Team HARD. Racing are delighted to announce that HUB Financial Solutions are supporting Season 1 of the Team HARD. Racing eSports League on iRacing for the remaining rounds as the series official partner. The knock-on effect for everyone competing is that the final 3 rounds will be broadcast LIVE on Apex Racing TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMDfrRiGtxY).
Due to the situation the world faces with COVID-19 and lockdown the UK is currently under, eSports has hit the front of the racing scene in recent weeks. Team HARD. Racing have been no stranger to this and launched their own range of series in March across all three of the major gaming platforms. The teams iRacing series on the PC has been one of the most hotly contested championships with eSports veterans, Team HARD. Racing scholarship finalists and junior racing drivers all entering the initial test event whereby 34 of the 86 entries qualified for Season 1.
These qualifying drivers are all battling it out to take top spot and it’s accompanying prize; automatic entry into the 2021 Team HARD. Racing scholarship programme.
‘Win the opportunity to race in a Team HARD. Ginetta GT4 SuperCup car fully race prepared and built to the latest specification.
A fully funded drive for the 2021 race season in the Ginetta GT4 SuperCup on a full arrive and drive basis awaits for our 2021 scholarship winner which includes championship entry, race entry fees, 10 test days throughout the season, all test and race fuel, fully qualified staff and support, race car hire, full tyre allocation and VIP race weekend hospitality for you and up to 3 guests.’
To up the ante Team HARD. Racing have entered three of its own drivers (Mike Epps, Niall Quinn, Ethan Hammerton), providing a benchmark for the championships 34 other drivers. Whilst these drivers can’t win the overall prize, they are still driving to win the championship overall.
You can expect extremely close racing in the remaining 3 rounds of the championship which consists of a 10 minute qualifying and two 15 minute + 1 lap sprint races around some of the UK’s top race tracks in iRacings Audi TCR cars, a one make series really make for tight and frantic racing.
The next round of the series is due to be broadcast on Easter Sunday (12th April 2020) at 19:00 LIVE on Apex Racing TV and you can get up to speed with what’s happened so far by going onto the Team HARD. Racing website (https://www.team-hard.com/esports/).