TWF1 Spring 2011 - Round 3 - Melbourne Race Report and Results
Round 3 of the TWF1 season was a trip "Down Under" to Melbourne Australia and the ever popular Albert Park circuit. The weekend saw a dominating performance by a long time Legends member, read on to see who it could be...
Pole sitter Grant Riddall loses the drag race into turn one to Nigel Metcalf.
Sal Tallini takes the fight to Simon Baggett.
For the second weekend in a row, Legends newcomer Rassif Tayan drives to an impressive 4th place finish, just missing the podium.
Riddall presses his GP Racing machine hard in an effort to pass the leader Nigel Metcalf.
Gapping the field by over 13 seconds, Nigel Metcalf takes the Melbourne victory in impressive fashion.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Car | Fastest Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Riddall | McLaren M29 | 01:47.496 | - |
| 2 | Nigel Metcalf | Lotus 79 | 01:47.792 | 00.296 |
| 3 | Corrado Toxiri | Ligier Standard | 01:48.305 | 00.809 |
| 4 | Bret Metcalf | Lotus 79 | 01:48.526 | 01.030 |
| 5 | Jaka Ursic | Lotus 79 | 01:48.608 | 01.112 |
| 6 | Rouke vd Hoek | McLaren M29 | 01:48.633 | 01.137 |
| 7 | Pablo Flores | McLaren M29 | 01:48.840 | 01.344 |
| 8 | John Wallace | Lotus 79 | 01:48.844 | 01.348 |
| 9 | Paul Langford | McLaren M29 | 01:48.903 | 01.407 |
| 10 | Rassif Tayan | Ferrari T4 | 01:49.170 | 01.674 |
| 11 | Simon Baggett | Lotus 79 | 01:49.251 | 01.755 |
| 12 | Robert Jones | Ferrari T4 | 01:49.511 | 02.015 |
| 13 | Dale Ballweg | Lotus 79 | 01:49.582 | 02.086 |
| 14 | Jan Premuzic | Lotus 79 | 01:49.609 | 02.113 |
| 15 | Jef Vannijlen | McLaren M29 | 01:49.788 | 02.292 |
| 16 | Costa Gozadinos | McLaren M29 | 01:49.865 | 02.369 |
| 17 | Sal Tallini | Lotus 79 | 01:49.868 | 02.372 |
| 18 | Ray Riddall | Ferrari T4 | 01:50.015 | 02.519 |
| 19 | Ralph Maiph | Lotus 79 | 01:50.132 | 02.636 |
| 20 | Jos Swarthoff | Lotus 79 | 01:50.652 | 03.156 |
| 21 | David Pym | Ligier Standard | 01:50.658 | 03.162 |
| 22 | Dolf Bouw | Williams FW07 | 01:51.099 | 03.603 |
| 23 | Rick Stratton | Lotus 79 | 01:51.107 | 03.611 |
| 24 | Eric Fulghum | Lotus 79 | 01:51.402 | 03.906 |
| 25 | Luis Lima | Brabham BT49 | 01:51.964 | 04.468 |
| 26 | Simon Wattman | Williams FW07 | 01:52.330 | 04.834 |
| 27 | Fulvio Policardi | Lotus 79 | 01:52.467 | 04.971 |
| 28 | Mitch Simon | Ferrari T4 | 01:52.735 | 05.239 |
| 29 | Kat Scott | Ferrari T4 | 01:53.201 | 05.705 |
| 30 | Frank Oreskov | Williams FW07 | no laptime | no laptime |
| 31 | Nik Babin | McLaren M29 | no laptime | no laptime |
RACE RESULTS
| Pos | (Grid) | Driver | Laps | Led | Time | Gap | Pitstops | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Nigel Metcalf | 30 | 28 | 54:57.008 | - | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | (1) | Grant Riddall | 30 | 1 | 55:10.033 | 13.025 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | (11) | Simon Baggett | 30 | 0 | 55:37.344 | 40.336 | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | (10) | Rassif Tayan | 30 | 0 | 55:40.034 | 43.026 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | (15) | Jef Vannijlen | 30 | 0 | 55:40.887 | 43.879 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | (4) | Bret Metcalf | 30 | 0 | 55:41.412 | 44.404 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | (28) | Ralph Maiph | 30 | 0 | 55:58.562 | 01:01.554 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | (7) | Pablo Flores | 30 | 0 | 56:00.136 | 01:03.128 | 1 | 16* |
| 9 | (9) | Paul Langford | 30 | 0 | 56:01.963 | 01:04.955 | 1 | 15* |
| 10 | (19) | Jos Swarthoff | 30 | 0 | 56:04.308 | 01:07.300 | 0 | 15* |
| 11 | (3) | Corrado Toxiri | 30 | 0 | 56:08.578 | 01:11.570 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | (17) | Sal Tallini | 30 | 0 | 56:24.701 | 01:27.693 | 1 | 13* |
| 13 | (30) | David Pym | 30 | 0 | 56:45.178 | 01:48.170 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | (5) | Jaka Ursic | 30 | 0 | 57:32.138 | 02:35.130 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | (29) | Frank Oreskov | 29 | 0 | 55:07.899 | -1 laps | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | (18) | Ray Riddall | 29 | 0 | 55:27.304 | -1 laps | 1 | 15 |
| 17 | (23) | Simon Wattman | 29 | 0 | 55:50.991 | -1 laps | 1 | 14 |
| 18 | (14) | Jan Premuzic | 29 | 0 | 56:26.458 | -1 laps | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | (20) | Dolf Bouw | 29 | 0 | 56:28.157 | -1 laps | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | (21) | Eric Fulghum | 29 | 0 | 56:37.694 | -1 laps | 1 | 8* |
| 21 | (16) | Costa Gozadinos | 29 | 0 | 56:46.374 | -1 laps | 1 | 7* |
| 22 | (22) | Luis Lima | 28 | 0 | 55:04.318 | -2 laps | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | (25) | Fulvio Policardi | 28 | 0 | 56:23.013 | -2 laps | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | (13) | Dale Ballweg | 24 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -6 laps | 1 | 5* |
| 25 | (26) | Nik Babin | 11 | 0 | DNF (DNF) | -19 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | (27) | Kat Scott | 11 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -19 laps | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | (24) | Mitch Simon | 8 | 0 | DNF (Suspension) | -22 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | (6) | Rouke vd Hoek | 5 | 0 | DNF (DNF) | -25 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | (8) | John Wallace | 1 | 0 | DNF (DNF) | -29 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | (12) | Robert Jones | 0 | 0 | DNF (Accident) | -30 laps | 0 | 0 |
Fastest lap: Nigel Metcalf, 01:47.572
Highest Climber: Ralph Maiph, 21 position(s) won
*reflects penalty points assessed in the Stewards Report
80kg Grant Riddall
60kg Nigel Metcalf
40kg Pablo Flores
27kg Jos Swarthoff
Success Ballast Assignments for TWF1 Spring 2011 Round 3 [Misano]
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