Last Friday was the 13th where 16 racers brave the Friday fatigue for the challenge of the ever daunting Suzuka. Prior to the race it was expected that the P1s would overcome the P2s in this long, high speed track. But it has been proven otherwise with Muaz and Madnoren dominating the qualifying session. Madnoren as the winner in Rattlesnake started on pole for the sprint but was jumped by Muaz who took the pole for the 90 minutes feature race. Ryugan returned from his long absence with a commanding 3rd on the grid behind Madnoren. Its the debut race for Kelvin, on the ps2 gamepad, starting from 6th place in between Antonio and Maranello55. The best of the P1s, evoHahn started on the 8th spot.

Arnaud reportedly has been kidnapped to his birthday party.

Everybody started clean into turn 1 with Ryugan made a move on Madnoren and moved to second, but Antonio lost it early into the esses. The leading pack of Muaz, Madnoren and Ryugan pulled away into the distance with the pack of Kenny, Kelvin and Maranello55 tailing. The mid pack was tight as they came off at the spoon corner. Bonn2020 and evoHahn collided almost in sync with the collision of Azrink and RonMD. Kamal90 was caught in the confusion as he spun and park his car the spoon exit. Zul manovered his way through, gaining few places and in hot pursuit of RonMD and Bonn2020 on the back straight. The rear pack of Afif, Piji and Soze together with Antonio who spun earlier also made their way through. EvoHahn, Azrink and Kamal90 however made it back to the track.

With fps issues in the sprint race, the racers are only allowed to turn on the headlights on lap 2 when the field has opened abit.

Madnoren spun at the final chicane, opened up the door for Maranello55 to pressure to Kenny and Kelvin, on lap 2, and managed to overtake both just around about a lap later. Kelvin is doing great on his debut race. Maranello55 seems to have the pace as he inching closer and closer to the battle between Muaz and Ryugan, who now is leading the pack. Ryugan pulled an overtaking move on Muaz into turn 1 on lap 3 and took the lead.

Zul was closing in RonMD on 7th rapidly when both made contact in the esses on lap 4. Both went off track. It has put Zul back down to 11th with a mountain to climb.

Piji and Soze took the battle for 7th. Their long rally lasted for around four laps, until come Madnoren and Azrink cutting through the field from the back, overtaking both of them.

The best of the P1, bonn2020 is now trailing Maranello55 on 4th place after also overcoming Kenny and Kelvin. Kelvin keeping the pressure on Bonn2020 though, with Kamal90 survived and sliced through the mid pack trying to take the fight to bonn2020, both on P1. After few laps, as it gets darker, it was clear that Kelvin unable to challenge bonn2020, but Kamal90 is struggling to bring his P1 into Kelvin's P2 pace only just. Their gap was pretty much similiar.

RonMD dropped few places and found himself battling evoHahn.

Antonio and the Zul doing battle at the back. Both unwilling to blink as they plunge into the darkness of the night. By this time, Maranello55, already passed Muaz, pulled an overtaking move on the leader Ryugan, going side by side into the 130R and snatch the lead. 

Kenny however was the one and only casualty when he was disconnected from the server after struggling to survive due to the lack of pace and fps for the night phase. 

tbc in pt. 2...