A Rising Son

Motegi, JPN- In the Formula World Series third trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, Johnny Eckert was able to pull out some magic and steal the win in the closing laps. A race which saw seven drivers swap the lead twenty one times over one hundred laps came down to the closing stages. Ryan Kish lead coming out of a late caution with Danny Roberts and Stephen Laarkamp hot on his tail but it would not last. Kish was playing the strategy game, banking on a late caution which never 

happened. With only a few short laps left Kish was forced to pit for fuel and finished two laps down in twelfth. Johnny Eckert and Tim Silliman were both able to mount a strong charge through the field to enter the top three in the closing laps. When Danny Roberts dropped out of the mix on a penalty with only three to go a huge gap opened between the pack and the leader,  making it difficult for anyone to catch Eckert. Silliman edged Laarkamp for second while a four car three wide battle to the line took place behind, with Pilot Performance Group Teammates Travis Bennett and Erik Jeffers rounding out the Top-5. Danny Roberts still lead the most laps at 32 and came home as the final car on the lead lap in eleventh, while Stephen Laarkamp took fastest lap honors. Roberts also scored maximum bonus points having scored Pole Position. ​The race, the first with new partners Off Camber TV, was also the first streamed on iRacing Live, scoring a net viewership over four hundred, with over a hundred others on playback. Next week the series heads halfway around the world to Brands Hatch, just outside of London, England. The race will mark the first on ISDC TV, with Dylan Ackart and OCTV's Wes Graham in the booth.