Mazda Laguna Seca Recap

Another season has come and gone. With the withdrawals in full swing it is time to recap the last race of the season. In an experiment, the race was split into two segments. The first segment was 12 laps long and included a $3 million bonus to the leader. The idea behind this was to create an interesting money vs. track position vs. pitting scenario. It failed. The race started off with a small, mostly nonviolent melee in the first corner that spun half the field around. There was minimal damage and the race continued on its merry way. Most everyone choose to go after the race win and pitted early. After the pits cycled through, the field was surprised to find Proof in the lead for the $3 million. Mysteriously, on lap 9 Proof managed to wreck himself on the straight going up the hill and went into the pits. A freak caution came out on lap 11 and forced a one lap, 3 million dollar shoot out to the halfway point. There was much beating and banging to be had, but no real wrecks. Recent continued his dominant performance when in the 500 pi car and cruised away to win the heat.

The race continued to be a merry, although rather boring affair in the second segment. On the restart, Viking managed to go from 5^th to last in the first three corners. During this time, Recent continued to stretch his lead over the field. Top chased in second while trying to wrap up the championship, followed not so closely by Mini, Instink, Proof, and everyone else. Meanwhile in the back, Viking continued his shenanigans by attempting to pass Proof and Trigga. He made a move to the outside sticking a tire in the sand, then slight contact was made. This did not go well. Viking found himself in the wall, severely crippled, and Top found his championship secured. The race continued in this rather boring fashion with Recent wrapping up his third victory of the season. The race standings and final season standings are below:

Race Standings

1. Recent* - 11
2. Top* - 9
3. Mini - 7
4. Instink - 6
5. Proof* - 6
6. Stauburst - 4
7. Viking - 3
8. Roadie - 2
9. Ford - 1
10. Trigga - 1

Final Season Standing

1. Top – 82
2. Recent – 72.5
3. Viking - 67
4. Roadie – 61.5
5. Mini – 50.5
6. Ford -
7. Instink - 39
8. Trigga – 24.5
9. Proof - 22
10. Stauburst – 19.5
11. Bad - 12
12. DJ - 3
13. Shadead – 2
14. Chrome – 1