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FRUSTRATING END TO TOUR DE TALLADEGA

The eNASCAR Road to Pro Series moved to Talladega Superspeedway and our team had put together a very solid strategy to bring the Tour de France to Talladega with our six top split drivers. In what is usually a green flag fuel saver, we opted to pit our whole team early and go full tilt to the finish.

It was looking like the big brain move of the season with all our cars leading the pack with both a fuel and tyre advantage however it fell to nothing, when a bad caution came out neutralising the field. We had track position, however it became much more of a lottery than we would have liked.

It was a bruising finish, with bent fenders and a struggle to the line however we ended up with two cars in the Top 10 from Merch and Braden, Cosey picking up 12th in his first Top Split RTP race ahead of Ruckman, with Danson and Lopez hit hard with drama at the end and finishing down the order. Christian ran solo in split 2 and came home a solid 11th.

The talk of the event however was the Logitech G Altus Choo Choo Train. What a sight it was!

HEARTBREAK AFTER LEADING 10 HOURS AT CREVENTIC OPENER

Luke McKeown did an excellent job, by taking Pole Position in the opening round of the Creventic Endurance Series by VCO at Spa. Teammate Michael Neumeier got us off to an excellent start, and throughout the race we had an excellent tussle with Williams Esports for the majority of the race, with the two teams on their own out front and separated by no more than 6 seconds.

However with the ending in sight and less than two hours to go, disaster struck as a Porsche GT4 turned McKeown around at the bus stop, with a following GT4 piling straight into our stricken Lamborghini. The damage would be terminal and after an awesome race it was officially game over. Devastating stuff.

Nevertheless, it was an awesome display by Luke and Michael who showed a lot of what they can achieve. Our eyes have already turned to the next race.

NEW COLLABORATION WITH DEFENDING CHAMPIONS GTWR!

Ahead of the Sim Grid x VCO World Cup, we are working behind the scenes with the defending champions GTWR team.

With our venture into one of Assetto Corsa Competizione’s most prestigious series we wanted to give ourselves the best chance to hit the ground running in what will be a massive challenge for us.

Led by Team Manager Giorgio Simonini, the GTWR team are at the pinnacle of competitive Assetto Corsa Competizione racing winning many championships and major races. This was highlighted again in last night’s qualifying by locking out the first three positions all in different cars, ahead of a world class field.

We are delighted to kick off this collaboration with GTWR, and to date their support has been immense. We are also delighted to have GTWR driver Walter Rotundo join our roster for this series in the #43 Altus Esports Bentley, joining Simone Maria Marcenò, Zachary Hanlin and Kenny Conomos.

Tomorrow is Round 1 – the Bathurst 12 Hour. It’s sure to be a great race!

ALTUS SHOWCASE LOGITECH G AT WINTON RACEWAY

Whilst the action is still going on in the background, three of our Simracers are helping showcase Logitech G G923 TRUEFORCE wheel in the Winton Raceway paddock.

It’s been incredible to see everybody’s reactions to the wheels performance as they take on a laser scanned version of Winton on Assetto Corsa. We’ve loved getting to interact with the race fans and help them learn more about the rise of Simracing, and how Logitech is committed to developing its Simracing range for years to come..

LUIS NUNEZ JOINS ALTUS!

A big welcome to Luis Núñez as our latest signing to the team who will help strengthen our Dirt-Road Lineup!

Luis has impressed at the beginning of his iRacing Career, quickly reaching 6k iRating in Rallycross with multiple World Records, whilst finishing as a close Second Place in the Iberian iRX Series against strong competition.

Luis has future goals to also challenge for the Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup, and we’re looking forward to seeing him develop with the Team.

Be sure to cheer on the #12 as Luis prepares for the iRX Pro-Qualifiers next season!

MORE WINS THIS WEEK FOR SETH, CHRISTIAN & JULIAN!

With racing running around the clock in Australia, Europe and the US, sometimes it can be hard to keep track of it all. However it was an awesome week for the team, also picking up victory in the following races:

FTF Racing @ Myrtle Beach Speedway: Win for Christian Pedersen
Formula 3 Australia @ Zolder: Win for Julian Dunne
Superspeedway.gg @ Daytona: 1-2 finish for Seth DeMerchant & Michael Cosey Jr.

Gotta love those trophies!

WE’RE RACING IN THE TSG x VCO WORLD CUP!

We’re excited to announce that we will be contesting one of the largest competitions on Assetto Corsa Competizione, in a collaboration with The Sim Grid and VCO.

The series will contain a world class field of familiar rivals, and new ones too. The five round series will get underway next month, with races running between 12 and 24 hours in duration across some famous circuits, opening with Mount Panorama

Let’s go racing!

JORDAN TAKES MAIDEN RACE & ROUND WINS!

The V8 SCOPS Premier Series moved to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for Round 2 of the series, with a fresh new update to the V8s thrown in mid-week.

With Cooper unable to return in time to race due to real world S5000 commitments, our assault was reduced to four cars with Jordan Caruso, James Scott, Sam Blacklock and Zac Hanlin taking to the track.

Jordan showed pace from the outset, leading the way in opening practice before repeating that feat in qualifying taking pole position for Race 1. His start would be thwarted by wheelspin, losing three positions off the line. He was able to move past TTR’s Hamstead for 3rd and they were both reeling in the leaders, however would have to settle for 3rd.

Race 2 would see Jordan starting 4th, however with a cleaner start would move into 3rd and sights set firmly on the leaders. The cooler conditions appeared to play into our hands, as Jordan was able to reel in the leaders, first moving into second and then passing Down at Moss. The pair would then go side by side through the final three turns before a coming together left Down wedged in the wall. Jordan was later reprieved of any wrongdoings by race control, and with eyes only looking forward was able to take a comfortable victory.

It was a difficult night for our other racers, with multiple DNFs in race 1 from early race incidents and a similar account in Race 2, although Zac Hanlin did a great job of driving through to 18th place in Race 2 from 31st on the grid.

Bring on Round 3!