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Sepang, Malaysia 2005

Practice

tc and Jools looked to be battling for the win this weekend with Bear absent. Times in practice showed it was them and the rest. The battle for third looked to be a close fought thing.

DriverTime
1.Jools1:34.491
2.tc1:34.764
3.Big Jim1:36.683
4.Vortex1:36.889
5.Mr White1:37.455
6.Jops1:46.111

Qualifying

Jops out first, not on pace in the Jaguar yet, reports of him getting very drunk only a day or two before the race and showing his arse to anyone who'd look were rife. Next out was White proving that he can over one lap equal his best times as if pressure doesn't affect him. Vortex made a good attempt at taking provisional pole off White but was unable to. Jim then and he did take provisional pole ahead of White. The first round winner tc did a blinder of a lap in the 1:34s to once again change the man on pole. Jools last out down in the first two sectors managed to pull out a little more in the third sector to take pole by a little less than two tenths of a second.

DriverTime
1.Jools1:34.753
2.tc1:34.942
3.Big Jim1:36.407
4.Mr White1:36.685
5.Vortex1:37.010
6.Jops1:45.689

Race

Lap 1 Vortex with a flyer is upto second from fifth on the grid followed by Jim, tc, White and Jops, Jools leads. Vortex is off into turn 3 as Jim passes Jools for the lead! White moves past Jops with Vortex rejoining last. Jops now goes wide and is last. White comes in too hot and hits the back of Jools. They remain on track but tc sneaks past the pair of them into second. tc runs wide. Jools and White pass tc and White continues past Jools aswell!. Now Jops takes out tc in a big way! Exciting first lap with Jim leading.

Lap 2 White and Jools battle hard as they inherit first and second, Jim is recovering from the grass and drops behind them.

Lap 3 Jim is passed by tc

Lap 6 Jools has just lost his 8 second advantage over tc with a spin, he rejoins with tc right behind him.

Lap 7 Into the pits comes Jim for his change of tyres and splash of fuel. Upfront White has a lapse in concentration and spins losing some of his lead.Vortex doesn't pit and so passes Jim for fourth.

Lap 8 White and Jools pit together. Jops pits. White and Jools exit together and tc is past them both and into the lead and Vortex into second.

Lap 9 White is all over Vortex trying to get past. White passes Vortex! Jools follows as Vortex runs wide.

Lap 10 Error from Jools and Vortex is back into third. Vortex though is wide at the next corner and Jools is third once more. tc comes into the pits for his stop, White goes past but Jools slots in behind.

Lap 11 Jim is closing down Vortex rapidly. White has a big spin and tc passes him, Jools attempts a pass down the inside of White but he holds his nerve and Jools settles in behind.

Lap 12 Jim and Vortex are fighting for position, White takes out Jops as he laps him. Jim passes Vortex with a great move.

Lap 14 White spins and Jools moves into second. Jim and Jops both pit once more. Votrex is back past Jim.

Lap 16 Pressuring tc and only 4 seconds behind Jools spins and allows White past. Jim regains the position lost to Vortex when he made his second stop, Vortex can't have any tyres left.

Lap 17 Jools chases White but cannot catch him, White cannot catch tc, who takes his second win and second win of the season.

DriverTime
1.tc0:28.36.859
2.Mr White+ 13.093
3.Jools+ 20.060
4.Big Jim+ 56.163
5.Vortex+ 1.07.018
6.Jops+1 Lap

Fastest laps

DriverTime
1.tc1:35.264
2.Mr White1:35.350
3.Jools1:36.842
4.Big Jim1:37.883
5.Vortex1:38.396
6.Jops1:44.486