All the latest big sim racing news from NZ and beyond so you don’t have to go hunting for it. Lots to be excited about this month.

NZ Sim Racing

• Ana Klemick wins Simdy 500. Topping the qualifying, fast 12, and winning the race Ana has made a statement about their pace in Indycar. Ana wins a $250 MRP voucher with a further 12 drivers picking up minor prizes.
  Watch the broadcast recording. Full race results.

• Josh wins Moza wheel at REVCON. PingZero hosted the Esports Zone at REVCON, a car show at Claudelands Events Center in Hamilton on May 9th. Running a time trial around Hampton Downs throughout the event it was Josh who emerged victorious and won themselves a Moza R3 racing wheel.
  Revcon details. Revcon on facebook.

• Enduro for Mens Health on June 13th. Entries are still open for the charity event on iRacing. Teams of 1-5 will take on Adelaide Street Circuit in TCR cars in a 5 hour race.
  Read the full details. Sign up for the race and join the Discord.

• Outlaw Sims offering Sim to Reality pathway for young Midget drivers. Young 8-15 year olds who take part in Outlaw Sims driver coaching program (costs $250) will be in the running to win a 1/4 Midget Season at Ruapuna Speedway. This is the second year Christchurch based Outlaw Sims has been running the competition after Cameron Denson made the jump from Sim to Reality last year.
  Learn more on facebook.

• Matchfit Entertainment Mugello 450 set for July 5th. After successful events in the Phillip Island 500 and Road America 450 Matchfit are back with another $2,000 prize pool race. This time around its 82 laps in GT3s once again on iRacing. With $600, $400, $300 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd it’s sure to be another competitive one.
  Sign up for the race and join the discord.

• VRA Nascar Series back from June 14th. The iRacing series by Virtual Racing Aotearoa (VRA) runs over 14 rounds into September with a $720 prize pool on offer split across the top 12.
  Join the discord to take part.

• Gran Turismo New Zealand Championship kicking off in June. Formally NZERS the New Zealand Championship will run open qualifiers using Circuit Experience later in June. The top drivers go through to the 6 round season broadcast live on NZ Sim Racing TV with the winner getting an academy day in a Toyota GR86 Racecar.
  Join the NZSRC discord to take part.

News

• Logitech G Challenge underway on Le Mans Ultimate. Round two of the global competition is coming to a close with four rounds remaining running through to the end of June. With $35,000 worth of prizes it’s one of the biggest sim racing competitions with open entries.
  Official site.

Extras

• MonkeyMatt top kiwi in FIA Global Esports Rally Tour. I narrowly missed out on qualifying for the regional finals in Macua by just 2 tenths of a second after a 6 minute stage. The NZ leaderboard was a mix of known top sim drivers trying out rally and junior full metal rally drivers. Also interesting to see Asia-Pacific as the second most competitive region of the 6 behind only Europe.