Racing into May
NZ Sim Racing
Top 30 kiwis qualified for NZ Toyota E-Cup (NZTEC). After two rounds of qualifying the top 30 have been decided with round one of the 5 round NZTEC championship season kicking off Monday 28th April.
Watch live Monday from 7:35pm on NZ Sim Racing TV.
4 Sim Racing comps in the Taupo Supercars paddock:
Racing Sims - The top lap time and one random entry won a Hamptons or Highlands motorsport experience.
Racing on iRacing, Porsche GT3 at Sandown.
Congratulations to Jack Marra setting the fastest time with a 1:08.442. Full leaderboard on facebook.
RacingSims.co.nz
Racing Sims as Taupo Supercars Subaru - With free entry and the top lap time winning a Subaru WRX experience for 4 at Taupo this sim was busy all weekend.
Racing on AC, Subaru WRX at Taupo Motorsport Park.
Congratulations Ryan Bell setting the fastest time with a 1:29.390.
Subaru sim challenge at Taupo Supercars MRP Trak Racer - With a leaderboard for bragging rights the big prize was a random draw, a Trak Racer sim chassis. The leaderboard was dominated by real Toyota 86 drivers who were running as a support category to the Supercars.
Racing on AC, Supercar at Taupo Motorsport Park.
MRPSimRacing.co.nz
MRP Trak Racer sims at Taupo Supercars V8 Supercars Sim - Just outside the gates the V8 Supercar Simulator was running their unique simulator. No prizes on the line but times were recorded for bragging rights.
Racing on AC, Supercar at Taupo Motorsport Park.
Congratulations Cade V who set the fastest time with a 1:30.64.
V8SupercarsSim.com
SupaKarts at Christchurch Armageddon. SupKarts brought two of their sims along along with $200 vouchers to hand out to those that could set the fastest times.
Challenge: Fastest lap in Supercar at Bathurst in AC.
SupaKarts.co.nz.
Auckland Armageddon takes place May 31st - June 2nd. Armageddon Wellington did not feature any sim racing but with Auckland events being the largest there’s a good chance we will see some racing.
ArmageddonExpo.com
News
FIA Launch Girls On Track Sim Racing Competition. The international iRacing competition will see the top 10 woman, one specifically from Asia/Pacific, invited to a special finals event in Macau. Open qualifiers close May 6th so get in quick.
Read more.F1 2025 releases May 30th.
Read more.
Extras
Need more racing? check out one of these events (first posted in NZ Sim Racing Hub):
Kiwi Sim Racing kicking off a Supercars season. The iRacing series starts Tuesday April 29.
More details on the forum.Virtual Racing Aotearoa kicking off Porsche Cup season. The iRacing series starts Monday May 5th.
More details on facebook.Mega PS5 Endurance Series has 5 rounds remaining. The ACC endurance series next round is 30 May-1 June.
Follow Mega Esports on facebook.
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