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Events Calendar

See the PCA Sim Racing Calendar for all the upcoming eDE, Series 9, Chris Paiz classrooms, and Arrive & Drive events.

A big thank you to Kim Fricke for maintaining our calendar! There is a lot going on! If you have additions, please send them to Kim on our Discord server.

Besides the terrific Series 9 videos provided by Podium eSports, we have some dedicated PCA Sim Racers producing weekly event videos too! Check out the work of Enrico Gregoratto, Anker Berg-Sonne, and Nikki Chan on their YouTube channels! Nikki is providing us with opening videos for Series 9, and Daniel Nix is doing post-race "best moments" videos like the one he produced recently for Sport Class. Thanks, Enrico, Nikki, Anker, and Daniel!

Speaking of Mark Frost, he will be sporting a new paint in Series 9 for the holiday season. It's Frosty. Okay, bad pun, nice paint!

A note of thanks to Enrico Gregoratto for helping out with the Series 9 templates and updating the package as new drivers enter Series 9 for each Event. The latest template set is v3.3 and is available here.

PCA Sim Racer Patryk Adamczyk likes to paint car livery, and he has done some fantastic classic Porsche livery which is available to download on his Trading Paints channel. Well done, Patryk!

Notice a change in the PCA Sim Racing logotype? Well, not really the logotype but our tagline, "The cars aren't real, but the racing is." has gone from a trademark (™) to a registered trademark (®). You can get the latest logo version on this page. Please use one of the versions on the page and include our tagline. If you have questions about its use or need a different-sized logo, please contact Doug Atkinson on Discord.

Have a News Contribution or a Notable Quip?

Send it to Editor Jeff Williams on the PCA Sim Racing Discord server. Not on the Discord server yet? Click here to join!

2022 Holiday Bumper Edition

Dean Chapman interviews PCA Sim Racers Alessandro Torchio, Chad Dick, Nikki Chan, Jesse Lyon, Levi Nelson, and Mark Frost. Read The Dean's List - Installment 17 here, and The Tip Jar here.

Chris Paiz' Tuesday Classrooms Continue

Chris continues to hold his eDE track walks and classroom sessions for upcoming Series 9 races on Tuesdays at 7 PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific. These are immediately followed by an eDE practice session hosted by either Zone Group 1 or Zone Group 2&4. Join the designated Discord voice channel “Chris Paiz’ Tuesday Classroom” in the Chat & Practice comms category. If the channel is filled, you can watch Chris' classroom series on his Twitch channel. Here are the previous Classrooms for Series 9:

Event 1 - Road Atlanta https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1609469040 https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1621693797 Event 2 - CTMP (Mosport) https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1634442344 https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1628010910 Event 3 - Detroit Belle Isle https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1640884634 https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1647358969 Event 4 - Indy Road Course https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1653828083 Sim Racing Data https://www.twitch.tv/racing_lawyer/video/1660253953

PCA Sim Racing has welcomed over 130 new drivers to Onboarding and the Entry Class since the beginning of 2022. If you have PCA friends who have not joined yet, send them this link to learn more about PCA Sim Racing.

Welcome!

Here are our most recent drivers who joined us in October and November. Say hello when you see them on the grid!

Adam Kane Pacific Northwest Zone 6 Alan Valicenti Peachstate Zone 3 Aubrey Eyer San Diego Zone 8 Carey Brooks Upper Canada Zone 1 Charlie Jimenez Carolinas Zone 3 David Fernandes Rennsport Zone 1 Donnie Hall Connecticut Valley Zone 1 Fernando Paulino Hudson Valley Zone 1 Jeffrey Booth Everglades Zone 12 Jeremy Savoy Hurricane Zone 3 Jesse Lyon Yosemite Zone 7 John Tinetti Rocky Mountain Zone 9 Jordan Daniels High Desert Zone 6 Kevin Bandy Peachstate Zone 3 Kris Scheussler Riverside Zone 8 Matt Owens Upper Canada Zone 1 Matthew Green Mid Ohio Zone 4 Michael Beck Schones Land Zone 10 Michael Thuet Intermountain Zone 9 Nathan Row Los Angeles Zone 8 Nolan Baltz St. Louis Zone 10 Paul Tinetti Nord Stern Zone 10 Peter Lobona Everglades Zone 12 Rich Werneth Chicago Zone 13 Robby Prescott Chicago Zone 13 Robert Neville Carolinas Zone 3 Ryan Fitzgerald Peachstate Zone 3 Stephen Danley Peachstate Zone 3 William Goris Rocky Mountain Zone 9

Congratulations to the following drivers who have completed their check rides and moved to a new class!

