25.09.2016   11 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 SEASON 3 1:10 ISTC ROUND 2, OSAKA 2

Finnish, Awesomatix factory driver Viljami Kutvonen showed magnificent pace during the qualifying. He was consistent and fast, but didnt get this easy. German driver Christoph Kirchhefer was pushing really hard and was really close to beat this Finnish laprobot. At the end, gap between these two were only 0.126 seconds and it was real exiting moments, when we waited that main final to begin.
Also really close behind was Swedish driver Andre Fossto, Andre`s gap was only one second when qualy ended. Italian Andrea Giordano was also on fire, he got the fourth grid and was 2.8 and German Hendrik Kiel at fifth place, 3.3 seconds behind winner when qualifying round ended. Seidl and Deparde were over 4 seconds and Bailes and Portelli over 8 seconds behind TQ pace. Last man going to big final was Chris Kalfoglou, but his gap was over 12 seconds, and ... read more

31.07.2015   0 comments

A new track is added to the selection of world on-road tracks: Osaka. This track is also known as Central Race Park and is located just outside Osaka. It has featured several Japanese national championship events in the past. It's a typical Japanese track with the option to have several lay-outs. This is lay-out number 2. Today we will also release lay-out 3 which is the oval course, a new track for the die-hard oval racers to run the NASCAR trucks on. Later we will release a barrier free version, Osaka 4, which is a perfect site for drifters! Osaka 1 will be release in fall 2015.

The first event on the new track will start on August 8 with 1:12 sportscars 10.5T Blinkie class. Enjoy the new track!