouty overtakes his Goteki House teammate and begins his podium charge.
The powerful V8's made close racing very interesting at the front of Lobby 2	Scouse Rach made a big impression on Don Mateo	I am Jamm and Don Mateo fought for position in the second half of the race	Emerging from the wreckage...
We all forgot where the track was. Lobby 2 FTW	Covamalia can powerslide anything...

Round 3 - Dan Thorn's Choice

Round 3 - Nissan Datsun 510
Camino Viejo, Spain
Mini Circuit
Distance	36 laps	20.16 miles
Fastest Lap
Driver/Team	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House
Time	30.677
Podium
First	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables
Second	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House
Third	Adam Smith	Black Raptors
Top Rookie
Driver/Team	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing

Dan chose the F 108 Nissan Datsun 510 at the mini layout of Camino Viejo:

"I chose my race because it harks back to my days of banger racing. A short oval in a naff underpowered car that looks easy, but where correct use of the gears will be critical to lap time. There is more than one way to get around this track, so find what works best for you!"

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Race Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lobby	Time/Retired	Points
1	802	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables	1	18:47.763	25
2	16	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House	1	+1.333	21
3	1	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	1	+3.728	18
4	29	Barney Dove	1FR Motorsport	1	+21.900	16
5	23	Alex Odell	Ajokay Motorsport	1	+21.966	14
6	77	Mattrick	Mattrick Racing	2	+23.842	12
7	17	Jay Cooper	Team Cooper Racing	1	+26.348	10
8	71	Pete Walker	JemTech Racing	1	+26.953	9
9	69	Sam White	Black Raptors	1	+28.857	8
10	12	Niko Gouloumis	The Indypendables	2	+28.898	7
11	45	PJ Tierney	Goteki House	1	+39.738	6
12	33	Tom Bellingham	The Indypendables	1	+42.705	5
13	9	Sam Hirani	Ice Two Racing	1	+45.610	4
14	87	I am Jamm	Tropico Motorsports	2	+45.772	3
15	18	Buftonian	Flying Kiwi Racing	2	+55.091	2
16	777	Ben Haddleton	Firecruiser Racing Team	2	+57.064	1
17	442	Scott Wilkes	ATTK Motorsport	2	+57.678
18	75	Niall O'Connell	Westlander Racing	2	+57.871
19	85	Matt Davies	Team Diablo	2	+1:07.307
20	39	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	2	+1:08.958
21	5	Tom Collantine	ATTK Motorsport	2	+1:19.014†
22	28	Rachael Taylor	HART	2	+3:57.871

^† Includes 20 second penalty for not giving up gridslot after a disconnection

Image Gallery

Rumbly makes those behind him eat dust and Don Mateo gets all turned around on the first lap of Round 3		Dan took the lead from Tommy and Kimster on the first lap	After a mid race battle with Shouty, Dan went on to claim the first win for The Indypendables
Icthyes made Mattrick's life easier by going off the road	... no, really. Covamalia can powerslide ANYTHING. Rumoured to be replacing Tiff Needell

Championship Positions after the Event

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Team Points 1 Jamie Hunt Goteki House 60 2 Adam Smith Black Raptors 57 3 Barney Dove 1FR Motorsport 50 4 Dan Thorn The Indypendables 46 5 Sam White Black Raptors 42

Rookie Championship Pos Driver Team Points 1 Mattrick Mattrick Racing 26 2 Sam Hirani Ice Two Racing 15 3 Rachael Taylor HART 0