Alessandro Torchio Pro Class Rio Grande Valley Zone 5 Daniel Nix Sport Class Riverside Zone 8 Fernando Paulino Pro Class Hudson Valley Zone 1 Marc Nistor Pro Class Chicago Zone 13 Robby Prescott Club Class Chicago Zone 13

Racing Rig of the Month

Each month in Driver's Meeting we'll feature a PCA Sim Racing driver's setup. Add a picture of your "racing office" to the new Sim Racing Discord channel "racing-rigs" located in the GENERAL category. You don't need an exotic cockpit to win. Desk and folding chair configs are eligible too! Each month's winner will receive an iRacing track of their choosing.

The winner for November is Sport Class driver Saurav Sengupta of Oregon Region PCA. Love the rear-view mirrors! Saurav, send your iRacing track selection to Doug Atkinson on Discord.

Congratulations!

Arrive & Drive

Area Manager - Rusty Pruden We’re racing every Sunday afternoon (3:00 PM Eastern, 12:00 PM Pacific), and every Monday evening (8:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Pacific) (except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's weekends). Join us for a continuing mix of our Fall “Indy Car Season” road courses and Porsche variants, with an oval or two just for fun! Some sessions will feature inverted starts or multiple cars (just to keep our faster Pro & Club drivers on their toes).

Arrive & Drive Racing is open to PCA drivers in all four Main League classes (Pro, Club, Sport, Challenge). For a league invite, send a DM in Discord to either @Admin-Rusty Pruden or @Mike Nyden.

PCA Pro GT3 Series

Area Managers Jim Huth & Stephen Kemp Planning for the 2023 Series is underway and you can expect announcements in the next couple of months. If you missed the 2022 Series recap by Stephen Kemp, read it here.

Series 9

Entry & Challenge Class Area Manager - Jeff Williams Sport, Club, & Pro Area Manager - Rodney Campbell We want to thank Pirelli for their primary sponsorship of Series 9 and welcome our newest sponsor, 6 Sigma Sim Racing.

More than 225 drivers in Entry, Challenge, Sport, Club, and Pro classes have participated in the first three races of Series 9. Current results, broadcast links, and race replays can be found at the top of the Series 9 web page. Series 9 is on target to become the most participated race series in PCA Sim Racing history which dates back to March 2019.

Watch all races on the PCA Sim Racing homepage or the Podium Twitch Channel. During each race, check our social media channel on Twitter for up-to-the-minute live race reports. A shout-out of appreciation for the efforts of Race Control, fearlessly led by DJ Lyon. Everyone on the Steering Committee is backing-up DJ in this arduous task of covering the 35 races in Series 9. In each race, three Steering Committee members join DJ to manage the large grid of cars.

Everyone in PCA Sim Racing is welcome to sit in with Race Control for an event to observe and see how it operates. Just let Doug Atkinson know if you'd like to "visit" and you will be provided RC access.

Below are the remaining events in Series 9.

Area Manager Bob Rose Thanks to everyone who completed the Survey on Team Racing. Planning for the 2023 Team Racing Series is underway and you can expect announcements in the next few weeks. Zone Group Racing Area Manager Chip Witt Chip is working with the Zone Group leadership to develop the 2023 Zone Group Championship (ZGC). The annual series will be run once again in February. More details announced in the next few weeks.

Driver Conduct

PCA Sim Racing is dedicated to sportsmanship and comradery. It is expected that each member will comply with the PCA Code of Ethics and Conduct, and treat other members in a respectful, fair, and courteous manner. Further provisions regarding driver conduct are included in the PCA Sim Racing Driver Conduct document first published on the Discord PCA Sim Racing server on November 3rd, 2022.

Area Racing Managers

Arrive & Drive - Rusty Pruden Entry & Challenge Classes - Jeff Williams PCA Pro GT3 Cup - Jim Huth & Stephen Kemp Sport, Club, & Pro Classes - Rodney Campbell Team Racing - Bob Rose Zone Group - Chip Witt

All Managers can be reached on the PCA Sim Racing Discord server.

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Thanks!

Thanks to all the PCA Sim Racing members who volunteer their time as eDE instructors, moderators, steering committee members, onboarding guides, race control, scorekeepers, zone group administrators, and doing all the other fiddly things that are necessary to make PCA Sim Racing go! Jeff