INL Pro Cup : Round 2, "Jimmie 150" & Round 3, "The Intimidator" 250.

Round 2, "Jimmie 150"

Race results:

1.#33 Alexander Schokin: 200
2.#3 KAN 42: +4:220s.
3.#4 Adriano Forza:+4:590s.
4.#113 Sergey Anti:+8:170s.
5.#74 Tik:1L
6.#95 Alex madlopt:1L
7.#98 Johny:23L
8.#13 Edd Mogilevich:25L (Piston)
9.#89 Dmitry Isaenko:75L (Retired)
10.#72 Sergey Lulukov:85L (Accident)
11.#42 Igor Menshikov:95L(Accident)
12.#24 Butt-head:125L (Retired)
13.#1 Alex Shurikus:141L (Retired)
14.#5 RacerX:157L (Finished)
15.#23 Alexandr Chistov:168L (Retired)
16.#01 Oliver Driver:170L (Clutch)
17.#36 Eugeny Dmitriev:


Driver interviews:


#33 Alexander Schokin – 1st place

Yeah, I was planning to grab the maximum bonus points and bail after halfway... But both my teammates dropped out, so I decided to collect a few points for the team so we wouldn't be dragging along at the very back.

#95 Alex Madlopt – 6th place.

Tik, sorry — I lost 2nd gear and didn't manage to shift from 1st straight to 3rd in time.
OverDriver, thanks, you're a cool dude — you sure know how to screw a guy over.

#72 Lulukov – 10th place.

The most hilarious race ever. We actually had a fine run. I'm not even mad about the customary punt from Anti — he's decided to boot me in every single race. In the last crash I couldn't see a thing through the smoke, and that's when Dimka finished me off.

#23 Chistov – 15th place.

I got caught up in a wreck. Even under caution the repairs took ages, and I lost a lap because of it.
On the restart #5 RacerX fell back from the pack. I passed him and got slapped with a black flag. After that I decided to quit.
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#01 Oliver Driver – 16th place.

So there I am running the high line, and #36, who spun out of nowhere, slides right across the track into the same lane! I decided to slow down, but #98 — even though he saw #36 drifting across — never lifted and slammed into my rear. I wonder why there was no caution?

#36 E.Dmitriev – 17th place.

Huge apologies for the caution. I got distracted, caught a spin on the exit, smacked the wall engine-first and got carried right back onto the track. Somehow I just can't get this season started properly.



INL Pro Cup :: Round 3, "The Intimidator" 250


Californication...

Practice results:

1. #64 S. Komisarchik- 37.128
2. #33 A. Schokin- 37.178
3. #229 D. Andreev- 37.241
4. #88 Beavis- 37.571
5. #72 S. Lulukov- 37.622
6. #89 D. Isaenko- 37.627
7. #74 Tik- 37.695
8. #46 Pab- 37.712
9. #36 E. Dmitriev- 37.753
10. #01 O. Driver- 37.806
11. #98 Johny- 37.912
12. #95 A. Madlopt- 37.963
13. #3 Kan- 37.995
14. #0 John Do - 38.028
15. #5 RacerX- 38.049
16. #25 D. Borisoff- 38.065
17. #13 E. Mogilevich- 38.581
18. #23 A. Chistov- 39.081

Qualifying results:

1. #33 A. Schokin-37.182
2. #229 D. Andreev- 37.438
3. #88 Beavis- 37.656
4. #72 S. Lulukov- 37.677
5. #74 Tik- 37.775
6. #36 E. Dmitriev- 37.797
7. #0 John Do - 37.825
8. #3 KAN- 42 37.985
9. #01 O. Driver- 38.115
10. #46 Pab- 38.144
11. #25 D. Borisoff -38.438
12. #98 Johny- 38.462
13. #23 A. Chistov- 38.757
14. #13 E. Mogilevich- 38.847
15. #95 A. Madlopt- 39.388
16. #89 D. Isaenko – no qual
17. #64 S. Komisarchik –no qual
18. #5 RacerX –no qual

How it happened.

