Welcome back to my website, fellow sim racing enthusiasts! I’m thrilled to share my latest adventure in the “Ringmeister Series” at the iconic Nürburgring-Nordschleife. This time, I took the wheel of the formidable BMW M8 GTE—a car I had never driven before.
After just three and a half practice laps, we dove into a three-lap race that turned out to be spectacularly thrilling. Starting from 22nd place, I navigated through intense battles and dodged multiple crashes to finish in a strong 13th position. This race was not just about speed but strategy, with close fights and drafting making every moment a nail-biter.
The immersion was taken to a whole new level by the D-Box Full Motion Simulator I was driving on. Every bump and turn felt as if I were actually in the car.
The setup was enhanced with the BMW M4 GT3 steering wheel by Fanatec, mounted on my Simcube 2 Ultimate Wheelbase and Simtag Ashley Hydraulic Pedals. Secured by the Sparco 6.0 harness, I was fully focused on the race.
Here are some highlights and stats from the race:
- Strength of Field: 2928
- Safety Rating Improvement: +0.2
- iRating Increase: +20
- Incident-free race
Sim racing has never felt more real, and I love this system more than ever. I can’t wait to share all the action-packed moments with you.
Please continue to support me with a like, a comment, or a donation if you enjoy the content. Your support helps keep these exciting races coming!
Stay tuned for more racing excitement and thrills. I hope you enjoyed this race as much as I did. See you on the track next time!
| Fin Pos | Name | Start Pos | Car # | Interval | Average Lap Time | Fastest Lap Time | Inc | Pts | Club | New iRating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristian Streitemberger | 2 | 1 | -00.000 | 6:19.462 | 3 | 180 | Iberia | 6658 | |
| 2 | Santiago Aguiar | 1 | 2 | -01.338 | 6:19.908 | 3 | 173 | Hispanoamérica | 5875 | |
| 3 | Carl Davy | 6 | 10 | -11.748 | 6:23.377 | 6:21.883 | 0 | 166 | UK and I | 3203 |
| 4 | Antonio Barile | 5 | 3 | -14.069 | 6:24.151 | 6:21.915 | 5 | 159 | Italy | 4144 |
| 5 | Matej Kopernicky | 7 | 5 | -17.342 | 6:25.241 | 6:22.688 | 0 | 152 | DE-AT-CH | 3673 |
| 6 | Malte Moeser | 4 | 4 | -17.640 | 6:25.341 | 6:20.550 | 8 | 145 | DE-AT-CH | 3798 |
| 7 | Matthew Thompson21 | 8 | 16 | -18.645 | 6:25.675 | 6:23.999 | 1 | 138 | UK and I | 2712 |
| 8 | Peter Hruska | 10 | 8 | -20.731 | 6:26.370 | 6:23.830 | 0 | 131 | Central-Eastern Europe | 3372 |
| 9 | Connor Clifford | 12 | 9 | -21.094 | 6:26.490 | 6:22.656 | 0 | 124 | Illinois | 3211 |
| 10 | Maris Sudniks | 11 | 22 | -27.676 | 6:28.684 | 6:25.735 | 8 | 117 | Central-Eastern Europe | 2381 |
| 11 | Andreas Büsing | 24 | 23 | -35.371 | 6:31.245 | 6:24.454 | 2 | 110 | Benelux | 2374 |
| 12 | Josh Hunter | 18 | 14 | -52.157 | 6:36.842 | 7 | 103 | West | 2820 | |
| 13 | Philipp Geppl | 22 | 19 | -54.394 | 6:37.587 | 6:31.440 | 0 | 96 | DE-AT-CH | 2580 |
| 14 | Nico Schmidt2 | 25 | 24 | -57.790 | 6:38.718 | 6:28.425 | 1 | 90 | DE-AT-CH | 2350 |
| 15 | Luka Gessmann | 19 | 15 | -1:00.686 | 6:39.682 | 6:27.832 | 2 | 83 | DE-AT-CH | 2674 |
| 16 | Matheus Brick | 27 | 27 | -1:03.722 | 6:40.695 | 6:31.368 | 7 | 76 | Brazil | 2181 |
| 17 | Rafael Bonatti | 16 | 21 | -1:04.153 | 6:40.842 | 6:36.832 | 8 | 69 | Brazil | 2374 |
| 18 | Rudolf R Guenther | 26 | 26 | -1:13.066 | 6:43.810 | 4 | 62 | DE-AT-CH | 2262 | |
| 19 | Nathan Medina | 23 | 20 | -3:19.155 | 7:25.840 | 11 | 55 | New England | 2407 | |
| 20 | Antonio C Junior | 14 | 11 | -4:17.845 | 7:45.406 | 6:42.385 | 8 | 48 | Brazil | 3042 |
| 21 | Andreas Haindl | 3 | 7 | -5:37.201 | 8:11.862 | 6:38.139 | 4 | 41 | DE-AT-CH | 3365 |
| 22 | Ray Frias | 15 | 12 | -2 L | 8:41.886 | 5 | 34 | Texas | 2809 | |
| 23 | Christian Vizcarra | 17 | 6 | -2 L | 9:39.550 | 10 | 27 | Hispanoamérica | 3383 | |
| 24 | Michal Goralczyk | 9 | 13 | -3 L | 00.000 | 6 | 0 | Benelux | 2756 | |
| 25 | Leon Leloup | 13 | 25 | -3 L | 00.000 | 4 | 0 | DE-AT-CH | 2245 | |
| 26 | Matthew Jones46 | 20 | 17 | -3 L | 00.000 | 4 | 0 | Canada | 2518 | |
| 27 | Elias Mikkonen | 21 | 18 | -3 L | 00.000 | 2 | 0 | Finland | 2510 |
