GPLaps presents an eSports series to get excited about: Historic 1950s Endurance Racing

Shovas · Jun 21, 2022

I probably won't participate (or qualify even if I did!) but you bet I'll tune in to catch some of this.

6/25/22 Historic Road Racing Championship - Rouen Race PoV Live - rFactor 2

Here's the announcement:

Rules & Regulations:

GPLaps Historic Road Racing Championship Rulebook 2022

docs.google.com

Punk Potato · Jun 22, 2022

Why the clickbaity title with 'eSports' plastered in there? It's just a small competition for fanatics of vintage motorsport.

Shovas · Jun 22, 2022

Punk Potato said:
Why the clickbaity title with 'eSports' plastered in there? It's just a small competition for fanatics of vintage motorsport.

It's less intended to be clickbaity as much as snarky

We get so many esports announcements from major brands on major sims and they all lack soul.

I feel like this series will capture something that sim racers have always looked for and avoided in major esports series. And it's not just because it's historic, it's because it's honest, regular sim racers that will be racing.

slideways · Jun 23, 2022

108 times posted and I don't see one regular historics racer amongst them. Plenty of GT3/GTE/LMP guys and some esports names as well. Think I'll wait til after the test event and see how it's shaping up.
Really love the track roster so I'm hoping we start seeing heaps of the regular historics guys jumping in.

Jim Carvalho · Jun 24, 2022

I'd love to join, but I don't race at 6:00 am on Saturdays. Enjoy. Looks like a great set of tracks, and the cars are tops.

Shovas · Jun 25, 2022

Shovas said:
6/25/22 Historic Road Racing Championship - Rouen Race PoV Live - rFactor 2

The Rouen test race went down today. Looks pretty cool.

slideways · Jun 27, 2022

For all the regular Historics crew, if anyone is interested in the HRRC event coming up, F3-Fanatics have put a practice server up. Fuel is set to 3x as per event rules but damage only at 75% for now.
Server is locked. PM for details.
Paul
**EDIT**
After some requests, server is now public for a while.
Damage now at 100%