The race at the California track, which lasted almost three hours, stood out on the one hand for a frightful number of spins and, as a consequence, laps run under caution. On the other — for the incredibly gripping battle over the final few dozen laps. It is also worth recalling the complete fiasco of the WRI team, whose entire lineup first flopped in qualifying and then, almost in full strength as well, failed to bring their cars to the finish.

Lap 78. The final scheduled pit stop.

1. #88 Beavis
2. #33 Schokin
3. #3 KAN
4. #64 Komisarchik
5. #36 Dmitriev
6. #74 Tik
7. #23 Chistov
8. #5 RacerX
9. #98 Johny
10. #25 Borisoff 2L

Here is what happens in the pits themselves. Stationed right at the pit lane exit, #33 Schokin manages to get back on track ahead of #88 Beavis and takes over first position. #23 Chistov, thanks to a confident pit stop, gains two positions, leaving #36 and #74 behind him.

#64 Komisarchik fails to cope with the flood of emotions and, after speeding on pit road, has to let five cars through ahead of him. He would now be taking the restart at the tail of the field, from ninth and last position.

Lap 81. Restart

1. #33 Schokin
2. #88 Beavis
3. #3 KAN
4. #23 Chistov
5. #36 Dmitriev
6. #74 Tik
7. #98 Johny
8. #5 RacerX
9. #65 Komisarchik
10. #25 Borisoff 2L

Lap 83.

Coming off the corner, #36 Dmitriev collides with #23 Chistov running ahead of him. Trying to squeeze between the apron line and the #23 car, Dmitriev failed to account for the fact that his rival had no intention whatsoever of exiting the turn on a wide arc. The hasty conclusion of #36 Dmitriev, who assumed the line would be clear, and to some degree the unyieldingness of #23 Chistov, who saw no need to «open the gate», led to a crash.

Lap 88.

Less than a lap after the restart comes the biggest — and for some of those involved, fateful — «Big One».

#36 Dmitriev triggers a collision with #88 Beavis. Behind them, trying to avoid the crash, #74 Tik, who was running along the wall, and #64 Komisarchik, holding the bottom of the track at that same moment, touch side to side. Straining to dodge the out-of-control cars, #23 Chistov drops down toward the bottom of the track and clips #98 Johny, who was already holding that lane.

As a result of the pileup, damage in one degree or another was suffered by the instigator #36 himself, as well as #98, #23, #74 and #88 Beavis, who after this catastrophe was forced to leave the race.

Lap 92. Restart

1. #33 Schokin
2. #36 Dmitriev
3. #3 KAN
4. #64 Komisarchik

The moment the green flags fly, #3 KAN and #64 Komisarchik get past Dmitriev, who has lost any ability to fight with the fast cars.

Lap 95. ThE LoNgEsT LONG RUN!!!

The leading trio: 1. #33 Schokin 2. #3 Kan. 3. #64 Komisarchik are far quicker than the rest of the field, and everything points to the win being contested among them alone.

#3 and #64 are waging a very lively battle. KAN, having fended off his rival's attack and come onto the back straight, latches onto the leader's «tail» himself by the end of the lap. Thanks to the slipstream he is 6 mph faster than Schokin, and entering T4 he completes the pass with total confidence. As for #33, having let through the attack of Kan closing in from behind, he makes a mistake nobody expected and hits the outside wall.

After that incident with the erstwhile leader, only two cars are left contesting the win: 1. #3 and 2. #64.

Lap 107.

First warning bell for the leader!!! There may not be a second!!!

#3 Kan takes T1 on a very long arc, dangerously close to the fence. He was lucky to stay in the lead only because #64 Komisarchik, whom he had shaken off his rear bumper, was four car lengths back and had no time to capitalize on his rival's mistake.

Lap 123.

#3 KAN comes into T1 at 200 mph. #64 Komisarchik, meanwhile, slows to 192 mph and takes the corner at the very bottom of the track, right by the apron line.

