By Dewey Kang, Metropolitan New York Region PCA
Series Review
Series 1 marked the beginning of the inaugural season of the PCA Sim Racing Series. It featured the iRacing Porsche 911 (991.2) GT3 Cup cars – the original intent of the series was to emulate the PCA Club Racing format on a simulator platform, racing at venues that are used for the official PCA Club Racing Series. As expected, most of our PCA members were proficient in driving high-performance cars but were faced with the challenges of wheel-to-wheel racing.
Series Races
The eight-race championship took place on renown North American tracks: Sebring (Sebring, Florida), Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas), Lime Rock Park (Lakeville, Connecticut), Watkins Glen (Watkins Glen, New York), Laguna Seca (Salinas, California), Road America (Plymouth, Wisconsin), Summit Point (Summit Point, West Virginia), and Daytona (Daytona Beach, Florida). Races were 60-minutes in length.
Each event ran two splits – top 30 qualifiers, which was broadcast live with professional commentary by Podium eSports, and the rest of the field which was not broadcast. Post-series survey suggested that our Racers greatly favored screen time on live-TV, so the PCA Sim Racing Steering Committee decided to ensure broadcast coverage for the entire field in future Series.
Podium
Billy Smith II (P1, Maverick Region PCA) claimed the championship trophy for Series 1, followed by James Huth (P2, Hudson Champlain Region PCA) and Michael Polasek (P3, Northern New Jersey Region PCA).
Results
Download the final championship results in PDF format
Replays
Replays are archived offline. Send an email request if you need specific files.
Events
Event 1 – Sebring International
Broadcast Video
Event 2 – Circuit of the Americas
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Event 3 – Lime Rock Park
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Event 4 – Watkins Glen
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Event 5 – WeatherTech Raceway (Laguna Seca)
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Event 6 – Road America
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Event 7 – Summit Point
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Event 8 – Daytona Road Course
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