Production Sedan Round 6 - Suzuka Circuit

It's time for the final round of Production Sedan! This time we're heading even further east than Abu Dhabi. We're going to the land of the rising sun, manga, Shintoism, technology, mouthwatering food, and last but not least, cars! Indeed, the final round is in Japan, at the iconic circuit of Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan!

Qualifying - Qualifying will consist of 7 laps total; 1 warm-up lap, 5 timed laps, and 1 cool-down lap. All drivers must stop on the first corner of the circuit on the cool-down lap for the Lobby Marshal or host to record the times. The fastest clean lap time from a driver, as denoted by the game, will be recorded for qualification. If you fail to deliver a clean lap time, your fastest dirty lap time will be recorded and will be placed lower than the slowest clean lap time of your competitors. Please use the qualifying thread to check your qualifying lobby allocation. Remember that drivers should be/appear online 15 minutes prior to qualifying start, and should keep in-party chat to a minimal. Please check the Lobby Settings thread for which overrides are and aren't allowed.
 
Race - This race will consist of 20 laps. The lobby will be setup to 21 laps, this extra lap is for the warm-up lap. Drivers are expected to be familiar with the rules and regulations come race time. Please check the Lobby Settings thread for which overrides are and aren't allowed.
 
Pit Stops - There is 1 mandatory pit stop during the race, to be taken after the first 2 race laps and before the last 2 race laps. 
 
Starting Procedure - The race will start with a typical 80 mph 2x2 Rolling Start towards the end of the warm-up lap. Remember that each row of 2 cars are not to accelerate to race pace until THEY pass the Start/Finish line. 

If anyone has further questions, please post them in this thread. Good luck, and I will see you all on track.


LIVE TIMING

Time for the final round already. Unfortunately I can't be there, since I'll be in Japan! Hence why I chose it as the final round.

I would like to say thank you to all who compete and made this series as enjoyable as it can be. The competitors I talked to all said how they love driving these cars and how good the racing is. Thank you again and may you have an even better experience at Suzuka!

Unfortunately, I will be missing this round as well. My youngest grandson's first birthday party is on the same day and is scheduled to start at exactly the same time as the race. My family didn't feel the need to schedule around my racing schedule!

Good luck to all those who compete!!