Champion Motorsports drivers Devin O'brien and David Anderson have just returned from a successful first entry into a
Forza 3 Race on XBOX 360 sponsored by
Inside Sim Racing TV. Both Drivers would finish with top 5's!
Devin O'Brien (above) comes out of the tunnel in his Fast Corvette C4 GS
Darin and Shaun the hosts of Inside Sim Racing decided to host a special Forza 3 Race for Sim Racers, with realistic settings and sim like competition. Anderson first learned of the event and made O'Brien aware of it and both drivers were accepted into the 16 car field. The race format included two heat races with the top 4 qualifying into a final event. Anderson and O'Brien would both be in the first heat together and both have strong showings to advance to the Final. There was a bit of concern that they would compete for possible transfer spots into the main event but both drivers were fast enough to run up front for solid transfers on the podium!
David Anderson above Leads a Field of Cars at Sedona - Forza 3 Race
The race was at the tricky Sedona Long/Full Circuit over 4 miles in length with fastest lap times in the 2:30.xxx range.
Here is a track map of Sedona, which is a Californian Fantasy Track in Forza 3 with incredible detail, multiple track configurations and some very technical turns and transitions ...
Anderson and O'brien were both solid in the mid 2:34 / 2:35 lap range, which would not be fast enough for the overall win but certainly very respectable with both drivers using wheels and full sim options.
In the Main Feature Race both drivers would run in the top 5 the entire way. Anderson would lead O'Brien for a while and then Devin was able to make the pass on his fellow CMS entry -- to finish a CMS high 4th position overall with Anderson right behind in 5th. It would be a very nice and solid finish for Champion Motorsports!
Here is a short
Video of Devin in the Corvette C4 GS from the Race! Also here is a
2nd Video of David Anderson's Start in the first Heat Race where he got a clean move away and went on to gain important positions through turn 1 on way to podium finish for the heat.
We both had a great time in the race, and guys if you haven't checked out Forza 3 and want to experience sim racing on the XBOX 360 platform this sim is for real. It's rich with content more so than most any other game available and it is a very good simulation on the console platform with lots of momentum in the market! Give it a shot!
CMS Drivers Score Top 5 Finishes at Inside Sim Racing Forza 3 Race
FYI the first 2 heat races were 5 laps in length each (lap times in the lower 2:30's ...) and then the main race we did was a 15 lapper, lasted about 40 minutes -- was cool! The tires were really wearing on my Camaro near the end it was getting to be a handful 
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