Presents the NZ Esports Racing Series
Searching for New Zealand's
Best Sim Racers
Divison 1 Finals
Matthew McEwen
1st Place
Dominated the online season and won both live races to achieve first place
Lewis Atkinson
2nd Place
Ran clean and controlled races in the live finals after a mid-pack result in the online season, seemingly the only person who could challenge McEwen after qualifying 0.007 behind him in the live time trial shootout
Mathew Smith
3rd Place
Ran a consistent and successful online season but was beaten out by Atkinson in the live finals
Divison 2 Finals
VTX_Blindman_GT
1st Place
Pukeko-9
2nd Place
Clanfever
3rd Place
Blindman dominated the online season for Division 2, winning all but one race. Pukeko, who was possibly the only competitor to compete using VR for the entire season, had some excellent results to finish second, ahead of ClanFever who ran solid races all season, as well as hosting the Div2 lobbies
Divison 3 Finals
Phreelickz
1st Place
Steamedhamz02nz
2nd Place
Daraygun
3rd Place
This division was a nailbiter, with SteamedHamz taking an early lead in the competition only to be unseated by Phreelickz with a dominant round two and Sardegna. They went at it hammer and tong all season, and it seemed SteamedHamz had the upper hand until he was absent from the final round, netting Phreelickz a smattering of unanswered points, which cost SteamedHamz the season win. Daraygun, through consistency and solid results close to and on the podium, was able to secure third for the online season, and best of the rest.
The Run Down
Anyone from New Zealand can register and race online from the comfort of their own homes (or local gaming lounges) to both qualify, and compete in their Division!
The top 15 racers are placed into Division 1, the next 15 in Division 2, and so on.
All the divisions will race over the following 6 weeks to determine the final rankings.
The top 10 racers in division 1 are invited to race at in person at Respawn Esports Centre, with prizes for the top 3 racers.
Each of the six rounds, and the Live Finals, will be broadcast to a global audience on the Respawn Esports Centre Twitch channel, complete with commentary and interviews.
The competition has completed for 2023 but will be back in 2024!
The Schedule
October 13 - 25
Qualifers through Track Time Scoring
October 27 - December 8
Rounds 1 to 6 each Friday Night
December 15
LAN Finals for at Respawn : Top 10 Division 1
How to Participate
- Register for the competition below
- Follow the instruction email
- Join the discord linked in email
- Hop on your PS4/PS5
- Start up Gran Turismo 7
- Go to the designated track
- Set your best Lap Time!
- Register for the comptetion
- Send a PS5 Friend request to RespawnRacingQuals
- Open Gran Turismo 7
- Go to World Circuits > Europe > Alsace
- Go to Circuit Experience > Go to One Lap Attack
- Set Lap Time
Register Now!
An email will be sent with discord invite and information
Alsace
1st Division Finals Prizes
1st Place
Trip to Queenstown with a Highlands Motorsport Park Half-Day experience!
(see below)
2nd Place
$200 in prizing and merchandise
3rd Place
$100 in prizing and merchandise
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