Story and Images by David Anderson April 30th, 2022 - It's official!  Season 2 of the iRacing Team Endurance Series at CMS is a wrap as this past weekend we finished the 6 of 6 Rounds at Road America, in a fantastic season finale to the season!!! We had a fantastic time putting on this series for 2022 for the 2nd year in a row as our flagship series in the community.  We are also happy to report that early planning and thoughts are already underway to bring the series back in 2023! A special thanks to our amazing partners for the series in 2022. Penguin R/C Simulation Complx Simworks Grid-Finder.com Simrace247.com Apex TV We are hard at work finalizing all the sponsor, cash, and incentive awards for all the teams and will be further announcing those on our discord server soon to all team managers for payouts. Congratulating > more

Story by David Anderson, Images by Mike Tyler, JT Tami April 30th, 2022 - Champion Motorsports is proud to celebrate and announce our 2022 Porsche Cup Series Champions.  In 2022 we launched this amazing spec series for the first time, to support our annual iRacing Team Endurance Series.  With 12 total races, we had both a North American Chapter and Championship as well as a iRacing Team Endurance Series Support Series.  We would have Champions for each of those as well as a combined Champion who scored the highest across all 12 races. Lets Take a look at the Winners First up Drew Lidkea in the North American Series.  Drew competed in all 6 races in the North American Chapter, including 1 win at his home track at Mosport Canada and 4 top 5 finishes!!!  Congrats Drew!!! Next up is Miguel Colon.  Miguel would dominate in the iRacing Team > more

Story by Matthew Overton, Photo Credits by Jerry Chen and Daniel Kirby Another full week of racing as all three series were in action with some strong individual performances standing out from the crowd. It was the Trembling Mountain circuit for the historic Datsun 510s as the MNRL took on this re-creation of the iconic Quebec track for two sprint races. Jason Whited showed the greatest affinity for this twisting circuit, powering his car to the front in both races and chalking up two big wins as a result.  Whether starting from the front in R1 or driving through the field after a reverse grid start in R2, he was the master of the circuit for this race meeting.   The remaining podium places were hotly contested with multiple changes in each race, resulting in Gilles Lalonde and Joe Miller rounded out the podium in R1 while it was Eduardo > more

Story by Matthew Overton, and Photo Credits: Jerry Chen A full slate of racing at rF2 this week as all three series were in action. In the MNRL, PURIST driver Ben Boorman set the standard, powering his Peugeot 905 around the Suzuka circuit in 1:46.054 as the 4th event of the season got underway.  PRO Jason Whited was a full second behind at 1:47.242 in his Nissan R90CK while John Maher topped the AM qualifying in his Mazda 787B with a 1:51.522. 16 drivers took the green for the hour of racing and at the end of the 41 race laps, it was Boorman who took the checkered flag by only 3 seconds over the PRO class winner, Jon Uyan in his Jaguar XJR-14.  It was Maher’s Mazda that took the win in the AM class, one lap down to the leaders. At NARS, it was running of the > more

One race this week - the Greyhound Rescue 150 at the Daytona NASCAR road course to close out the series.  The first stock car series in rF2 for CMS, the mix of road and oval courses made for entertaining racing.  Big shout out to Matt Sentell for the updated stock car plugin for rF2, which brought some real-world flagging to our oval races as well as some sage advice from the drivers and administrators over at StockCarSimRacing.com on setting up for stock car racing! It was no surprise when the overall series leader, Eduardo Beninca claimed pole position with a 1:49.056, almost a full second over his closest rival, Zander Tallman.  Brendan McVeigh was the polesitter for the AM class, 7th overall with a 1:51.914. The combination of full-on road course in the infield and then the high speed banking of the NASCAR oval is the ultimate challenge for > more

Story and Images by David Anderson April 10th, 2022 - As we close in on the completion of Season 2 of the CMS iRacing Team Endurance Series, the racing and battles have remained fantastic and this past round at Sebring was no exception as the teams and drivers were ready for the historic and iconic Florida Venue. The CMS race coming just one week after the iRacing 12 Hours of Sebring had a lot of the teams ready to go for a second test. Taking Top Honors in the Prototype 2 Class and with the overall win was Satellite Racing.  Their second win of the year and they are now closing in on the Championship as our favorites headed to Road America. Satellite Racing looks to defend their Championship after a big win at Sebring in LMP2 In the GT3 Class the Lambo GT3 of Tempus Simsport > more

Story and Images by David Anderson April 10th, 2022 - A huge congratulations to our cemented best and most talented Porsche Cup Driver in 2022 as Miguel Colon would continue his dominance in our spec series in the 992 cup cars be sweeping both Round 5 races in the North American as well as iRTES support series. First up, Miguel would make a visit to the North American Series as we raced at Road Atlanta for the first time this season and take the win at the Iconic American Road Course. Miguel Colon Taking the Win at Road Atlanta in North American Cup Series A mere few days later he would continue his winning ways by taking checkers for the victory in his 4th race of the season and 4 out of 5 at Sebring in our iRTES Support Series.  A virtual lock on the iRTES Support > more

