Interlagos, Brazil

Interlagos proved to be a decent last-minute substitute for Long Beach when logistical issues precluded the execution of the Long Beach GP.

This circuit is very fast, with long straightaways that see the cars get up to over 200 mph. There are a couple of complex corners to slow things down and insure some significant downshifting if a driver botches his approach, but otherwise the course is flat-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing.

This day saw Team Poderoso Sporin's Gaudalupe MacDougal, previously bereft of any points in the series due to his inability to conclude a race, taking the pole position in qualifying and running a commanding race. An early breakaway took Gaudalupe and two other racers away from the main scrum and he never looked back, running his own race with near flawless precision and only bothering to make a single pit stop.

Victor Eelap, running for Tombstone Racing had a horrendous crash on the back straightaway approximately halfway through the race. His car hit debris on the track, spun, bounced off of a retaining wall, caught air, and flipped end over end in the air before coming to rest upside down.

Unfortunately, Victor was seriously injured in the accident, with a broken spine, several shattered ribs, and a subdural hematoma. Medical experts have indicated that Victor may one day walk again, but his racing days are over.

This was a very hard blow to take for Tombstone Racing, who were running well in the top half of the pack and had the potential to challenge Team Poderoso Sporin for the lead at one point. The engineers of Tombstone Racing have vowed to revisit the car design to ensure there is no repeat of this accident.

Pretty Pink Ponies' driver Sun Princess drove an excellent race, as did Team Poderoso Sporin's Gaudalupe MacDougall. MacDougall's army of Scottish/Mexican fans are currently embroiled in a divisive dispute over whether they are Mexish or Scotican, but either way, they are solidly behind Gaudalupe!

Smitholine Motor Oil driver Racer X had a hard day, attempting late braking and blowing through a corner, tearing off all 4 tires in a spectacular display of shredding rubber and blowing brake calipers. That was an unfortunate race ender for the rookie driver.

Dozois' Auto-Vitesse driver Racer 3B struggled throughout the day, at times making good progress, but seemingly hampered by engineering problems with his car. We expect to see better results out of this young rookie once his team gets the kinks in their car design sorted out.

Overall, a great day of racing for race fans. With the season approaching the halfway point, IMW has a strong but not insurmountable lead. Second and third are close enough and behind that, the season is still entirely up in the air as one good finish could radically change the outcome.