Introduce yourself

[Franek Godrecki]

Name: Frank Godrecki

Nickname: p n k

Age: 17

Residence: Poland

Where did you hear about us: /r/simracing, Jimmy Broadbent's stream

What series are you planning to run: VLMS

Simracing experience: No idea if you can call it "simracing", but I drove a lot of GTR2 and GT:L with some poor "vibration" wheel, in 2006 (I was 7 years old), came back to simracing after I completely failed at my karting career (no money), began with Project Cars in 2015, quickly moved up to Assetto Corsa. I am planning to get rfactor 2 soon (Steam summer sale), I can't really participate in iRacing as it costs a fortune; for 5 cars in iRacing I could buy a new wheel, or smartphone

League experience: Apex Online Racing, Core

Simracing hardware: Second (third or even fourth) hand Driving Force GT, with "foam mod" on the brakes.

Real vehicle: Probably 1996 Fiat Punto (once I get my license)

Favorite simracing car: SF15-T, 2015 R8 LMS Ultra, Sauber C9, AE86.

 

[Matthew Wheeler]

Name: Matthew Wheeler

Nickname: Mr Random (287)

Age: 21

Residence: Australia

Where did you hear about us: Fellow Sim Racing Drivers

What series are you planning to run: Unsure yet.

Simracing experience: I've been playing simracing games since 2008

League experience: About 3 years with different leagues

Simracing hardware: Logitech Driving Force GT. Looking to upgrade soon though

Real vehicle: Don't own one.

Favorite simracing car: Honda Integra with the GTR2/Race 07 mods

 

[Juan Lopez]

Name: Juan Lopez

Nickname: Lohpez

Age: 21

Residence: United States

Where did you hear about us: Juha-Pekka Lammi is a teammate of mine on iRacing.

What series are you planning to run: VEC

Simracing experience: rfactor, rfactor 2, Race 07, GTR2, iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally, Richard burns Rally, and the Reiza games.
On pc since 2012.

League experience: Race2Play, and iRacing leagues.

Simracing hardware: Fanatec CSL Elite, with Fanatec CSR Elite pedals.

Real vehicle: Subway.

Favorite simracing car: Aston Martin DBR9 GT1

 

[Javier Sánchez]

Name: Xavier Etxebarria

Nickname: none

Age: 35

Residence: Spain

Where did you hear about us: Racedepartment.com

What series are you planning to run: GT3

Simracing experience: iracing and rfactor 2

League experience: none

Simracing hardware: Thrustmaster T500RS

Real vehicle: Renault Clio Emotion

Favorite simracing car: McLaren 650s

 

[Joni Aaltio]

Name: Joni Aaltio

Nickname: mulkkensson

Age: 31

Residence: Finland

Where did you hear about us: Found a youtube stream of ongoing Le Mans

What series are you planning to run: Don't know yet

Simracing experience: Have driven a various sims

League experience: Not much

Simracing hardware: T300, G25 pedals+shifter

Real vehicle: BMW E36, Toyota Corolla KE-36

Favorite simracing car: Too many to pick

 

[Samuli Makkonen]

Name: Samuli Makkonen

Nickname:

Age: 24

Residence: Finland

Where did you hear about us: Youtube

What series are you planning to run: SRCA

Simracing experience: Assetto Corsa,iRacing,Automobilista and rF2

League experience: None

Simracing hardware: G920 Wheel+shifter and Fanatec csl elite pedals

Real vehicle: none

Favorite simracing car: Ferrari 312T

 

[Chris Heyneke]

Name: Chris Heyneke

Nickname:

Age: 34

Residence: South Africa

Where did you hear about us: Friends

What series are you planning to run: VEC / VLMS

Simracing experience: 8 Years -GT Legends, GRID series, Assetto Corsa

League experience: Past 3 years competing in the South African Simrace Series

Simracing hardware: Logitech G29

Real vehicle:

Favorite simracing car: Bmw Z4 GT3, Nissan GTR GT3

 

[Jose David Borges]

Name: Jose D. Borges

Nickname:

Age: 26

Residence: Spain

Where did you hear about us: Speedinlive.com, my mates participate on VEC (SINL Team)

What series are you planning to run: VEC

Simracing experience: GP4, Rfactor, Rfactor2, Assetto Corsa. Since 2006.

League experience: 11 years on Speedinlive/Gp4Spain

Simracing hardware: Logitech G25.

Real vehicle:

Favorite simracing car: WTCC cars

 

[Enrique Gisbert]

Name: Enrique Gisbert

Age: 20

Residence: Spain

Where did you hear about us: In a telegram chat

What series are you planning to run: Don't know yet

Simracing experience: Not many

League experience: none

Simracing hardware: old DFGT, in about a week comes a new G29

Real vehicle: Renault Megane

Favorite simracing car: Ferrari 458 GT2

 

[Jesper Holmgaard]

Name: Jesper Holmgaard

Age: 37

Residence: Denmark

Where did you hear about us: You Tube

Simracing experience:racing games 25 years: simracing 3 years. iRacing. Assetto Corsa. AMS. rFactor 2. R3E. race 07.

League experience: some league in iRacing and RD leauge

Simracing hardware: Vesaro sim Rig with triple screen. Accuforce with Sam Maxwell SMZ1 wheel. heusinkveld ultimate pedals. Fanatec clubSport SQ shifter. SHR button Box.

Real vehicle: Mitsubishi colt

Favorite simracing car: Advances mx5 in iRacing. Aston Martin GT1. HPD.

