2023 Season 2 Round 9 Thunder Results
Thunder Series Review
Round 9 of Series 2 saw drivers head to Road America, which doubled as Round 4 of the Road Course Title, with 20 drivers would suit up to take on the 4 mile circuit. Wade Sheedy and Andrew Dyson would set identical times in qualifying, with Sheedy starting from pole; row 2 would feature Kai Ardley and Ryan Jones.
The field got away cleanly through the opening sequence of corners, with Sheedy controlling the lead whilst Dyson slotted into second. Over the first couple of laps, Sheedy was able to pull a lead of almost 2 seconds, whilst the top 5 were pretty evenly spaced out, with some decent battles towards the bottom of the top 10.
Dyson would slowly bring the margin down, and would pass Sheedy for the lead on lap 7. At this point in the race, many drivers were already struggling with tyre condition, let alone some pretty average looking cars, after off track moments or contact with other competitors.
As the race neared the mid race distance, drivers started to come into the pits and get some much needed fresh rubber whilst the leading 3 of Dyson, Sheedy and Ardley along with Jones continued on, with Jones the last to stop at the end of lap 16.
10 laps to go and Dyson held a 6 second lead over Sheedy, who had Ardley just a second behind, whilst Jaie Schultz and Matthew Raymond rounded out the top 5.
Fenly, Phelps and Williams would have great battle for P11, whilst most other drivers were reasonably comfortable in their positions. In the closing laps, Michelmore, Martin and Phelps all had off tracks moments which allowed positions to change and new battles to play out.
But out front, no one was catching Dyson who would take the win by 14 seconds over Sheedy, with Ardley a further 4 seconds back, with 16 of the 20 starters making it to the finish.
Race Summary:
25 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
2 Leaders
1 Lead Change
1st - #41 Andrew Dyson
2nd - #003 Wade Sheedy
3rd - #01 Kai Ardley
4th - #27 Jaie Schultz
5th - #83 Matthew Raymond
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil Series 2 standings:
Andrew Dyson continues to extend his points lead at the top of the standings, now out to 47 points over Josh Michelmore. Ruben Phelps holds onto third spot, but with 6 drivers covered by only 22 points, the final podium position is going to be a battle to the end. Next week sees the series head to Michigan for 78 laps.
Road Course Title:
After Darren Mckenzie didn’t race, Jaie Schutlz has now taken over the lead in the Road Course Title, 16 points ahead of Ruben Phelps with Josh Michelmore and Matthew Raymond tied for third, a further point behind. The next round of the Road Course Title will be on the 16th August, at Watkins Glen.
2023 overall standings:
Jason Martin maintains is overall lead, but again it is slowly being chipped away by Josh Michelmore, now down to 23 points.
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
Round 9 of Series 2 saw drivers head to Road America, which doubled as Round 4 of the Road Course Title, with 20 drivers would suit up to take on the 4 mile circuit. Wade Sheedy and Andrew Dyson would set identical times in qualifying, with Sheedy starting from pole; row 2 would feature Kai Ardley and Ryan Jones.
The field got away cleanly through the opening sequence of corners, with Sheedy controlling the lead whilst Dyson slotted into second. Over the first couple of laps, Sheedy was able to pull a lead of almost 2 seconds, whilst the top 5 were pretty evenly spaced out, with some decent battles towards the bottom of the top 10.
Dyson would slowly bring the margin down, and would pass Sheedy for the lead on lap 7. At this point in the race, many drivers were already struggling with tyre condition, let alone some pretty average looking cars, after off track moments or contact with other competitors.
As the race neared the mid race distance, drivers started to come into the pits and get some much needed fresh rubber whilst the leading 3 of Dyson, Sheedy and Ardley along with Jones continued on, with Jones the last to stop at the end of lap 16.
10 laps to go and Dyson held a 6 second lead over Sheedy, who had Ardley just a second behind, whilst Jaie Schultz and Matthew Raymond rounded out the top 5.
Fenly, Phelps and Williams would have great battle for P11, whilst most other drivers were reasonably comfortable in their positions. In the closing laps, Michelmore, Martin and Phelps all had off tracks moments which allowed positions to change and new battles to play out.
But out front, no one was catching Dyson who would take the win by 14 seconds over Sheedy, with Ardley a further 4 seconds back, with 16 of the 20 starters making it to the finish.
Race Summary:
25 Laps
0 Cautions for 0 Laps
2 Leaders
1 Lead Change
1st - #41 Andrew Dyson
2nd - #003 Wade Sheedy
3rd - #01 Kai Ardley
4th - #27 Jaie Schultz
5th - #83 Matthew Raymond
Stewards Summary:
Cautions:
Nil
Restarts:
Nil
Protests:
Nil
Other:
Nil Series 2 standings:
Andrew Dyson continues to extend his points lead at the top of the standings, now out to 47 points over Josh Michelmore. Ruben Phelps holds onto third spot, but with 6 drivers covered by only 22 points, the final podium position is going to be a battle to the end. Next week sees the series head to Michigan for 78 laps.
Road Course Title:
After Darren Mckenzie didn’t race, Jaie Schutlz has now taken over the lead in the Road Course Title, 16 points ahead of Ruben Phelps with Josh Michelmore and Matthew Raymond tied for third, a further point behind. The next round of the Road Course Title will be on the 16th August, at Watkins Glen.
2023 overall standings:
Jason Martin maintains is overall lead, but again it is slowly being chipped away by Josh Michelmore, now down to 23 points.
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
