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Mad Dog Racing's
Maxcat continued his push up the Nascar series
ladder tonight, in the Aussie Web Radio Dodge.
Post race the
normally hard to find MDR racer had this to say:
"In practice tyres
started popping after 14 laps. This taught us that
the race would be a strategy of looking after your
tyres, and preventing a pit stop would be more
important than going fast.
Around lap 20 some of the front runners popped tyres
- they didnt learn from the practice, others ran out
of fuel. I cruised along passing the stationary
vehicles to secure 3rd - my first podium.
In race two, an 85 lapper with yellows the strategy
came into effect again. I wanted to pit every 28
laps, to make it home on 3 stops, as drivers ran low
on fuel some pitted under green, going a lap down.
As I slowed for my pit, I spun causing a yellow, so
those that had not stopped, did so under yellow
flags. Some drivers cursing they stopped under
green.
On the restart all but 2 of the field got a stop go
penalty, I dont know why. This penalty put us all
down a lap. We went to the end of the race under
green. Drivers stopping as they ran low on fuel. I
made it home in 6th. I got 5th for the night, and
moved up to 8th overall for the season so far."
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