Overview
Welcome to the PCA Sim Racing 2025 Summer Tour! There will be weekly races on Wednesday evenings starting May 14 through August 27. 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, this summer, when you’re not enjoying your real Porsche or sipping a cold beverage on the beach, come 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
- 60-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 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 comradery 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.