Sim racing is gaining traction, having already produced drivers that have turned out to be competitive on real-life circuits. Now, Malaysia will soon host the first round of the eRacing Grand Prix SEA in June, courtesy of Axle Motorsport.
Contenders will compete via PlayStation gaming consoles, and the top 40 contestants will be granted access to training by professional driving coaches who will train them to become race car drivers in real life.
“eRacing Grand Prix SEA is the best platform for virtual racers to prove that gamers can establish themselves in real-life motorsports successfully, said Axle Motorsport founder, ex-Formula 1 driver and three-time Audi R8 LMS champion Alex Yoong, who was inspired by the introduction of sim racing in Hong Kong last year.
The growth of esports in the region is seen as the best opportunity for virtual racing to grow towards becoming one of the top esports games in the world, said Yoong. “esports has become a significant face of the video game industry when there was a demonstration event during the Asian Games. I hope that this will transition it from being known as a game, to being known as a sport,” he added.
First beginning in Malaysia, the eRacing Grand Prix SEA will then head to the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. The winner from each national round will be selected to train and be offered a place in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship (F4 SEA) as their first steps towards becoming a professional racing driver.
Axle Motorsport also provides strategic partnerships in Southeast Asian motorsports to aid the industry’s growth with participants’ career progression, from gamer to real-life motorsport, it said, adding that it aims to support drivers who come through its ranks in becoming future notable figures in the motorsport industry.
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what game they are playing?
Dafuq! Why da heck are we spending taxpayers money to host a NFS game? Don’t we have an E3 competition for this?
Being excellent at PlayStation virtual reality doesn’t mean they’re gonna be good in an actual car (Reality). Using the 2 thumbs & seeing on a 2D flat screen is not the same as using a proper steering wheel, using your feet for throttle, brake & clutch controls and the feeling butt Dyno to guage how much to steering, braking & throttle combo.
Means you haven’t tried a proper sim before, with a direct drive wheel, 3 pedals and a H-pattern box. You could even add a motion rig. Costs can run up to easy the price of an Axia/Myvi if you go professional. Even professional racers uses them for training. So what where you talking again?
Take a look at the first pic, does it look like a proper sim to you? This is just an arcade game sponsored by our money!
Also crashing in game is just not the same as crashing in reality.
A GT6 game?Lol.
We have keyboard warriors….and now console champions
Siddiq needs to spend more time developing real sports men and women and get TF out of his aircond putrajaya office!
How to participate?