Overview
Schedule
Rules
Championships & Points
Results available on Discord in the Summer Tour Category
Overview
Welcome to the PCA Sim Racing 2025 Summer Tour!
- Weekly races will be on Wednesday evenings from May 14 through August 20.
- All Main League (Pro, Club, Sport, Challenge) drivers may participate.
- Grid Pass is NOT required.
- The races will be multi-car class and multi-driver class.
So, when you’re not enjoying your real Porsche or sipping a cold beverage on the beach this summer, join your friends on the grid!
Championships
There are four championships to compete for:
- Car class
- Driver class
- Zone Group
- Hat Trick (New this year!)
Cars
Drive any car in any race—no requirement to pick one car for the series.
- Porsche 911 GT3R (992)
- Porsche 911 GT3 CUP (992)
- Porsche 718 GT4 Clubsport
Car Settings
- Starting fuel is not limited
- Open setups for all driver classes
- One fast repair for all classes
Drivers
- All PCA Main League Pro, Club, Sport, and Challenge class drivers.
Event Format
- Multi-Class. All car types and all driver classes will race together.
- All events start at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST on Wednesday evenings.
Single Race Event Format
Cars in a class will grid together.
- 20-minute open practice
- 10-minute lone qualifying / 3 laps
- 45-minute race
Heat Race Event Format
Cars will grid by pace, not by class.
- 20-minute open practice
- 10-minute lone qualifying / 3 laps
- 25-minute Heat
- 25-minute Feature
Sessions
- All events will be “League Sessions” in the PCA Sim Racing “Main League”.
- Sessions will be created and available for Test Drive two weeks before the event date.
- The number of participants in a session will be the maximum number permitted by iRacing.
- Register quickly to avoid being precluded from joining the session.
Tracks, Dates, Times
- All events are on Wednesdays with practice starting at 9:00 PM Eastern / 6:00 PM Pacific.
- The sim date and times below are iRacing settings for the event.
- Times are the actual practice start.
- Click here for the full event schedule.
Drop Races
- A driver’s best 5 finishes in each car class are counted, except for the Hat Trick Championship, where the best 3 finishes in each car type are used.
- All others can be dropped in the Summer Tour.
Race Conditions
- Generated weather with a dynamic sky.
- Rain only if expressly noted in the schedule above.
- In-sim date will be the same as the actual event date.
- Starting times for races will vary.
Race Communications
- iRacing voice chat function for “necessary” communication during the event.
- Use an available channel in the PCA Sim Racing Discord server If you and your race spotter would like to communicate privately.
Race Control
- There will be no live Race Control.
- All drivers are to exhibit the sportsmanship and camaraderie expected in PCA Sim Racing.
- There may be PCA Sim Racing Admins in sessions. They have the authority and ability to silence and/or DQ drivers not demonstrating these qualities.
- Race Control will be by iRacing AI.
- Follow all instructions of the iRacing AI.
- There will be no clearing of penalties or issues.
Incident Race Review
- There is no IRR process for the Summer Tour.
- Drivers involved in an incident are encouraged to review the replay and then reach out to the other driver to share perspectives.
- Otherwise, leave it on the track and move on.
Replays
- Replays will not be saved/posted by PCA Sim Racing Admins. Drivers may save their replays.