[Gareth]

A Final

   

From the heats, this race had all the hallmarks of being an exhibition race.  Like when you hook an enthusiastic hobby player from a crowd and make them play Steven Hendry at snooker.  So would it all go the way of Oliver in blue and on pole or would Matthew (red), John (yellow) or Terry in white be able to do something to halt his charge?

   

Terry shadowed a cautious Oliver for the opening laps and then eased into the lead.  But Oliver was right with him and the lead changed hands 10 times over the first minute of the race.  It was Oliver who blinked first and crashed on lap 17, swiftly back on and in the hunt.  Then Terry on lap 19, slightly slower back on and suddenly back to 2nd place.  All of a sudden the momentum was all with Oliver now he was in the lead.  Terry pushed as hard as he could but a trio of extra crashes left him 2 laps down as Oliver drove to an emphatic win on 42 laps.  Just a brutally efficient and effective drive.  

   

Behind these two, Matthew had come agonisingly close to snatching his second win but he couldn’t keep it on like the other two and had to settle for a still excellent 3rd and with the fastest lap of the race.  John meanwhile had superb pace in yellow but crashed on lap 1 and his rapid laps were punctuated by several more crashes.

   

So Oliver picked up yet another win this season and his second in Nascar.  With a 90 point lead over Matthew, it is going to take a Matthew win and several other drivers to keep Oliver out of the A final otherwise the title is his.   

   

Congratulations to Isaac too on his Junior win.  When will our next batch of juniors arrive?  

   

In Gen6 we have Ollie Bean with 2 wins, Ash with 1, Mike and Rob currently occupying the other 2 grid spots.  

   

Thanks as always to the set up, race control and strike down crews.