Points Proposal

A proposal from Viking. Co-Sponsored by Top Fuel Man.

• If the driver in first in points goes into a race and gets,
• 1st - they will have 15 P.I. removed from their car for the season.
• 2nd - they will have 10 P.I. removed from their car for the season.
• 3rd - they will have 5 P.I. removed from their car for the season. 
• If the driver in second in points goes into a race and gets,
• 1st - they will have 10 P.I. removed from their car for the season.
• 2nd - they will have 5 P.I. removed from their car for the season.
• If the driver in third in points goes into a race and gets,
• 1st - they will have 5 P.I. removed from their car for the season.

For example, if Ford is first in points and wins a race he would have 15 P.I. removed from his car. At this point, the base P.I. would be 425 - 15 for his (still doing good though handicapped) handicap. He would then have the points handicap applied on top of the 410, which is 20, so he would be at 390 going into the next race.
Or, if Viking was third in points and won the race he would have 5 P.I. removed from his car. Say he stayed in third after his win, he would go into the next race at 420 - 10 (for the points handicap) or 410.

• If a driver finishes 9th or worse,
• they get 15 P.I. added to their car.
• If a driver finishes 8th,
• they get 10 P.I. added to their car.
• If a driver finishes 7th,
• they get 5 P.I. added to their car.
• A driver's P.I. can never exceed 425.

For example, if Proof enter a race with no base P.I. hit and finishes 9th, he will start the next race at 425. Because a driver cannot go over 425.
Or, if Mini starts a race with a base P.I. of 420 because he won a race from third in points a few races ago and finishes in 8th, his base P.I. will move to 425.
Or, if Instink has a base P.I. of 410 because he is dominating and finishes in 7th he will have a base P.I. of 415 going into the next race.

I am very happy with this proposal and would like to see a discussion/vote in the comments below.

Hockenheim GP

GASCAR raced at Hockenheim Friday night to complete the German leg of the series.

It was decided that the winner of the pole would get a point and then the field would be inverted. Of course Instink won that.

When the race started Recent started out front. Ford slowly made his made the field and also to the front. DJ made is where there also followed by Instink coming through the field. In the first laps Top was collected by somebody (probably Instink) and wasn't able to put up a fight. A few laps into the race Viking slightly bumped Instink going into a corner, Instink decided to reply with a violent pit maneuver that sent Viking backing into the wall. The race continued with a rather spirited fight at the front between the first handful or cars as everyone else ran laps.

As the race wound down, DJ was in front attempting to make the race without a pit stop. He was unable to do so though falling behind Ford with a few laps to go. Recent held third. Instink in fourth was putting Viking a lap down when he made a hard right on the straight away putting them both into the wall. Instink couldn't take his own medicine. The front four finished as said above with the rest of the field as follows:

1. Ford*
2. DJ*
3. Recent*
4. Instink**
5. Top
6. Mini
7. Viking
8. Proof
9. Chrisscrossed
10. Bad

Nurburgring Sensata GP

GASCAR returned to Nurburgring tonight for the first of what will be back to back races in Germany. The night began simply enough with Instink taking the pole, followed by DJ, and Viking, and the pack. The race then also began simply enough (surprisingly) with no major incidents, in the first corner at least. Some stuff happened behind me that brought out a caution but from my vantage point I didn't catch much. After the caution, Instink drove away from the pack. DJ involved in an earlier incident had fallen back leaving Viking to second. The first two pulled away from the field as Instink drove away. Viking attempted to not pit which almost lost him second place. I'm gonna hope someone else will comment on what happened further back cause I don't have a clue. 

Finishing Order

1. Instink*
2. Viking*
3. Recent
4. Top
5. DJ
6. Mini
7. Ford
8. Bad
9. Chrisscrossed
10. Proof

Maple Valley Recap

The season and race started off just as expected, by everything changing at the last second. Just a few hours before the race teams were still deciding on cars and 20 minutes before the start Viking jumped onto Team Proof in fear of the new Mazda MX-5 Superlight becoming banned.

When the dust settled on the field and qualify concluded Instink had the pole. Top was close behind him. DJ, Viking, Ford, Mini followed in some order with Proof, rookie Chrisscrossed, and Bad. The race kicked off with Top and DJ getting around Instink but Instink came back to lead the first lap. Instink and Top had the vastly superior vehicles and drove away. Viking drove next to DJ for awhile before falling back. Ford raced DJ as Mini struggled to survive this week. Proof should've brought out the first caution of the race after rolling over but not announcing it.

Around lap 12 Viking hit a curb that sent his car hard into the wall. As he drove around to the pits he came upon Proof who drove straight into the pit entrance wall. The 20 minute old team KingProof was off to a terrible start. On lap 14 Mini lagged out of the room, to the relief of team King Proof. At this time the running order was Instink, Top, and DJ. Followed by Ford, Mini, Chrisscrossed, Bad, Viking, and Proof.

Coming back from the caution saw another quick one as DJ rolled after hitting the curb. This again spawn another caution between Mini and Chrisscrossed. When this was over Top and Instink were still the class of the field. Followed by Viking, Ford, Mini, and the field. After 5 laps on new tires and only 10 to go. Viking and Top elected to give up their position for fresh rubber. This strategy slightly backfired. When the green flag came out it stayed till the end of the race. Instink drove away from the field. Top and Viking worked back through getting up to fights for second and third. Top raced hard with Ford and pulled to his door but was never able to finish the job. Viking held third till the last straightaway when DJ was able to work his way past him by .05 seconds.

Finishing Order

1. Instink - 11
2. Ford - 9
3. Top - 8
4. DJ - 6
5. Viking - 5
6. Mini - 4
7. Chrisschrossed - 3
8. Proof - 2
9. BadRiver - 1