Story by Matthew Overton, Images by Jerry Chen April 4th, 2022 - Tuesday night saw the MNRL at Road Atlanta for a pair of sprint races in the Datsun 510s. Winner of R1 was Pedro Gomez with Jason Whited and Gilles Lalonde rounding out the podium. R2 saw Whited move up one place to take the win, with Matthew Overton patiently advancing from a P7 start to grab second place over an unlucky Lalonde late in the race. In the seniors category, Steve Carman and Overton traded P1 and P2 in the two races, with Bob Roberson picking up a consistent P3 for both races. Overall, it’s Jason Whited and Eduardo Beninca tied at 204 for the top of the standings, with Gilles Lalonde holding down third at 187 as Joe Miller and Steve Carman look to stay within striking distance of him. The Seniors standings are led by by > more

Story and Images by Matthew Overton March 27th, 2022 - Just one race at CMS this week - the The Downspout’s Friend 150 for NARS as they took the SC2018X cars out for Round 7 of their 8 race series. Qualifying showed that the drivers had the setups and speed to run competitively with each other on the track and it was AM driver Ricardo Almeida that took the pole position with the only sub-48s lap at 47.813 Top PRO qualifier was Gilles Lalonde posting a 48.076. It was obvious that everyone was “bringin’ it” for the last oval race of the series Racing however, is never like qualifying! For all the drivers who have dismissed oval racing as ‘turn left, turn left, turn left’, Daytona was a rude reminder that highspeed drafting on a superspeedway requires a tad more concentration than that! With well over half of the > more

Story and Images by David Anderson March 27th, 2022 - Congratulations to both Hashtag Racing Team #92 as well as Satellite Racing for their recent wins in our iRacing Team Endurance Series as they both took checkered flags in first position in class at our 6 hours of Lemans race!  The longest race and perhaps biggest test of the season saw one of our best events of the 2022 season and both of these teams taking top honors in fantastic fashion. In LMP2 the win for Hashtag Racing #92 is their 3rd in a row in the series and makes them the odds on favorites for the Championship this year. Hashtag Racing Celebrates their 3rd Win in a Row at Lemans For the Satellite Racing GT3 team they finally put it all together in a race.  They have shown the pace throughout the season but had various > more

Story by Matthew Overton Images by Matthew Overton and Bob Roberson March 22nd, 2022 - Two races this week as the MNRL took on Road America in the Datsun 510s while NARS wound their way around the Watkins Glen Short circuit in the Stock Car 2018Xs Two sprint races at Road America made for some close racing as the elbows were out up and down the field. R1 saw the top five finish in their starting order, although it was only race winner Eduardo Beninca that kept his starting position from green to checkered flag. R2, with a starting order that reversed the top six from R1, was a different story. With the top three starters in that race having problems that saw them tumble down the order within the first three laps, the podium was up for grabs with Jason Whited fending off his rivals to get to > more

Story by David Anderson Images by David Anderson, Mike Tyler March 14th, 2022 - Coming off of another fun and successful iRacing Team Endurance Series (iRTES) week at Champion Motorsports, we have two new Porsche Cup Winners from this week to congratulate. First up, at Indianapolis Road Course, Michael Parker would take down his first win of the season, with a very strong drive in his machine to win at the very famous American Legendary Circuit. Michael beat a pack of hungry drivers into turn one early in the race and despite constant pressure was able to stay up front and remain cool, calm and collected for the win. Michael Parker Takes Victory across the Bricks at Indy Next up as the Porsche Cup Support Series would visit Lemans as part of the days festivities and activities for Round Four of the Endurance Series, we'd see Alberto > more

Story By: Matthew Overton Photo By: Jerry Chen It was a quieter week of rF2 racing at CMS with only a single race due to a postponement of the NARS fixture due to RL issues and a week off at MNRL. This left the VWSC in the spotlight and it turned out to be an exciting race at Sebring that claimed the spotlight unchallenged! A demanding track at the best of times, it was made all the moreso with 38 drivers ( 17 Hypercar and 21 GT) taking the green at this storied venue. With the addition of rain - the first time in over a year for the VWSC, it meant a race of of attrition, mistakes and bold moves that made a crowd pleasing event to watch. Since the week had been almost completely rain-free, the garages were abuzz with action as teams adjusted setups to account > more

Story by David Anderson Images by David Anderson, Marc Johnson March 13th, 2022 - For the second year in a row, the Champion Motorsports simracing community held our annual VIP race, for members of the community which donated to support us. Over 80 Members contributed to the cause, and the appreciation is so welcome. As a reward for their contributions we held a multi class race on iRacing by invite only with a Sportscar GT and Touring Car option for members to select from. 75 Minutes of racing on the famed Daytona Road Course Circuit and the race lived up to every expectation and was extremely close and competitive. Both classes came down to the last lap to be decided, and there were incredible race long battles that saw multiple strategies and lead changes occur. In the Sportscar Cadillac Class, Marc Johnson would take the win, after an extremely > more

