Rookie Does A Rain Dance To Victory

 The FRL arrived at Brands Hatch to inclement weather for a two heat event on the Indy circuit. The reverse grid, initially set based on series points standings, meant that rookie Preston Liberatore took a quick lead in the first race as the rest of the 8 car field churned behind him. Ethan Maestri, Paul Maestri and Travis Billingsley all took turns at moving up through the field, but would each suffer setbacks that would force them to start the process all over again. Ethan had quickly advanced to P3 but locked up behind Seth Jensen, swinging wide into the grass at Hawthorn Hill, moving him back to P7. Paul Maestri and Travis Billingsley would both find the grass between Sheene Curve and Stirlings. For Travis, two off track excursions would drop him far afield, which would have consequences in the series points standings. In the final laps of the race, Ethan Maestri was able to secure P3 for his Porsche 911 as Seth Jensen fought valiantly to maintain a Top 3 spot, only to fall victim to the rain slicked Sheene Curve. Andrew Steppat kept his McLaren pointed true and advanced all the way to Preston's Ferrari bumper, but could not pass for the win. The Rookie scored his first victory on the night.

 Round two would see the field navigate the course a bit more nimbly. Fewer critical off's ultimately meant less passing. However, a Turn 1 tangle between Ethan Maestri and Andrew Steppat meant that it was Preston's race to lose. Until the closing laps that is, once Andrew caught back up to the rookie and began applying pressure to the F50. However, Preston was able to prevail over both the pressure and the weather to score two straight wins on the evening. Travis Billingsley recovered in the second round well enough to score P3, but with a P6 scored in the first heat, his placement on the podium would take a hit, ending up in 4th overall. 

 Preston Liberatore took the top podium spot and 50 series points to add to his series run. Andrew Steppat did exactly what he could  to maintain his lead in the points with a second place finish. Ethan Maestri was able to take the final podium step and cut into Travis' margin slightly. The series head's to the "Green Hell" of the Nurburgring in Germany.