Our monthly Grand Prix Tournament races take place on the first or the second Thursday of each month. Please check below for the date of this months tournament.
Every driver competes in a minimum of 2 races, each race includes a combined practice and the qualifying session followed by a race.
The grid for each race is determined using the Pill Draw system that is common in circle track racing where each driver pics a ball out of a bucket, the number on that ball determines which race you are in and who your fellow competitors are.
Points are awarded for each drivers finishing position, Pro/Am drivers (a racer who has won a previous Tournament) points are handicapped, Novice drivers (racer who has not won a previous tournament) are awarded full points. After 2 races all driver points are added, the 8 racers with the highest point totals go in to the Final race. The racer with the highest points total after the Final race is the night's winner.
The winner, second place and third place will be awarded a purse consisting of cash and prizes.
All tournaments will be "blind", the track will be announced in advance but the cars being raced will not be announced until the Drivers Meeting. Additionally, all racers will compete in the same make and model of car.
Racers taking part in our monthly GP Tournament can practice the track in the days leading up to the race for only $8.
Mandatory Drivers Meeting at 6:30
Racing starts immediately after
$25 entry fee
All drivers take home prizes
All drivers run a minimum of 2 races
Thursday, May 14th
This month we are headed to the East Coast, Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is fast, technical and has a ton of passing zones. It will make for a great night of racing. We will be racing the North Course which cuts over before the Uphill Esses and reconnects at the Roller Coaster. This is going to be a fun one.
May also marks the introduction of Success Ballast, a weight penalty system that helps equal the field like used in the BTCC and JGTC series, the winner of the previous Tournament will carry additional weight.
Monthly Time Attack Challenge
Each month we host a Time Attack Challenge, every driver must drive the same car at the same track. The driver who sets the fastest lap by the end of the month wins a $100 prize package.
May
With Formula 1 back to racing this month and coming to North America, this months Time Attack will be at the Montreal Circuit Villeneuve (named after Canadian F1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and father for IndyCar and F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve.). Where we have recently raced F1 cars in the Time Attack we will be racing a car with heavy F1 ties, the AMG C9 which was driven to wins by the greatest racer ever, Michael Schumacher. The car was also built and campaigned by Sauber, the same Sauber that until selling out to Audi had a F1 team.
The car is brutally fast, the track is fast but tricky. This month will reward drivers with precise car control and can optimize the perfect race line.
Endurance Racing
Throughout the year we will host a number of Endurance Races. These races are 3 hours in length and have a 45 minute qualifying session prior to the race. Racers can drive the entire race by themselves or they can enter as a team and do driver changes throughout the race. In these races we do use tire wear and fuel consumption meaning the pit stops are required.
- Breakfast is served to all drivers prior to the race.
- All racers receive SWAG as part of their entry.
- Top 3 finishing drivers/team win cash and prizes.
- Drivers/Teams pick the sim chassis they want to use based on the order of preregistration.
Our Next Endurance Race
TBA
TBA
Our next endurance race will be announced soon, it will take place in June.
Lap Masters
Lap Masters Challenge is a friendly competition for bragging rights, but the winner of each round pics the track for the next race. This time we will be racing at the Spielberg Circuit is Austria. Everyone drives the same car at the same track, for this challenge we are racing the Maserati MC12 at the historic Spielberg Circuit with the 1982 chicane.