Saturday, May 19, 2012

JP Morgan GP - Video

This is what you waited for.

So, there was a race last night. That race took place at Infineon. Top promised to make a video for the race. The finishing order was as followed:
  1. Trigga*
  2. Recent
  3. Top*
  4. Instink
  5. DJ
  6. Viking
  7. Mini
  8. Roadie
  9. Proof
  10. Bad

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Carroll Shelby GP

GASCAR left the Midwest and went to Florida for what ended up being the Carroll Shelby GP at Sebring. The race kicked off rather normally. Mini brought the field to the green lead his first lap and promptly pitted along with Instink further back in the back. Viking inherited the lead and Trigga promptly lagged out. After the field retrieved Trigga, the race continued. There was a bit of a mess in which Ford was able to get out front and lead a few laps. Viking, DJ, Top, and others hit the pits after the first lap back. 
Mini and Instink took advantage of their early pit stops and pulled away from the field as the pit stops cycled through. After a few laps, the field settled down with Mini leading Instink, then a large gap to Viking and DJ, followed still by Ford, Top, Trigga, Roadie, and Bad. As the race settled in Mini lead Instink for awhile. Instink then got in front of Mini for a few laps, until Mini bumped him out of the way. Viking managed to get around DJ and then set his sights on the leaders eliminating their large lead as they battled. Viking was able to get around Instink with a few laps left then pulled onto Mini's bumper with 2 to go. Viking lined up Mini going into the last corner and then they collided sending Mini into the wall. Viking wasn't sure what happened and stopped and let Mini back into the lead.


Finishing Order
  1. Mini*
  2. Viking*
  3. DJ
  4. Instink*
  5. Roadie
  6. Trigga
  7. Top
  8. Ford*
  9. Bad
This is a rather poor update but I don't feel like writing at the moment. Feel free to add the rest of the story in the comments. And these fucking pictures won't line up, so there

Saturday, May 5, 2012

MCA GP @ Indy

A Chipotle car (maybe Trigga) crossing the line
After a two week hiatus, GASCAR returned to Indianapolis this time for a few trips around the infield. The racing picked up where it left off in Wisconsin (after some minor difficulties) with another rather large pack for the first 5 laps of the race. Initially, Instink separated from the pack and had to be the prerace favorite to take home the victory. 2nd through 7th was a mob consisting of Roadie, Trigga, Viking, Mini, Ford, and Recent is an assortment of orders. Top Fuel, crippled by his handicap struggled behind the pack. After some light bumping in the group Recent sustained damage and joined Top in the back, where Proof was also.  As the group began to thin out, Trigga picked one car off after another and set his sights on the lead where Instink had accumulated a large lead. Viking was able to work into third, in front of Mini and Roadie, by the time he hit the pits on lap 8. At this point, the race had strung out as pit stops cycled through for everyone, except Trigga in Mini. With his motivation for staying out still unclear, Trigga continued in the front as Mini, mostly patiently, sat in 2nd hoping for his chance to get a lap lead and the bonus point. 

During this lull, Ford fell back, struggling in his GASCAR return.  As pit stops continued to cycle through it became evident that Viking was breaking off hot laps by himself by passing Instink while he was in the pits. Finally, around lap 26, Trigga hit the pits allowing Mini to get his bonus point. The cycle completed and Trigga's once dominant lead had been shrunk to a few hundred feet with Viking in hot pursuit. Instink settled into his second podium and Roadie was just ahead of Mini for fourth. The last few laps ticked away and Viking eliminated what remained of Trigga's lead. Coming to the green to begin the last lap Viking pulled right and raced Trigga into the first corner, taking the lead. Trigga pulled back to the inside going into turn 3. Slight contact ensued and Trigga was able to pull back into the first position and had a sufficient lead to end all contention for the win from Viking. Meanwhile, Mini had managed to get around Roadie for fourth. I am unsure as to what was taking place back there but Mini ended up with the spot. Between the fights, Instink became the only driver to finish each race on the podium. The rest of the field finished as follows:
Bonus pic, Viking checking out the top of the mountain.
MCA GP @ Indy Final Results 
  1. Trigga*
  2. Viking
  3. Instink*
  4. Mini*
  5. Roadie
  6. Top
  7. Ford
  8. Recent
  9. Bad
  10. Proof