Race 4 - Buddh!

Race 4 was the most tense we have seen yet.

The season underdogs  crushed the competition last race, and were looking to climb even higher in the standings.  This time, we are racing at Buddh in India.

Everyone starts the race off fairly quickly off the mark.  But the intensity of the competition has heated up, and the cars are too close.  Paint has been scratched on more than one occasion before all of the cars have even crossed the starting line.  Nicole Tickle and Rhodes Rashburne's cars seem a little worse for wear.

By the second turn of the race, Nicole Tickle starts to take a commanding lead.  Clearly pushing her engine to it's absolute extremes.  And everyone else starts to follow.

By the 4th turn, Nicole Tickle is WAY in front, followed by Chumbawamba and the Stig.  Rhodes Rashburne feels he has to make some kind of headway, and kamikazes into the 4th turn recklessly at top speed.  (did he forget there was a turn there?).  This sends him hurtling end over end beyond the turn - the blue car is out of the race for good!

Meanwhile, the engines of all the drivers are being pushed beyond their limits, and something finally gives.  Quickie's engine blows.  He's coasting for now, but it's going to be all over for this driver.

To give you an idea how well Nicole Tickle is doing, the green car is in the 6th turn already, with The Stig just barely making it through turn four.  In fact, the Stig hasn't even passed Quickie who has a blown engine!

Meandering quickly through the last few turns, the outcome of this race looks inevitable.  Can The Stig catch Chumbawamba though?  Not with Quickie's dead engine car blocking the way!

While the Stig is in turn 5, the race is already over.  Nicole Tickle takes the checkered flag.  As long as the drivers don't do anything rash, it's going to be Tickle in 1st, Chumbawamba in 2nd, and The Stig in 3rd.

Chumbawamba takes his final turns to approach the finish line for a steady 2nd place.  But the story doesn't end here.  The Stig, destined for a 3rd place showing decides to jam the pedal to the floor out of the last turn, and his Engine is blown!  We have our 2nd blown engine of the race!  But The Stig has enough momentum to cross the finish line.

What a show!

The Standings put Nicole Tickle in 1st place by a lead of 3 points going into the last race of the season.  The Stig and Chumbawamba are tied in points, and looking to take the lead.  It will all come down to the last race in Spain.