- NATIONS CUP
- JUN-_-JEEEEN (JP) fends off Nik_Makozi (AUS) in the final race to win the season title!
- Test Season 2 Overview
- 23/11/2017
The 6 round Nations Cup Test Season 2 held from November 12 to the 18th opened on the Driving Park Yamagiwa,with a 10 lap race of Group 3 machines.
Here, drivers such as “legacy0193” and “JUN-_-JEEEEN”of Japan, “Nik_Makozi” of Australia, and “saika159-“ of Hong Kong were matched together in the first race of the day, and a fierce battle ensued. In the race final, legacy0193 starting from 2nd place in qualifying performed superbly, overtaking “AzHunk” (Japan) who started from pole position to win the race.
In the following round 2 race on Brands Hatch Indy / Race Karts, legacy0193 did not participate in the race, and Nik_Makozirises to the top of the point rankings. Nik_Makozi went on to win 4 continuous races after this in Round 3 (Blue Moon Bay II / Gr.3), Round 4 (Lake Maggiore /Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4), and Round 5 (Interlagos / Gr.3), racking up 3944 effective points.
However in round 5, JUN-_-JEEEEN scores a pole to win in the 3rd race of the day, with 1446 points. With 3956 total effective points, JUN-_-JEEEEN out scores Nik_Makozi at this point.
In the final round on Saturday, JUN-_-JEEEEN did not partake in the race, and expectations were high for Nik_Makozi to make a comeback. However in the one make race with the Honda Sport Vision Gran Turismo on the Suzuka Circuit, Nik_Makozidid not quite perform as well as expected, starting from 4th place in the qualifier. In the final race Nik_Makozi rose only one position, and ended the race in third place behind L-Shooter_RB26 (Japan) and Z23350 (Japan),ending any hope of overturning the point rankings. JUN-_-JEEEEN was then confirmed as the overall winner of the series. Meanwhile, JUN-_-JEEEEN had also performed very well in the Manufacturer’s Series of the same season, placing 2nd place in the series rankings.
Also in the final race on Saturday, legacy0193 whowon the first race of the day scored 1454pts, boosting legacy0193 from 8thin the point rankings all the way to 3rd place in the series.
Point Ranking (Top10)
RANK | DRIVER | DR | SR | RD.1 | RD.2 | RD.3 | RD.4 | RD.5 | RD.6 | TOTAL |
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1 | Japan JUN-_-JEEEEN | S | S | 1258 | 1149 | 1252 | 1134 | 1446 | - | 3956 |
2 | Australia Nik_Makozi | A | S | 1188 | 1365 | 1269 | 1061 | 1310 | 1079 | 3944 |
3 | Japan legacy0193 | A | S | 1328 | - | 534 | 893 | 1068 | 1454 | 3850 |
4 | Japan L-shooter_RB26 | S | S | - | 1302 | 1202 | 1320 | - | 1207 | 3829 |
5 | Japan jipapa | A | S | 1254 | 695 | 1136 | 379 | 1293 | 994 | 3683 |
6 | Japan MAX-MACH-5 | A | S | 209 | 1293 | 538 | 1100 | 1061 | 1147 | 3540 |
7 | Japan anchormarines | A | S | 1193 | 890 | 531 | 1075 | 1141 | 1071 | 3409 |
8 | Japan Noway34 | A | S | 1250 | - | 591 | 1026 | 1120 | - | 3396 |
9 | Japan s-o16com | A | S | - | - | 1135 | 1139 | - | 1034 | 3308 |
10 | Australia Adam | A | S | 559 | - | - | 1050 | 1003 | 1224 | 3277 |