- NATIONS CUP
- Hong Kong Takes its First Title Victory! A Long Sought Achievement for saika159-!
- 2018 Season 2: Nations Cup
- 03/08/2018
The final Top 24 Superstars race was held on the Suzuka Circuit. With many of the competitors choosing the Megane Trophy, the race turned into a true battle and test of skill.
Car #7 driven by Japanese representative L-shooter_RB26 started in pole position and ran at the top of the pack with a stable pace, but the gap with car #6 (saika159- from Hong Kong) in 7th place, aiming for the title, was very small.
The race was very close, a thrilling battle where just a single mistake would eliminate any hope for a title win.
Car #3 JUN-_-JEEEEN (Japan) drove offtrack at the 130R on Lap 2, dropping to 3rd place from 2nd.
The top group all entered the pits on Lap 7. Here, Car #3 JUN-_-JEEEEN (Japan) made his comeback, taking the race's lead.
Car #6's saika159- also managed to rise to 5th place after the pit stop. Car #7's L-shooter_RB26, who was in the lead, fell to 4th.
saika159- put some space between himself and the top 4 cars fighting it out, for a steady 5th.
Car #10 driven by yamado_racing38 (Japan), who still proved his competitive driving skill after years of being a veteran Gran Turismo player, is involved in an accident with fellow countryman Kerokkuma_ej20 in car #8 , and dropped to 4th place.
In the chaos that ensued, L-shooter_RB26 rised to 3rd.
Kerokkuma_ej20 pushed for 1st until the very end, but JUN-_-JEEEEN was victorious in the end.
And despite ending the final race in 5th place, car #6 saika159- of Hong Kong won the Asia/Oceania region title. During Season 2, he had acquired a massive amount of points in Rounds 1 to 4, showing great skill in battles against the veteran Japanese drivers. He brought the first title victory for himself and for Hong Kong.
Rank | Driver | DR | SR | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Total |
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1 | Hong Kong saika159- | S | S | 2411 | 2214 | 1826 | 5650 | - | - | - | 9548 | 19823 |
2 | Japan CLS63AMG-sc | S | S | 2713 | 2340 | 2247 | 5919 | 1703 | 2347 | 2474 | 8709 | 19815 |
3 | Japan JUN-_-JEEEEN | S | S | 2562 | 2524 | 2395 | 3229 | 2413 | - | - | 11226 | 19541 |
4 | Japan yamado_racing38 | S | S | 2110 | 2157 | 2520 | 4574 | 2135 | - | - | 9967 | 19218 |
5 | Japan minamiya95 | S | S | 1869 | 1618 | 2529 | 5112 | 2271 | 2196 | 0 | 9129 | 19041 |
6 | Japan Kerokkuma_ej20 | S | S | 1865 | 2562 | 2528 | - | 2697 | 0 | 2199 | 10387 | 18174 |
7 | Japan L-Shooter_RB26 | S | S | 2425 | - | 2107 | - | 2555 | - | 2336 | 10806 | 18122 |
8 | Japan Arrow21CG | S | S | 2261 | 1789 | 1966 | 4843 | 1845 | 2209 | 2430 | 7871 | 17405 |
9 | Japan calsonic1223 | S | S | 1986 | 1930 | 1404 | 4305 | 2200 | - | 2061 | 8290 | 16856 |
10 | New Zealand sidawg2 | S | S | 808 | 2104 | 1591 | 4036 | 389 | 1104 | 2061 | 7032 | 15233 |