Turn 30 notes:

The grid for the final lap is set

Baker repairs his damage and moves a point from top speed to wear
Rund moves a point from top speed to start speed
Everyone else does nothing

Next deadline: Turn 31 due Friday, August 23 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 31 notes:

The pack blasts towards the slow opening corner

Schultz is first to push to 120 taking the early lead
Benham falls in behind Schultz at 100
Peeples manages 120 to eventually become the meat in the sandwich

Bernhardt gets a slip at 100 creating the 3-wide
Rund stays attached to the pack after pushing to 120
Baker keeps up also at 120

Next deadline: Turn 32 due Monday, August 26 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 32 notes:

Some very aggessive moves into San Donato

Schultz drops two wear on the inner racing line at 100
Peeples throws in his 3-skill chip on a chance roll after shedding two wear at 140
Benham starts at 120 then late brakes to 100 around the inner line for two wear

Bernhardt knocks off two wear on the outer line at 120
Rund starts the inner racing ilne at 100
Baker also at 100 goes wide to the outer line

Next deadline: Turn 33 due Wednesday, August 28 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 33 notes:

The pack stays pretty much intact into Luco

Peeples runs into the Luco 60 at 80 shedding one wear
Schultz is one wear lighter after the 80s at 100
Bernhardt fills the other 80 space at 100 dropping one wear

Benham has to brake after plotting 100 but his brakes, well, break
Rund tosses in two wear around the inner line at 100
Baker takes the outer line at 80 for no cost

Next deadline: Turn 34 due Friday, August 30 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 34 notes:

Schultz uses his brakes to grab the lead

Schultz starts at 160 then brakes into Materassi shedding two wear
Peeples takes the long way around Poggil Secco at 140 and starts the next line
Bernhardt finishes the Luco 80s at 100 wear paid

Rund drops two wear through the 60 and 100
Benham takes the Luco line at 80 for free
Baker clears Luco through the 80s at speed

Next deadline: Turn 35 due Monday, September 2 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 35 notes:

Schultz stretches the lap lead while the field snakes through Materassi

Schultz can maintain 140 to finish Materassi wear paid and loses one more in Casanova
Peeples starts a parade through Materassi at 100 using both lines
Bernhardt is next to run both lines at 100

Rund has to use the 80 in the second half of the corner trading one wear for one position
Benham does 100 clearing the corner through both lines
Baker closes up after shedding two wear on the first Materassi line at 140

Next deadline: Turn 36 due Wednesday, September 4 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 36 notes:

The chase pack tightens up

Schultz is Arrabbiata at 140 shedding one more wear continuing to stretch his lead
Peeples takes Casanova at 120
Rund drops one wear at 140

Bernhardt takes the 120s at speed
Benham gets a slip at 120 to even up with Bernhardt
Baker is paid to maintain 140 out of Materassi and spends one wear in Casanova

Next deadline: Turn 37 due Friday, September 6 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 37 notes:

Schultz continues to stretch his lead while the pack negotiates Arrabbiata

Schultz runs out the blue racing line at 140
Peeples is on the blue line at 120
Rund follows the red machine also at 120

Bernhardt sheds one wear at 140
Benham does 120 around the inside with no room for a slip
Baker maintains 140 wear paid for Casanova and one spent in Arrabbiata

Next deadline: Turn 38 due Monday, September 9 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 38 notes:

Schultz continues to stretch his lead while the pack negotiates Arrabbiata

Schultz slows to 80 for the Scarperia racing line
Peeples holds steady at 140 starting the line behind the leader
Bernhardt at 140 drops an additional wear for the 100s

Rund finishes the blue line at 140
Baker starts at 180 then brakes for the blue racing line
Benham has to use the 100s with the line blocked spending two wear

Next deadline: Turn 39 due Wednesday, September 11 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 39 notes:

With two corners remaining who will make the best use of their wear?

Schultz starts the line into Correntaio at 120
Peeples drops two wear on the Scarperia racing line at 120
Bernhardt sheds one wear following the green machine through the line

Rund takes an RM plot of 80 on the line
Benham plots 100 with the line blocked takes the inner route for two wear
Baker clears the corner on the line at 80 for no cost

Next deadline: Turn 40 due Friday, September 13 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 40 notes:

A challenge for the lead and a spin that could shake up the rest of the pack

Schultz surrenders his last wear through the racing line/60 at 80
Peeples gets behind the leader using the 60/blue line using his last two wear
Bernhardt counts on his tires hitting the 60 at 100 but they lose grip

Rund plots 140 then late brakes to the inside approach to the corner
Benham stays with the red machine at 100
Baker does 120 but there's no room for him ahead

Note: both Rund and Baker used the long way around Palagio

Next deadline: Turn 41 due Monday, September 16 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 41 notes:

As expected, it's a two horse race for the lead and the championship

Schultz starts the racing line into the final corner at 140
Peeples takes the slip to the inside lane and the lead for now
Bernhardt gets righted and runs the blue line at 60

Benham puts his faith in his tires and manages the racing line and 60s at 80
Rund swings outside to the 60 and blue racing line at 60
Baker plots 80 with the 60s his only way to complete the move

Next deadline: Turn 42 due Monday, September 16 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 42 notes:

The dice gods smile on Jason and he speeds towards the championship

Schultz leaves it to the dice gods to get him around the corner and secure the win
Peeples takes the outer route then grabs the blue line
Benham is on the Bucine racing line at 140

Bernhardt maxes his acceleration to 120 tucking in behind Benham
Baker pushs for 160 but his engine is too tired to withstand it
Rund at 120 has no room for the slip

Next deadline: Turn 43 due Friday, September 20 at 4pm EDT/8pm UTC

Turn 43 notes:

And that concludes the competition. Good laps all!

Schultz cruises to victory at 160
Peeples finishes the blue line at 120 and wraps up P2
Benham takes the racing line and 80s at 100 burning his last wear

Baker at 120 knocks off his last rwo wear through the 80s/blue racing line
Bernhardt depends on dice to get him around the 80s/blue line at100
Rund does 100 around the 80s and the blue line cooking his last wear

There are no more passes possible. Turn 44 would be:
Peeples does 180 for P2
Benham can get to 160 crossing the line in 3rd
Baker can either take a slip at 160 or push to 180, either way he ends next to Benham
Bernhardt can do 140 as can Rund

I'll give Bernhardt the benefit of the doubt that he wouldn't give up the double slip
on the following turn, doing 160. The best Rund could do is push to 160 and with a slip
would still finish next to Bernhardt.

Competiton is over. Thank you all for racing in this competition. It was fun as always.