syn·thet·ic, the imitation of nature 

rac·ing, action of competing to finish first

iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1

Modulate!

  • Barber Motorsports Park
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 9
  • Strength of field 1450
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 48%
  • Qualified P4
  • Finished P11

 

Lowlight: Punted on lap1 and dropped from P4 to back of the pack. Subsequently dive bombed in the hairpin after regaining many positions.

 

 

 

Launch!

  • Sebring International Raceway
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 8
  • Strength of field 1765
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 45%
  • Qualified P9
  • Finished P7

 

Highlight: First time executing a dual-clutch launch in a race. Went from P9 to P4 by turn 1.

 

 

 

Max's Ring!

  • Red Bull Ring
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 7
  • Strength of field 1754
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 45%
  • Qualified P14
  • Finished P10

 

Highlight: Fairly clean and busy race for me. Truely enjoyed it.

 

Title of the race is a reference to Max Verstappen's back to back Red Bull Ring race wins last year (2021). That's is not Dan Suzuki in the car, just someone using his car livery!

 

 

Go on Green!

  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 6
  • Strength of field 2384
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 45%
  • Qualified P16
  • Finished P15

 

Highlight: Finished with positive sR

 

Lowlight: Taken out at race start. Damage slowing down car for full 20 laps.

 

 

 

Blue Hell!

  • Mount Panorama Circuit
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 5
  • Strength of field 1468
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 44.3%
  • Qualified P2
  • Finished P7

 

Highlight: Qualifed P2 - droped back but regained P2 for final lap!

 

Lowlight: Rear ended in "The Chase" on final lap - dropping from P2 to P7 with a wrecked car.

 

 

 

Bull Ride!

  • Knockville Racing Circuit
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 4
  • Strength of field 2274
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 45%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P15

 

Lowlight: Punted off track from the rear in the last turn of the last lap! See video thumbnail.

 

 

 

Green Hell!

  • Nurburgring Combined VLN (Endurance)
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 3
  • Strength of field 1832
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 45%
  • Qualified P6
  • Finished P10

 

Lowlight: Lap 1 turn 1/2 - Didn't leave enough track for opponents on my left.

Spun out car cut across the track on lap 2 causing an unavoidable collision.

 

Highlight:  +iR +sR (3 weeks/races in a row)

 

 

Exits!

  • Okayama Internation Circuit
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 2
  • Strength of field 1683
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 44.7%
  • Qualified P12
  • Finished P11

 

Lowlight: Allowed an overtake in hairpin - which resulted in the passing car punting me of course.

 

Highlight: Zero incident race registered. +iR +sR

 

 

Wrecks!

  • Hungaroring
  • iRacing Porsche Cup (Fixed) 2022 Season 1 Week 1
  • Strength of field 1579
  • Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) - Brake bias 44.3%
  • Qualified P7
  • Finished P8

 

Lowlight: Punted in turn 1!

 

Highlight: +iR +Sr

 

 

iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4

Catch Up!

  • Le Mans - Circuit de la Sarthe
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 12
  • Strength of field 1824
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.5%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P16

 

Lowlight: Didn't protect the inside entering chicane and spun cutting the aggressor.

 

 

Chased!

  • Mosport- Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 11
  • Strength of field 2186
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.5%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P15

 

Lowlight: Spun out and dropped to back of the pack.

 

 

Bruiser!

  • Bathurst - Mount Panorama Circuit
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 10
  • Strength of field 1789
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.0%
  • Qualified P11
  • Finished P10

 

Lowlight: I was black flaged for damage just before final lap. I decided to finish the race instead of pitting. This move saved my iRating but I lost tons of safety rating.

 

 

 

Battles!

  • Barcelona Circuit
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 9
  • Strength of field 1839
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.0%
  • Qualified P8
  • Finished P9

Sorry!

  • Suzuka International Racing Course - Grand Prix
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 8
  • Strength of field 1935
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.5%
  • Qualified P14
  • Finished P10

Stay Cool!

  • Miami Homestead Speedway - Road Course A
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 7
  • Strength of field 2k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.0%
  • Qualified P13
  • Finished P8

Easy Peasy!

  • Nurburgring Grand Prix Circuit
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 6
  • Strength of field 1.8k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.5%
  • Qualified P6
  • Finished P4

Crowded!

  • Tsukuba Circuit
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 5
  • Strength of field 1.9k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 53.5%
  • Qualified P8
  • Finished P6

The Squeeze!

  • Road America
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 4
  • Strength of field 1.7k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 52.0%
  • Qualified P11
  • Finished P7

Hungarospin!

  • Hungaroring
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 3
  • Strength of field 1.6k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 52.5%
  • Qualified P14
  • Finished P9

Fender Bender in the Fog!

  • Twin Ring Motegi
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 2
  • Strength of field 1.9k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 52.5%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P5

Undeserved Podium!

  • Road Atlanta
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4 Week 1
  • Strength of field 1.6k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 51.5%
  • Qualified P3
  • Finished P2

 

iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 4

Angry Start!

  • Montreal - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 3 Week 12
  • Strength of field 1.5k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 52%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P5

Highlights

  • 00:00 Lots of carnage at the first turn
  • 03:26 Dive bombed in a chicane and punted off course
  • 09:00 Passed by two cars simultaneously
  • 11:02 Strange line in the front
  • 15:55 Pass in a chicane and advance to P5

 

No rest @ Interlagos!

  • Autódromo José Carlos Pace
  • iRacing GT3 Fanatec Challenge 2021 Season 3 Week 11
  • Strength of field 1.5k
  • Porsche 911 GT3 R - Brake bias 52%
  • Qualified P10
  • Finished P5

Highlights

  • Slowed down by a Ferrari for most of the race.
  • Eventually gave the Ferrari a little unintentional nudge.
  • 16:57 I get dive bombed in turn 2 by another racer. I recover, but the Ferrari is now back in front of me and my steering/suspension is messed up.
  • 19:52 I retake the Ferrari cleanly in turn 2.