Shortest Day of Nelson

Congrats to Kevin (again......!), Newton and Neil on a consistent race pace - tough luck to Jan who snagged the pole but had a couple of bad laps and so missed the podium.

Typical race for me, but slid to the back from the front half of the pack this time instead of starting at the back! An 'off' at lap 3 and then lap 13 were my major mistakes and then just tried too hard to catch up. Once there, didn't know what to do and just slid of the track again, sheesh.

Still, like the S60 much better than the Porsche - thank you SO MUCH Jan, for reminding me that it's not the car, but me :[

Still, for my second race at NL, not too unhappy as this was a MUCH better result! See you at the final race - Laguna Seca!

Congrats Kevin, ugly or not, you got it home to the end, job well done! Grats also to Newton and Neil, great drives.

I tried the Volvo and found it hard on the front tires after 4-5 laps,leaving me with doubts to whether or not they would last the 30 min. How guys manage them in the 50 min races is a mystery to me, but kudos to them and to Neil and Newton!

Unlike some, I rather enjoy the porker in the NAGT mod, I still can't come to grips with the Vette , but that one's a long way's off, GTO,Stang,Aston, enjoy them alot and look forward to their un-locking.

So, that said, Ol' porky was the car of choice. Ran with full fuel and the car was great. For Q,I went with the sticker tires and low fuel, and was happy with the extra grip enabling me to get one in the mid min 7's.

After getting a decent start, Neil was hard on it, and got the better of me for t1 ,with Kevin in hot tail snappy pursuit. I stayed with Neil for the better part, but didn't want to risk a sloppy pass early on. Some how I was hoping to get a chance to get the front end into a corner before Neil but it was not to be. I sure hope I didn't cause Neil to spin, and I was pretty sure he had a bobble and then had that snap response, and there was no were for me to go... Sorry buddy,I was having a blast chasing you down.

Kevin was right there and was gone,I recovered quicker than Neil would, and felt like shit, but knew it was a racing incident and was ok with taking off after Kevin. I managed to get on with it, but my luck was to be tried again, and as Matthew pointed out I had a few bad laps after that...

Great group as usual, thanks Doug, always look forward to this series, to bad Cory missed this one as it was a blast, see you all @ Laguna !

Congrats to the podium Newton and Neil. Didn't know what happened on the server but the car seemed slower online. Made a few adjustments to the setup and it was comfortable but I still wasn't happy with stability.

Qualified third with low 1:08s again offline I qualed @ low 1:07s. Missed the start and lost two positions to Mike and Newton. After trading paint with Newton and Mike I proceeded to hunt down Jan and Neil. A few laps and I caught up to Jan who was battling with Neil for first position. I decided to ease off and watch and see who would make a mistake. Turns out Neil got off on Turn 4 his rear wheel caught on the grass which caused his volvo to snap left talking Jan with him as he was too close to react. It wasn't long until Jan was right on my tail. This lasted a few laps until we caught up to a back marker. Unfortunately, I didn't plan to negotiate turn 4 properly and rear ended him which knocked him into the grass myself and Jan. Got back on the track expecting Jan to be out in front but apparently he didn't recover as fast as I thought. After that I was by myself for the rest of the race.

Apologies for pulling out of last nights race, I was feeling unwell.

Well, it could've been worse, I suppose. I could've ruined everyone else's race as well. Jan, that was all me bud, sorry about that. I decided that visibility was overrated so I thought I'd drive with my head up my ass for a while. You're right about the tires and I knew I'd have to back off a bit. I was fully prepared to give up the spot to wait for yours to go away and see how things developed, but I got in my own way....AGAIN! Oh well.

Congrats to Kevin ( can we just permanently post that in post race or something? ) on a fine drive. And to Newton for just getting it done. With Kevin's and Jim's help we're in a strong position for the Championships, but we'll see. So, it's off to Laguna, my home for a couple of years a long time ago, till then....

Series Champion; Kevin Ransom (Clinches Season #2 Championship)
Podium; (Winner)Kevin Ransom (Second)Newton Prado (Third) Neil Larson
Hotlap; Jan Sproule (01:08.219)
Best Postition Performance Finish: Rich Baker

Congrats Guys. Nice Racing :)