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November 2, 2026

Octobers Hectic News - Quick Sim Racing Updates

NZ Sim Racing

  • MOZA New Zealand iRacing Championship (NZIRC) starts Wednesday. With qualifying complete we have NZs top 26 iRacing drivers lined up ready to tackle the 6 week championship and crown the national champion.
    Live on NZ Sim Racing TV Wednesdays from 7:40pm.

The 26 drivers qualified for NZIRC
  • NZ company “Racing Sims” on display at Sim Racing Expo in Frankfurt. Launching their partnership with Simufy as the European distributor of their RS:Kart full motion karting sim Racing Sims took on the SimRacing Expo.
    See more on Facebook.

Racing Sims Simufy RS:Kart at Sim Racing Expo

News

  • New Zealand missing from Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship Esports Events. With esports competitions across iRacing and Assetto Corsa the competition required FIA ASNs to nominate drivers, and with Motorsport NZ recently stopping esports involvement, NZ missed out being included. In 2023 Ewan Baker represented NZ at the APMC in Sepang, Malaysia on Assetto Corsa Competizione. This year Motorsport Australia had 4 drivers competing.

  • Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup. More Porsche 992 action with the Eifel Cup challenging drivers to set the fastest lap around the Nordschliefe. Finishing November 16 the winners in each region (NZ being in Asia-Oceania) will earn a Fanatec wheel or peddles.
    Announcement.

  • Zach Rattray-White continues hot run of form. Kiwi living in Australia Zach continues to impress on iRacing. Off the back off racing in the Porsche Esports Supercup (PESC) he has come second in the Ferrari Esports Series regional final, and is set to race in the FIA F4 Esports Global Championship over the next 4 weeks (watch round 1 on youtube).

Zach interviewed during PESC
Zach in the Ferrari Esports Series


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