Moderator's Report
SUMMARY
Doni ends up on the top spot after an eventful race with lots of incidents. Axel grabbed second place with Greg in third. All S&Gs were performed correctly but Piero\'s on lap 4 and Greg\'s on lap 22 should have been closer to the stalls. Only two incidents were reported but there did appear to be many more. The racing with the 69x cars is fast and hectic and there is still a lot to learn when it comes to getting the most enjoyment out of the racing. Incidents are an opportunity to learn but they will not be moderated if they are not reported.
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Lap 8 - Lesmo 1 - Ronnie Nilsson and Tom van Ostade
Tommie is recovering from an earlier trip onto the grass a Parabolica whilst avoiding a spinning McLaren and is closing on Ronnie through Curva Grande and Ascari. As Ronnie brakes for Lesmo 1 he is rear ended by Tommie and retires from the race.
A check of the first 8 drivers on this lap shows the average for the division is to brake at about 175 yards from about 170 mph. Ronnie breaks for Lesmo 1 from a speed of 164 mph (slightly slower than the average for the division) at about 175 yards (the average for the division) . Tommie brakes at about 175 yards from 169 mph (close to the average in both measures).
Apart from probably having too much wing which is losing him about 15mph top speed, Ronnie did nothing wrong.
Tommie was driving at his normal line and speed and was simply caught out by the better braking performance of Ronnie\'s car.
The margins are very small here, neither driver made a serious mistake. The difference in the performance of the cars (Tommie was driving a wingless Cooper T86b whereas Ronnie was in a high down-force setup Lotus 63) was the major factor. However the responsibility for avoiding contact must reside with the following driver.
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Lap 10 - Lesmo 2 - Dean Logan, Andreas Gebhardt, Bastian Grupp, Philippe Girard, Piero Mercaldo and Marco Mercaldo
Dean, Andreas, Bastian and Marco are fighting for position. As they approach Lesmo 2, Bastian is leading with Dean very close behind, when Bastian brakes Dean rear ends him. Andreas and Marco are further car length back and cannot avoid the resulting carnage. Piero and Philippe are several hundred yards behind but the approach speed of the 69x cars is so high they have very little time to react. Piero hits the wreckage but Philippe manages to slow enough to allow him to carefully weave his way through the inverted McLarens. Andreas, Bastian and Piero need to take shift-Rs in order to continue. Andreas and Bastian carry out their S&Gs; Piero doesn\'t but retires two laps later.
Bastian did appear to be slightly slower than on previous laps but Dean was simply too close to Bastian\'s gearbox (there is no track visible between Dean\'s steering wheel and Bastian\'s car contrary to the guidance in the GPLAC Recommended Driver Behaviour) and had no time to react. He wasn\'t trying to overtake but simply appears to be trying to position himself for a fast exit out of Lesmo 2 in order to create an overtaking opportunity on the next straight sections. There is no doubt that Dean was responsible for the incident but he deserves credit and respect for his sportsmanship in reporting the incident.
Bastian, Andreas, Philippe, Piero and Marco did nothing wrong.
