Once again, first things first. Here are the results of the race:

1. Fabio
2. Jim M.
3. Chris L.
4. Tim B.
5. Tim K.
6. James

DNF - Chris K, Josh

Here's the starting grid after opening bids:



Unfortunately, we once again had some people who couldn't attend, so both Chris K and Josh were removed from the track, leaving us with an updated starting grid of this:



At the start of the race, with only 6 of us, the wear counts looked like this:

Jim M - 20
Tim B - 24
Fabio - 24
Chris L - 24
James - 24
Tim K - 24

Turn 1

And we're off! Jim and Tim jump out to an early lead as they head into the corner. The next three bunch up in the same row, while Tim K. is content to take up the rear.

Turn 2

James decides to immediately roll chance in the big bend in order to catch up to the leaders. Jim also spent skill here because he forgot Big Bend slows down halfway and plotted to maintain. Luckily he had a space to move which allowed him to late brake instead of being forced into a chance roll he hadn't planned on.

Turn 3

Jim makes it through both corners while everyone else lines up to deal with corner 3 next turn.

Turn 4

Jim is away while Tim B spends to keep pressure on. Chris is now playing the game of following the leader's line but a turn back.

Turn 5

Fabio and James both spend in corner 4 to start catching up.

Turn 6

Tim B spends a wear in corner 5 to keep up with Jim, while Tim K decides to spend to catch up to the pack.

Turn 7

Jim has slow played the back three corners and he's through the first lap, while everyone else is simply following his wake.

Turn 8

First lap down! Jim separates a little while everyone else goes cheap through corner 6, except for Tim K. who spent heavily on the outside to not get left behind.



Wear counts at the end of lap 1:

Jim M - 17 (spent 3)
Tim B - 12 (spent 6)
Fabio - 19 (spent 5)
James - 20 (spent 4)
Chris L - 22 (spent 2)
Tim K - 17 (spent 7)

Turn 9

Jim flies into corner 1 while everyone else lines up for it.

Turn 10

Jim is still on his line, while everyone else spends heavily in corner 1 as well, which lets everyone to play nicely.

Turn 11

Tim B in second, slows plays to save wear, which allowed Fabio in third to run around the outside for 2W and skip right by him to line up on the arrow. Fabio has been spending heavily but this move was pure brilliance. It was at this point that I joked that Fabio must be listening into Tim's radio channel with his pit crew.

Turn 12

Fabio continues to spend heavily to catch the leader. Meanwhile Tim K decides to go around the outside in corner 2 and spend nothing on the two corner combination. Chris sees it coming though and plots 100 to make it through both anyway.

Turn 13

Jim and Fabio both decided to floor it through corner 4. Jim thinks he's going to catch Fabio off guard and open up some room, instead finds Fabio stealing the lead from him with a slip.