KAN ran the whole corner along the fence, and on the exit, unable to keep the car fully under control, ever so slightly but still scraped his right side against the wall. #64 Komisarchik gets on the throttle a touch earlier than his rival and comes onto the back straight in first.

#64 drove the remaining two laps of the race simply flawlessly!!! In the corners Sinner placed his car in exactly the spot that left Kan no choice but to run behind him, stuck in his wake.

His rival's perfect lines through the corners gave Kan not a single chance. He remained a helpless witness to the triumph of the #64 car, which, though close enough to read the lettering on its tail, was in truth as far away as the Milky Way.

Lap 125. The finish

The rivals crossed the finish line taking the shortest possible path — dipping onto the apron.

#64 Komisarchik – first. #3 KAN – second.

Race results:

1. #64 S. Komisarchik
2. #3 KAN -0.14s
3. #36 E. Dmitriev -18.20s
4. #5 RacerX -21.52s
5. #98 Johny -34.53s
6. #74 Tik -1L
7. #33 A. Schokin -1L
8. #23 A. Chistov -3L
9. #25 D. Borisoff -3L
10. #88 Beavis -38L (Retired)
11. #46 Pab -58L (Header)
12. #72 S. Lulukov -75L (Accident)
13. #95 A. Madlopt -85L (Retired)
14. #229 D. Andreev -86L (Accident)
15 .#13 E. Mogilevich -103L (Gearbox)
16. #89 D. Isaenko -114L (Accident)
17. #01 O. Driver -123L (Clutch)

Most laps led in the race goes to #33 A. Schokin: 49Laps

HG !!! salutes #64 Komisarchik.

Enormous luck + flawless execution of the game plan. An impeccable race for Sinner.

Who — and this is IMPORTANT to note — scored his First Victory in the premier INL WRI series.

"The Misunderstanding" - #36 E. Dmitriev.

Within the space of five laps he caused trouble for two drivers. Rather a lot, one would think, for such an experienced wheelman.

Post-race interviews:

#64 Komisarchik - 1st place.

«Round 3 didn't leave me with any memories except the last, longest short run, where I was in the fight for the lead. The race was dull and uninteresting. Even the final battle was rather unrealistic, since in effect only the last two cars not yet smashed to pieces were left.

Late in the race my teammates were asking me over the radio how I was doing, whether I would be able to get past Kan. I answered that "I'm only hanging on thanks to the draft, but any mistake by #3 could prove fatal for him. Which is exactly what happened."

"I want to thank the x3 team for a superb Dodge this weekend.»

#23 A. Chistov - 8th place.

"Even though I hadn't prepared for the race (I joined the server 10 minutes before qualifying), the track turned out to be not that hard to learn. Naturally I couldn't run on the limit in race conditions at first, though the gigantic number of cautions kept the long runs to a minimum. The rhythm and confidence were due to arrive right at the end of the distance, but alas...

Frankly, the race turned out tedious and uninteresting.
The track was fun and raceable, but a caution on almost every restart kept ruining everything.
Even past half distance, when most of the potential wreckers had finally smashed up their cars for good, the accidents still kept coming.

Boring as it all was, my racer's conscience wouldn't let me simply quit, so I bided my time until the closing laps for the sake of fighting for a strong result.
Around lap 84, on one of the restarts, Zhenya Dmitriev ran into my rear in T2. My car took some damage, but it turned out not serious enough to stop me from carrying on the fight.

But literally on the very next restart, this time in T3, Dmitriev took out the Dude (#88 Beavis), collecting somebody else along the way.

And that is where I honestly lost my head...

Seeing the smoke and the wrecked cars, I started darting around looking for a saving way through, and ended up "collecting" #98 Johny, who was running behind me. The glancing blow sent me nose-first straight into the wall, which meant the end of the fight for the top-5.

After lengthy repairs all that was left was to force myself to trundle around until the checkered flag.

Most likely, from now on, if there are a lot of cautions early, I won't even bother finishing races like that at all.

Spending the whole of Saturday evening this way is not productive at all".