In October, Big Rock Racing made its debut in the Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS) Exhibition 3 Nations Cup, where we scored four podiums to take home 4th in state, 80th in country, and 110th in region. But we’re just getting started! After a week of recovery and reflection, it’s time to get after it. Next week, the GTWS Exhibition 3 Manufacturer’s Cup kicks off the first of a six-race series at Spa-Francorchamps and Big Rock Racing will be there!

Big Rock Racing’s inaugural entry in the Gran Turismo World Series Exhibition 3 Nations Cup has ended. Time to look back and reflect on a journey filled with exhilarating highs, challenging lows, and invaluable lessons learned. This season has been a testament to perseverance, skill, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.

The sixth and final round of the Nations Cup was held at Le Mans in a selection of group 1 prototypes. Race settings and practice conditions suggested a strong chance of rain over the condensed 24-hour simulated race length. Le Mans at night in the rain is scary and I was not feeling confident. But we race anyway, and this one was a good one.

Round 5 takes us to Lago Maggiore West for 20 sunny laps in Group 3 race cars. I qualified 2nd in the Alfa Romeo 4C Group 3 car, only 0.184 seconds behind the pole sitter, Jackrabbit_75 from Canada in the Peugeot RCZ Group 3 car. They say in NASCAR, “rubbing is racing”. This one had its fair share of rubbing intermixed with great, hard racing. In a race where everyone has elbows out, we all got a little bruised.

I’m not a fan of the Red Bull X2019 so I was less than enthusiastic about my round 4 chances at Grand Valley Reverse. Battling for an outright win didn’t seem possible and a podium would be unlikely. My goal was simple— be clean, be consistent, and race the best race I can.