At long last, the Gran Turismo World Series is back with LIVE Esports, kicking off in Austria at Red Bull Hangar-7 this weekend.
Matthew McEwen will be racing in the Nations Cup, while Connor Healy will be driving for Porsche in the Manufacturers Series.
Say hello to our new Gr.4 Honda NSX! We think it is out of this world!
Many thanks to Moe Jaylan for his godlike livery skills! Don’t scratch the new car Connor!
Thanks to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand for taking the time to interview our own Matthew McEwen on his recent racing in GT Sport. Matthew is topping the tables in the FIA-Certified Nations Cup across Australia and New Zealand, and the Toyota Supra GT class where he is the leading driver from New Zealand.
Read the full interview 👉 https://bit.ly/3ft6zr0
It was a fantastic Sunday night for our Gran Turismo Sport squad, as Group A drivers Kenny Conomos (AGT Online) & Jacob Anwyl (FYRC.) both took dominant victories in their respective races, making it a perfect two from two.
The night started of fantastically in what was a very tense and tight qualifying session, with the Kenny taking provisional pole on a 1:19.6 only for a gaggle of other cars to be near to the mark early on. The order changed significantly before the final few seconds of the session, where Kenny slammed the door shut posting a 1:19.1 to seal pole!
The start was managed excellently by Kenny, with fellow FIA World Tour racer Simon Bishop in hot pursuit, extending the gap to the those behind. Then the strategies split, with Simon opting for a 2 stopper, and Kenny sticking to a 1 stopper. With those on the same strategy Kenny continued to extend with the unknown being Simon on his two stopper. At the end of his stop though, he was 11 seconds behind with 12 minutes to go, and Kenny crossed the line to take victory after that unassailable lead!
For Jacob in the FYRC Porsche race, he achieved an excellent P4 in qualifying and having been caught up in an incident at the start, and the leader spinning out of contention, he found himself alone in the lead and he was able to close out an almost lights to flag win like an absolute pro.
This week sees the Group B boys in Nick Voon (AGT Online) & Chris Saunders (FYRC) also take to the Laguna Seca track. Can we go 4 from 4? Tune in to find out on Sunday night.
We’ve got a big day ahead of us, all condensed within a 12 hour span too! Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, this is one of our busiest Sunday’s yet and you can watch all the action LIVE! 🙌
From the top on Sunday evening AU time, on Gran Turismo we have the AGT Online by Thrillhouse Arcade and the FYRC. Porsche Series kicking off with Group A. Kenny Conomos headlines our AGT entry in the BMW M6 GT3, with new birthday boy Jacob Anwyl repping us in the FYRC Porsche Series. Be sure to catch that action LIVE on the Thrillhouse Arcade Facebook page.
Also with a local flavour, the V8 SCOPS Premier Series returns with Round 2 at Sonoma Raceway. The Pre Qualifying stage has been tight, however we are hoping to convert our promise from last round, into more of a result this round. You can catch that also on the iRacing Esports Network, as well as on the V8 SCOPS Premier Series Facebook page. Action commences at 6PM AEDT.
At 11PM AEDT (1200 GMT) the final round of the Sports Car Open series is run, with 8 Hours of Silverstone. We are currently sitting 3rd in this championship with the SIMRC squad close ahead in 2nd, and Team Redline leading the way. Anything can happen with one round to go, and Yannick Lapchin and Tuomas Tähtelä will be putting the Ferrari 488 GTE through its paces, with early pace looking strong.
Lastly and certainly not least, the second BMW Motorsport 120 of the year will be taking place at the Sebring International Raceway. After being drilled on the opening corner from a front row start in Daytona ruining any chance of a win, Andrew Kahl and Josh Anderson Racing return for redemption in what will be an all star field in the Big BMW M8 GTE. Action kicks off at 1330 GMT (Midnight AEDT), and again this is available on the iRacing Esports Network.
It sounds exhausting… but we’re all up for it! It’s going to be a great day’s racing. Let’s go get it!
#WeAreAltus #AEFTW
We’re live here in Sydney for the FIA Manufacturers Series. The BOP god’s haven’t been kind to our guys, but watch out for Chevrolet (Matthew McEwen), Jaguar (Kenny Conomos) and Hyundai (Connor Healy).
The AGT Online and FYRC. Porsche categories got underway at the weekend, with our Group A entrants of Kenny Conomos (AE_Kenomos) and Jacob Anwyl respresenting the team in each class respectively.
In both races however, it would prove to be a difficult night. Janwyl would recover from qualifying outside the top 10 to finish 9th in the race. For Kenny though, an OK qualifying performance was not converted when there was an incident early on in the race, resulting in a lot of lost time. He would end up finishing in P13, wondering what might have been.
This weekend sees the Group B take on Interlagos, with Nick Voon (AE_schnickoman) running the M6 GT3, and Chris Saunders (vf69225) in the FYRC Porsche.
Introducing our new BMW Motorsport M6 GT3, and we’ve fallen in love. You had me at hello! 😍
Many thanks to MJ Designs! #guru
Partner team The Chiefs Esports Club are bringing gaming to Kingpin Chermside in Queensland January 17-19 & 23-25! Altus Esports GT Sport driver Kenny Conomos will be going and setting some times to beat on the Next Level Racing Sim Racing Shootout. 🏁
Be sure to check out the latest in gaming gear from Logitech G, as well as some awesome VR gaming with the HTC VIVE, and other gaming gear from Intel, Lenovo and the team at JB Hi-Fi Garden City.
Be sure to come and say hi to all of The Chiefs & Altus, and you may even take home an awesome gaming prize!
#WeAreChiefs #Kingpin #NextLevelRacing #GTSport
By virtue of their fantastic performances across the GGT Sport World Tour events, Connor Healy, Kenny Conomos and Matthew McEwen qualified for the GT Sport World Finals at Monaco.
Kenny was lucky enough to pair up with SuperGT to take on Lewis Hamilton and Igor Fraga in the Pro-Am. Unfortunately, Lewis must have been used to hearing “Get in there Lewis”, and he proceeded to go right into the back of SuperGT turning them around early on in the race. Nevertheless it was all a bit of fun, and we loved meeting and talking with Lewis.
In the Manufacturer Series, it was a tough day in the office for all three manufacturers. In what looked like a promising start with all three cars in the Top 8 after qualifying, the racing turned out to be a difficult affair for our Gran Turismo drivers.
Races 1 & 2 were fraught with altercations from the bunched pack, as their respective teams were more often than not on the receiving end of an unfortunate situation. This left all three manufacturers, Chevrolet, Jaguar and Hyundai well down the order going into the final race.
In the final race of the day, the tide would turn for the better for all three. The story of the race was Chevrolet, coming from the last place on the grid when Matthew McEwen started the car, and the team carving their way through the field and finishing in 3rd place! 🥉For Jaguar and Hyundai, they too would improve on their earlier race results and all move up the standings. The final standings were:
P6 – Chevrolet (Matthew McEwen)
P9 – Jaguar (Kenny Conomos)
P12 – Hyundai (Connor Healy)
In the end it was not the result that they were all hoping for heading into the World Final, however being that it was their first ever World Final, there was a lot that can be learned and taken into future World Tour events.