So at the half way point, Nikemikerules leads the Class series by a single point and Class C by 9 points.  The later is a whole win ahead, and Mike is looking comfortable there, but the Class championship is proving harder for him due to the fantastic competition he has had, although that isn’t to say Class A for AWD is any easier.  RangersRick currently leads that by a single point over Devil Lord, the latter has been brilliant at building up the points week after week, especially as he failed to score through no fault of his at Long Beach.  Devil and teammate Kinky have looked equally matched in the Escorts, and work well as a team, they consistently score well and go unnoticed in the races doing it at times.  These two though have A Big Pie Key breathing down their necks, only 4 points adrift.  The Nissan GT-R showed up for round 2, and CK Motorsport has done a fantastic job with the Fanta sponsored car.  For a big car, it seems to handle brilliantly and the wheelbase makes it good in the corners to.  A Big Pie Key has driven well and would have had more podiums if for a bit more luck.  He may have a struggle to win the Independent championship due to the form of Quicksilver, but he could certainly end up like Devil lord, of lifting the Class A, and Class championship itself, so all to play for him and the team.  These aren’t the only potential winners in class A, as both Kenty and Mad have threatened to score big as well.  Mad has been the frequent flier off the grid every Tuesday, the Focus making up places on the first lap with regularity, but it’s been hard on tyres and thirsty on fuel.  Mad was so unlucky to not register the biggest shock of the season at Long Beach, and the win if it had come would have been done so on merit, after beating Bradderstig and BMR Sutton in a great scrap.  The new MaD Motorsport team look set for a good second half to the season, as NorlinRacer made his debut at Maple Valley.  Norlin drove a sensible race and picked up team and class points and Mad might sneak into Class contention with his teammates help.  As for Kenty, it has been hit or miss for the DMR Hyundai Veloster.  Kenty has been fast at Hockenheim and Long Beach, but then had horrible days at others.  The Hyundai is a quick car, and seems a bit more forgiving than the Focus when it comes to tyres and fuel.  Kenty is far from out of winning the class, but will need more days like Hockenheim and less like Maple Valley if he is to do so.  Team mate Penfold has struggled, flashes of pace have been seen but setting the car up to his liking has hampered things a bit.  Don’t be surprised to see him in FWD trim next season.  The last 3 teams scoring in the class have been DARE, BADCUBS and CM Motorsport.  The latter in the form of CQR Rob, has been fast, the Volvo unlucky not to have scored better, but the car hasn’t been reliable and has the paddock rumour doing the rounds that the driver has left the team to drive elsewhere.  BADCUBS Honda Civic has left an impression on the eardrums where ever it shows, and both drivers have showed good pace on the rare entries into the Championship.  Cubs drove well in a new car at Silverstone, and seemed to enjoy the long races, and Badbeat had a strong run at Long Beach.  As for the DARE Lotus Evora, well lead driver Hoppers has been enjoying his racing greatly, even though the results have been lacking.  They have some tracks coming up that may work well for team and driver, and the rumours of a second car joining Hoppers on the grid.  Last AWD car is that of Devilsbogeyman.  He showed up the Alfa, later taken over and converted to RWD by Sauber on Media Day, looked at the discarded Subaru of Alert-It at Silverstone, and then moved to the Mercedes A45.  The Fyffe Flyers are on a massive steep learning curve, but they are getting quicker and more consistent with each round and the team have to applauded for doing things their own way.