Session 1654 - Daytona International Speedway, Usa

May 06, 2010 10:31pm

Race

Quick Stats

Track Length: 4.064 km
Most Distance Covered: 9 laps, 36.576 km
Simulator Used: GTR2

Race report: Daytona Disqualification Drama: Wilco Wins While Horta Takes Third

Well, if you enjoy your motor racing wrapped in a thick layer of bureaucratic scandal and card-shuffling hexes, the 9-lap Daytona thriller was quite the spectacle, ending with Roger Wilco taking the physical chequered flag before everyone got slapped with a mysterious disqualification stamp, leaving our brave duude Fernando Horta in a lonely, battered third place while Davinci snuck into second.

Shivan Dragon (Chief Rules Official - MTG & Track Oversight): ~~Tap three mountains and discard your gearbox!~~ *Graurrrrrrrrr!* Look, nobody actually finished legally, alright? Everyone tapped out of the race with a DQ next to their name because they forgot to pay the mana cost for burning rubber on the banking!

(Carlos Perneta - Diário da Muamba) Shivan, let's talk about the race backwards: Horta completed 8 laps and grabbed a podium spot while Moustache managed just one lonely tour before vanishing into the Florida swamps. Care to explain how that works?

Shivan Dragon (Chief Rules Official - MTG & Track Oversight): *Smokes from nostrils* Moustache played a basic swamp on lap one and immediately tapped himself out of existence. Horta stuck around for eight laps, dodging Davinci and Wilco who were trading paint at 47-second lap pace until the whole timing monitor caught fire from sheer confusion!

(Juca Bala - Esporte Total) But what about the winner? Roger Wilco and Davinci were swapping the lead constantly through the nine laps before the disqualifications hit. Is a DQ win really a win?

Shivan Dragon (Chief Rules Official - MTG & Track Oversight): In this league? Absolutely, totozinho! Wilco crossed the line first in his Ferrari 550 Maranello, Davinci right behind him, and Horta bringing up the rear of the surviving pack. Then we rolled the dice, consulted the Elder Council's ancient rulebook, and declared the whole thing a complete disaster. Next question!

Ps. Goofy

Disclaimer: This is a fictional, satirical report of a online race. No events described on this text are to be taken seriously, and by no means reflect the author or their views, quotes or situations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental

Classification

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Gap	Best Lap
1	ROGER WILCO	VODAFONE-FERRARI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	9	DQ	0:47.739
2	DAVINCI	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	9	DQ	0:47.189
3	FERNANDO HORTA	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	8	DQ	0:47.888
4	MOUSTACHE	WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	1	DNF	0:54.887

Fastest Lap Progression

Every time the race's fastest lap was beaten, from lap 2 (lap 1 is a standing start).

Lap	Driver	Car	Time	Improvement
2	ROGER WILCO	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:48.084
2	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.840	-0.244
3	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.815	-0.025
5	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.435	-0.380
6	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.379	-0.056
7	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.317	-0.062
8	DAVINCI	FERRARI 550 MARANELLO	0:47.189	-0.128

Lap Chart

Position at the end of every lap, FERNANDO HORTA highlighted. Hover a line or a name to follow a driver, click or tap to keep it highlighted; dashed lines are cars that retired.

Leaders

2 lead changes over 9 laps.

Lap	Leader	Laps	Took the lead from
1	ROGER WILCO	2 (1-2)
3	DAVINCI	1	ROGER WILCO
4	ROGER WILCO	6 (4-9)	DAVINCI

Driver	Laps led	%
ROGER WILCO	8	89%
DAVINCI	1	11%

Lap by Lap

Each lap's notable moments, quiet stretches grouped; tap a row for the full order with lap times and gaps. The logs don't record pit stops: they're worked out from lap times (here a stop cost about 24 s, most of them on laps 3–5), so a spin that costs as much time can read as one.

Lap 1ROGER WILCO leads from pole

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:51.865
2	FERNANDO HORTA	0:52.389	+0.055	+0.055
3	DAVINCI	0:51.851	+0.399	+0.344
4	MOUSTACHE	0:54.887	+3.022	+2.623

Lap 2Fastest lap: ROGER WILCO 0:48.084 · Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.840 · MOUSTACHE retires (running P4) · FERNANDO HORTA P2 → P3

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:48.084
2 ▲1	DAVINCI	0:47.840	+0.155	+0.155
3 ▼1	FERNANDO HORTA	0:48.236	+0.208	+0.053

Lap 3DAVINCI takes the lead · Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.815

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1 ▲1	DAVINCI	0:47.815
2 ▼1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.974	+0.004	+0.004
3	FERNANDO HORTA	0:47.888	+0.125	+0.121

Lap 4ROGER WILCO takes the lead · Pit stops: FERNANDO HORTA (+23.6s), ROGER WILCO (+23.3s), DAVINCI (+25.7s) · FERNANDO HORTA P3 → P2

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1 ▲1	ROGER WILCO	1:11.140
2 ▲1	FERNANDO HORTA	1:11.860	+0.842	+0.842
3 ▼2	DAVINCI	1:13.306	+2.161	+1.319

Lap 5Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.435

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.822
2	FERNANDO HORTA	0:48.255	+1.274	+1.274
3	DAVINCI	0:47.435	+1.773	+0.499

Lap 6Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.379 · FERNANDO HORTA P2 → P3

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.766
2 ▲1	DAVINCI	0:47.379	+1.386	+1.386
3 ▼1	FERNANDO HORTA	0:47.991	+1.499	+0.113

Lap 7Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.317

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.739
2	DAVINCI	0:47.317	+0.964	+0.964
3	FERNANDO HORTA	0:47.951	+1.711	+0.747

Lap 8Fastest lap: DAVINCI 0:47.189 · Slow lap: FERNANDO HORTA (+11.8s)

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.755
2	DAVINCI	0:47.189	+0.398	+0.398
3	FERNANDO HORTA	1:00.083	+14.039	+13.641

Lap 9nothing notable

Pos	Driver	Lap time	Gap	Interval
1	ROGER WILCO	0:47.947
2	DAVINCI	0:48.075	+0.526	+0.526

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