Assetto Corsa  – Benelux BMW Virtual Racing Cup Announced

The promotor of the Benelux BMW Clubsport Trophy and the BMW M235i Racing Cup Belgium announced the Online BMW Virtual Racing Cup starting on May 19th, 2016. Together with its partner Dynamixx simulators, JJ Motorsport asbl aims to be the first real-life race promotor offering a virtual BMW championship.

The championship will be run using the Assetto Corsa Racing Simulator platform and it’s realistic BMW M235i Racing car model. Just as in the real-life championships, the competitors in the BMW Virtual Racing Cup will race over 7 rounds on virtual versions of the real championship tracks. Each round of the Virtual BMW Racing Cup consists out of a qualifying and point scoring race.

The eventual championship winner will be rewarded with the opportunity to make the step from virtual racing to reality by means of an official test day offered in a BMW Clubsport Trophy race car including coaching and engineering by race team professionals. During the championship, the virtual BMW Racing Cup race action will be covered via the BMW Racing Cups website and its facebook fan pages.

You can participate in the BMW Virtual Racing Cup at an entry fee of 45€. A valid registration and payment will include 2 entree tickets for the 24H of Zolder 2016 where you will also have the opportunity to meet and greet the real world BMW Clubsport Trophy and BMW M235i Racing Cup drivers. The first 25 entrants will also receive an exclusive Zolder 24H T-shirt.

When interested, you can find the entry form here.  More info at www.bmwracingcups.be

 

BMW Virtual Racing Cup Race Schedule:

1. Spa-Francorchamps (België) 19 mei
2. Zolder (België) 17 juni
3. Zandvoort (Nederland) 21 juli
4. Zolder (België) 18 augustus – avondtraining 24u
5. Zolder (België) 22 september
6. Spa-Francorchamps (België) 20 oktober
7. Zolder (België) 17 november

 

Assetto Corsa is available at the official Assetto Corsa Steam page.