2023 Season 2 Round 12 Thunder Results
Thunder Series Review
The end of Series 2 for the Thunder Series culminated on Wednesday night at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with 20 drivers keen to end the series on a high. Josh Michelmore started the night well, claiming pole position, with title leader Andrew Dyson starting on his outside; row 2 would see Jason Martin line up alongside Ryan Jones.
Michelmore started well, whilst Dyson was down to 7th within a couple of laps, elevating Martin into second, followed by Jones, Barry Neale, and Aiden Schultz.
Martin would take over the lead just a few laps later, as Michelmore also allowed himself to drift back into the field. Drivers soon would work out that to turn this race into a 1 stop strategy, they would need to fuel save to stretch their mileage, should it stay green for the duration. Those that weren’t trying the 1 stop strategy started to head to pit lane from around lap 25.
This proved a challenge for the leaders who had stayed out, dealing with lapped cars on fresh tyres trying to make their way past and regain their lost lap.
End of lap 33, and all the front runners except for Michelmore pitted for their first and hopefully only stop of the night, with Dyson winning the race off of pit lane ahead of Martin, Jones, Aiden Schultz and Neale. Michelmore would come in the following lap and emerge next to Aiden Schultz and Neale; contact between the later two drivers would see Neale have a big moment exiting turn 2 but keep it pointed forward and the track staying green.
From there on, Dyson controlled the race easily from the front and take a comfortable win, but the battle for the remaining podium spots was on. Martin, Jones and Michelmore spent several laps trading positions before Michelmore would make a move into second position, holding onto this to the end, whilst Jones started to fade, allowing Martin to round out the podium.
Race Summary:
68 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
4 Leaders
4 Lead Changes
1st - #41 Andrew Dyson
2nd - #31 Josh Michelmore
3rd - #21 Jason Martin
4th - #11 Ryan Jones
5th - #06 Ruben Phelps
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil
Series 2 standings:
With 6 wins and 9 top 10 finishes, Andrew Dyson takes out the Series 2 Title, a comfortable 26 points in front of Josh Michelmore with Jason Marin in third.
Superspeedway Title:
Jason Martin inherits the lead with 1 race to go, just 6 points in front of Josh Michelmore, with Ruben Phelps a further 7 points behind in third. The final race of the 2023 Superspeedway Title will be 75 laps at Daytona on the 23rd August.
2023 overall standings:
Nothing much has changed with the year long standings, with Jason Martin holding a 26 point lead over Josh Michelmore and Ruben Phelps in third.
The Thunder Series now takes a week off, with Series 3 to commence on the 16th August at Watkins Glen.
Full race results and Series 2 standings at Sim Racer Hub: https://www.simracerhub.com/scoring/season_schedule.php...
Full race replay provided by Performance E-Streaming - https://youtube.com/@performancee-streaming9170
The end of Series 2 for the Thunder Series culminated on Wednesday night at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with 20 drivers keen to end the series on a high. Josh Michelmore started the night well, claiming pole position, with title leader Andrew Dyson starting on his outside; row 2 would see Jason Martin line up alongside Ryan Jones.
Michelmore started well, whilst Dyson was down to 7th within a couple of laps, elevating Martin into second, followed by Jones, Barry Neale, and Aiden Schultz.
Martin would take over the lead just a few laps later, as Michelmore also allowed himself to drift back into the field. Drivers soon would work out that to turn this race into a 1 stop strategy, they would need to fuel save to stretch their mileage, should it stay green for the duration. Those that weren’t trying the 1 stop strategy started to head to pit lane from around lap 25.
This proved a challenge for the leaders who had stayed out, dealing with lapped cars on fresh tyres trying to make their way past and regain their lost lap.
End of lap 33, and all the front runners except for Michelmore pitted for their first and hopefully only stop of the night, with Dyson winning the race off of pit lane ahead of Martin, Jones, Aiden Schultz and Neale. Michelmore would come in the following lap and emerge next to Aiden Schultz and Neale; contact between the later two drivers would see Neale have a big moment exiting turn 2 but keep it pointed forward and the track staying green.
From there on, Dyson controlled the race easily from the front and take a comfortable win, but the battle for the remaining podium spots was on. Martin, Jones and Michelmore spent several laps trading positions before Michelmore would make a move into second position, holding onto this to the end, whilst Jones started to fade, allowing Martin to round out the podium.
Race Summary:
68 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
4 Leaders
4 Lead Changes
1st - #41 Andrew Dyson
2nd - #31 Josh Michelmore
3rd - #21 Jason Martin
4th - #11 Ryan Jones
5th - #06 Ruben Phelps
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil
Series 2 standings:
With 6 wins and 9 top 10 finishes, Andrew Dyson takes out the Series 2 Title, a comfortable 26 points in front of Josh Michelmore with Jason Marin in third.
Superspeedway Title:
Jason Martin inherits the lead with 1 race to go, just 6 points in front of Josh Michelmore, with Ruben Phelps a further 7 points behind in third. The final race of the 2023 Superspeedway Title will be 75 laps at Daytona on the 23rd August.
2023 overall standings:
Nothing much has changed with the year long standings, with Jason Martin holding a 26 point lead over Josh Michelmore and Ruben Phelps in third.
The Thunder Series now takes a week off, with Series 3 to commence on the 16th August at Watkins Glen.
Full race results and Series 2 standings at Sim Racer Hub: https://www.simracerhub.com/scoring/season_schedule.php...
Full race replay provided by Performance E-Streaming - https://youtube.com/@performancee-streaming9170