Story and Images by Matthew Overton March 7th, 2022 - Lots of rF2 racing this past week at CMS, with all three leagues in action. 23 drivers took to the track at Sebring in the second round of the MNRL 1991 Group C championship. In qualifying, it was PURIST Ben Boorman that set the pace at 1:48.131 in his Peugeot 905 to claim pole for the race. Jason Whited paced the PRO class with a 1:48.736 in his Nissan R90CK while while Tom Aiken topped the AM field with a 1:51.723 in a Jaguar XJR-14. After an intense race with both day and night racing, Ben Boorman emerged as the overall and PURIST winner, over a minute ahead of his closest rival. That driver was PRO Frank McCurdy in another Peugeot, just ahead of Brian Hall in his Jaguar with Whited picking up 3rd in class, a lap back. > more

Brett Stepens and Kris Hudson Grab Wins in the First Touring/GT4 Endurance Event of the Season Story and Images by Tim Collier Michael Parker leads the Touring Class field to the green flag March 5th, 2022 -A quick flight across the pond from last week’s race in The Great White North, this week the CMS Touring Car/GT4 Series would take on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in the first endurance length race of the season. The weather was mild, but that didn’t stop tire wear from becoming a concern for some. In races like this, the pit stop can make or break your entire race! Qualifying in the Touring Class was led by Michael Parker with a 2:15.388 best lap, with Kris Hudson beside him on the front row, JT Tami starting in third and Jean Claude Quintero starting fourth. With thirteen Touring Class cars starting the race, any > more

Story and Images by Matthew Overton February 26th, 2022 - It was an active week at CMS for rF2 drivers, as the MNRL took the TA U2 Datsun 510s to Watkins Glen while NARS were at Mid-Ohio with the the SC2018X stock cars. A busy night for MNRL saw two sprint races on the Short, No Chicane circuit with 15 drivers for the first race and then 17 for the second.  It was Eduardo Beninca over Pedro Crulas Gomez and Gilles Lalonde for the R1 honours, with Lalonde taking the checkered in R2 followed by Beninca and then Joe Miller in third. After three race meetings, Beninca shares the top of the championship standings with Jason Whited at 70 points while Lalonde at 65 points is holding off Zander Tallman just behind at 64.  In the Seniors Division, it is Steve Carman leading with 42 points ahead of Jerry Hamilton > more

Touring/GT4 Series Heads North of the Border, Johnson and Hudson Come Out on Top Story By Tim Collier Images by Tim Collier Michael Parker leads the Touring Class field to the green flag February 26th, 2022 - After a short one-week break the Champion Motorsports Touring/GT4 Series headed North to Canada, specifically to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park formerly known as Mosport for the second race of the season.  The weather was unusually warm for a May afternoon and drivers found themselves having to adapt quickly to the slick track. Qualifying in the Touring Class saw CMS veteran Kris Hudson take the pole edging out Michael Parker who won the first race of the season.  The TCR Class had 18 cars take the grid at the start, another large field for the second race in a row! The GT4 Class Pole Position was won by Marc Johnson, edging out Drew > more

Race Report by David Anderson Images by David Anderson and JT Tami February 20th, 2022 - We would like to congratulate Thomas Twomey and Miguel Colon for their victories this week in our extremely fun and competitive Porsche Cup Spec Series! Twomey would take victory at Belle Isle Street Circuit in the North American Cup Series race, while Miguel Colon would win his third race in a row in the iRacing Team Endurance Series (iRTES) support series race at Phillip Island. Both Drivers would lead flag to flag starting from the front row in each race, as these respective tracks were challenging and put an emphasis on track and starting position. The Porsche Cup cars requiring a lot of focus, both drivers were able to keep their heads down and keep the strong competition at bay behind them. Thomas Twomey Leads the field into Turn 1 at Belle > more

The GT4 field takes the green flag to start the season! Race Report by Tim Collier Images by Tim Collier February 9th, 2022 - Champion Motorsports’ Wednesday Night iRacing Series got underway this week with the 2022 Touring/GT4 Series by hitting the oft familiar Watkins Glen Boot circuit. The semi parking and garages began to overflow in the early hours of the day, and by the time qualifying began a total of 46 cars, 25 Touring and 21 GT4s, were ready to hit the grid for the one-hour race ahead! In the GT4 Class it was Nathan Sullano taking the pole position by two/tenths of a second over Marc Johnson. Behind them the next 9 car qualified within one second of the pole making for a tight field to kick off the season! Michael Parker and Trenton Jump lead the Touring Class into Turn 1 The Touring Class pole > more