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First week is over, with an impressive field of fifteen cars battling for the first points at Silverstone!

The Mazda's dominated qualifying, and a few BMW's just behind. With the Lotuses trailing, it was looking to be a rather boring display in car variety.. But! The races proved otherwise!

An early crash in the first heat saw Sven and Offcorsa out of contention for the series points, with another two shots of drama in the first laps of heat two and three, leaving top qualifiers Dimavika and Mainwaring struggling.

MinDer came out easily on top this week, with another relatively strong performance by mr_urlauber. Everything else is still very much open, as we move on to next week, hopefully joined by a few regulars from previous series!

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Battle of the week:

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With the second week already further behind us, a small recap!

Again both Mazda's from FauxTeam dominated qualifying with sub two minute laps, followed by MinDer and S4b1n in the BMW's, and Sven and Offcorsa complementing the top six with two cars from each manufacturer.

Where the first heat was pretty much a parade without much overtaking at the front, the second heat proved very interesting! No less than six cars at the head of the pack were involved in constant battles, with three asides sometimes being decisive.

With Offcorsa in the middle of the action all day, the best for him was still yet to come. Heat 3 saw a multi lap battle with him and Sven even going side by side into the hills onto the Scheivlak corner. Watch the vids (automatic playlist) below to relive the action!

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Battle of the week:

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Third week, on the Japanese track of Okayama!

The debut of Milvus, who right away proved to be a brutal addition in terms of pace. However, it was MinDer who once again stole the show, by qualifying over one and a half second ahead of the number three Dimavika. 

An impressive result from Fragmonkey as well, who not only managed to qualify right behind the big boys, but also managed to stay in sight of the podiums on the track later on! S4b1n now enters pro division territory, with a nice win in heat two, taking his second heat win, and only the second heat win by a pro-am driver as well.

Meanwhile, not much has changed in the team standings, as the TurboTroopers are still leading, with Spaak lurking in their shadow. FauxTeam is further hindered by the absence of MainWaring, where the unnamed BMW team is now finally filled up with a debuting pro-am Derseb2001, who needs to at least finish the heats in the future to add serious points to the team!

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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The fourth race of the series was at Nürburgring Grand Prix.

Again Milvus and MinDer K took the top two spots in qualifying, the other way around compared to Okayama, with Dimavika completing the 1:43's trio.

In heat 1 disaster struck, as SiXxX was too distracted to brake in time for turn 1, and ended up taking out two cars. Heat 2 again saw someone not paying attention, and in heat 3 finally everyone made it through turn 1 safely again!

Loads of highlights this week, with a lot of close pack racing and some very nice battles. Only one battle can take the Battle of the Week title, which this week goes to the 6 minute battle between MinDer and Milvus in heat 3!

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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Better late than never, the highlights of Laguna Seca!

Edtheshed made well on his debut this series after some absence, with second place in qualifying behind again Milvus on pole. Another (all-time) debut for his friend Arnaud811, who wasn't close to Ed, but thirteenth on one of your first ever league races qualifiers isn't bad at all!

The mighty Corkscrew once again took some victims, with a few side by sides ending in the walls and Milvus sending it in the sand on his own, where the left hander after the corkscrew is also to be feared. Dima ended off track in two almost identical accidents, with a brutal save by Sven on the first occasion. All featured below, in the highlight playlist!

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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..and for the first time since almost forever, we had a race with more than twenty cars on track!

Decor for this outing was Kyalami, arguably South Africa's most famous racing venue. Sleepwalker and S4b1n made an excellent impression in qualifying, taking second and third behind, once again, Milvus on pole. A load of surprises, with series leader MinDer K. on eight place, Edtheshed on seventh and Sven even way down to sixteenth position.

During the races two out of three made well on their division ratings, where Ed was involved in a few very unlucky incidents. Where Cole Emerich had technical difficulties, Mefra and Frederic Borgilion made good impressions on their cosy debut! On top of that we even had a rare glimpse of DeLof, who despite taking it easy can be seen battling Edtheshed in the highlights.

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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Last Sunday saw a return to Oschersleben. A track feared by many, hated by some, mostly because of its first corner, but the very technical track can also prove difficult for tail happy cars!

Milvus grabbed his fourth pole in a row by a pretty large margin, where Sleepwalker, like last week, managed second ahead of the established pro pack of MinDer, Sven and Dimavika. Another debut this week by Loco777, who had a rough time in qualifying.

A difficult track to pass on for the front of the pack, considering it's pretty narrow and flat, but loads of battles at the back of the pack, with heat 3 even deserving of a three part back of the pack battle.

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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The final track of the series: Brands Hatch

Another record breaking round, as for the first time, we saw 23 cars on track in a Cosy event!

Milvus sadly signed off at the very last moment, which made for an open competition again for pole! Dimavika and MinDer were pretty close, but the former topped it off with an 1:44.049, with another six drivers in the 1:44's.

The debut of SpiNz saw some nice finishes in the first and third heat, but sadly a DNF in the second heat. NRTH again nestled himself firmly into the top of the mid pack, where Frederic's return started off rough to end with his trademark ninth position.

The return of the both long lost Jorius and Snake was with a few scraps, as both ended up in a few collisions a few times, with an insane and unlucky multi car pile-up, a rarity in this series, in heat two.

Highlight playlist:

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Battle of the week:

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