You could practically smell the bratwurst and pretzels from the track vendors as the FRL descended on the hinterlands of the German countryside as Nurburgring GP hosted the 3rd event in the series. Action started off quick as Andrew Steppat and Bryan Dean both rolled off the line in their Australian Chevrolet’s. Andrew started off at a blistering pace, setting the B-Class top lap of 2:13.099 in the first heat. Bryan capitalized on his Holden’s straight line speed and stayed in front of Ethan Maestri’s VW Bug in 2 of the 3 heats, securing a solid second place finish in the B-Class. Carter Merkling made his return to the track for this event and ran well in his mustachioed Fiat, racing ahead of Chris Rader in the 3rd heat. But Chris ran steady and came in ahead of his fellow rookie driver, securing 4th overall for himself.
BAC Mono racing was
even more competitive than B-Class as all drivers got a fell for the class
change and began jockeying for position. Front runners Andrew and Ethan pushed
their Mono’s hard through all 3 heats, swapping leads and heat wins and
finishing each race with very close overall times. In the end, Andrew would out
drive Ethan and take a win overall in the class. Bryan, sporting a fantastic
Mario Kart livery on his Mono would cruise to a 3rd place position
overall. But he was not all alone as Chris demonstrated some advancement in his
Mono driving skills, keeping the top running rookie close for much of the three
heats.
As we conclude the
third event in the series, we take a look now at how the points standings are
shaping up. Andrew Steppat continues his stranglehold on first place, extending
his point lead to 120 points – 27 points over second place Ethan Maestri. The battle
for second position shows signs of heating up with Bryan’s challenge on Ethan
in the B-Class cars, but he’ll have to shore up his handling of the BAC Mono’s
in order to close the 12 point gap between them. With solid runs in 2-3 events
Chris Rader and Carter Merkling have raised themselves over Paul Maestri and
Ross Merkling who have been unable to make every event.
We look forward to
the next event on Dec. 3rd at Prague and to the possible debut of
two more drivers to the series.
For video of some of the action, click here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/
Results:
| B-Class | |||
| Driver | Position (Avg.) | Best Time | Points |
| Andrew Steppat | 1.00 | 2:13.099 | 20 |
| Bryan Dean | 2.33 | 2:16.726 | 16 |
| Ethan Maestri | 2.66 | 2:15.459 | 13 |
| Chris Rader | 4.33 | 2:26.539 | 10 |
| Carter Merkling | 4.66 | 2:25.007 | 8 |
| A-Class | |||
| Andrew Steppat | 1.33 | 2:08.109 | 20 |
| Ethan Maestri | 1.66 | 2:09.063 | 16 |
| Bryan Dean | 3.00 | 2:13.886 | 13 |
| Chris Rader | 4.33 | 2:15.293 | 10 |
| Carter Merkling | 4.66 | 2:19.352 | 8 |
Points Standings after 3 events:
| Series Points: | B-Class | A-Class | Total |
| Andrew Steppat | 60 | 60 | 120 |
| Ethan Maestri | 45 | 48 | 93 |
| Bryan Dean | 42 | 39 | 81 |
| Chris Rader | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Carter Merkling | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Paul Maestri | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Ross Merkling | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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