 

[Jack Mayor]

Name: Jack Mayor

Nickname: Little Jack

Age: 17

Residence: United Kingdom

Where did you hear about us: Jimmy Broadbent

What series are you planning to run: Hopfully VEC in the future

Simracing experience: Race in a few rFactor and rFactor 2 leagues

League experience: Gpvwc Formula Challenge driver and Team owner. Simleague.de driver and Team owner

Simracing hardware: Logitech G27

Real vehicle: None

Favorite simracing car: Anything Open-wheel or Prototype

 

[Brian van Beusekom]

Name: Brian van Beusekom

Nickname: BrianB

Age: 19

Residence: Netherlands

Where did you hear about us: I know the guys that drove the SimHQ Corvette in room 2

What series are you planning to run: Academy first, then VEC

Simracing experience: started around 12 years ago with with Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 and rFactor, got more serious when I bought AC in early acces. Now I also play rF2, AMS, Dirt Rally and R3E.

League experience: Around 3 years now. A short while after I got AC I joined my first league. Won 2 championships and have experience with sprint races and endurance races of 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours.

Simracing hardware: G27 with NIXIM mod on all pedals.

Favorite simracing car: rF1 enduracers DBR9, AC KTM X-bow

 

[Roland den Hollander]

Name: Roland den Hollander

Nickname: NLdutchie

Age: 45

Residence: Netherlands

Where did you here about VEC: rF2 Forums

Simracing experience: ~1 Years started on RFactor 2

League experience: Ran my first league this season in a Honda Civic in the DTCC

Simracing hardware: Thrustmaster T300 and the Pro pedals, PC and triple monitors

Real vehicle: 2008 Ford Focus

Favorite simracing car: impossible to pick a single one. I prefer touring cars or GT, love FWD cars.

 

[Joris Kirkels]

Name: Joris Kirkels

Nickname: Jay Jay (JJ) or Fineraft (I prefer however JJ because Fineraft is my youtube name)

Age: 17 (I turn 18 at the 22nd of October

Residence: Wittem, The Netherlands

Where did you hear about us: Form the Jimmy Broadbent stream of the 24h of Le Mans

What series are you planning to run: I plan to run in the VEC series, after the Academy ofcourse.

Simracing experience: 5 years in F1, GT Endurance, LMP, WTCC, DTM and Indycar.

League experience: None, I've never been in a League. I applied last year at a league, but they never sent a message back.

Simracing hardware: Thrustmaster F430

Real vehicle: I don't have my driving lincence yet, but when I do, I will drive a Citroën Berlingo Multispace.

Favorite simracing car: It's not an easy choise for me. There for I choose a LMP and a GT endurance car: Prosche Hybrid 919 and the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

 

[Fulvio Benedetti]

Nome : Fulvio Benedetti

Nickname : Fulvio Benedetti

Età : 36

Residenza : Brescia

Dove hai sentito parlare di noi : Team Texas

che serie hai intenzione di eseguire : Academy

esperienza Simracing : Ps4

esperienza League : Ps4

hardware Simracing : RFactor2 e Assetto corsa

veicolo reale : Golf serie 7

auto simracing preferita : Lmp1 e lmp2

 

[Delano Fowler]

Name: Delano Fowler

Nickname:

Age: 17

Residence: South Africa

Where did you hear about us: Jimmy Broadbent

What series are you planning to run: Unsure

Simracing experience: 10 years

League experience: none

Simracing hardware: Driving Force GT

Real vehicle: None

Favorite simracing car: Bmw Z4 GT3

 

[Miguel Vaquero]

Name: Miguel Vaquero

Nickname: Mike24

Age: 19

Residence: Spain

Where did you hear about us: Youtube

What series are you planning to run: Unsure

Simracing experience: 4 years with Rfactor Rfactor 2 and Iracing

League experience: I've run in diferent F1 leagues in Rfactor2 and endurance series in Rfactor

Simracing hardware: DFGT

Real vehicle: None

Favorite simracing car: Corvette C7.R, Chevrolet SS

 

[Federico Marolla]

Name: Federico Marolla

Nickname: Doctoreddu46

Age: 23

Residence: Venice, Italy

Where did you hear about us: with my team, Texas Squadra Corse

What series are you planning to run:

Simracing experience: about 3/4 months with rFactor 2, Assetto Corsa and Automobilista

League experience: Nothing

Simracing hardware: T300, triple monitor, playseat

Real vehicle: Nothing

Favorite simracing car: Ferrari 458 GT2

 

[Bruno Sousa Ferreira]

Name: Bruno Sousa Ferreira

Age: 30

Residence: London, UK

Where did you hear about us: forums and youtube

What series are you planning to run: academy then, VEC

Simracing experience: Since 2008.

League experience: Lots, being in league racing since 2008 from racing open wheeler's to V8 supercars to clios.

Simracing hardware: Good old G25

Real vehicle: none, (engine blew up)

Favorite simracing car: FSone 2009, touring car legends mod for RF1

 

[Abram Wozniak]

Name: Abram Wozniak

Age: 27

Residence: New York, USA

Where did you hear about us: YouTube

What series are you planning to run: Academy/VEC

Simracing experience: 2007 (Forza series)/2015 (pCARS, AC, rF2).

League experience: PCRA Project CARS GT4 league. Currently competing in the NAGP GT League on Assetto Corsa

Simracing hardware: Fanatec CSL Elite

Real vehicle: '17 Subaru WRX

Favorite simracing car: Corvette C7.R, Mercedes AMG GT3