© Photo: Timo Louhelainen / AKK.
The final screening of the Finnish Championship of Digital Track Racing will take place on August 8. In Jyväskylä, states in the AKK press release.
The 20 best digiracing eSM drivers in Finland will hit each other at the Neste Rally Finland eChallenge, a digital motorsport super day to be held in Lutako Harbor.
The Digital Racing eSM qualifying series, organized by AKK and FiSRA, gathered a record 185 drivers on its list of participants in the spring, so no final place has come easily.
This year, the historically popular series will be run on an iRacing simulator, with a virtual Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR whirling under the drivers.
Mount Panorama Circuit and Road America have been selected as the final day’s racetracks.
The starting positions of the final are made particularly interesting by the rise of traditional motorsport drivers as equal challengers for eSports professionals.
According to the press release, the last two seasons have been the Finnish champion in digital track racing Matti Kaidesojan Gold feast.
Kaidesoja’s pace with its competitors this year is still an interesting mystery, as the previous year’s champion will get a direct place in next year’s final thanks to his victory.
A total of 5,000 euros in prize money will be awarded to the top five in the final, from which the winner will receive 2,500 euros.
Follow the final live at Yle Areena
Yle Areena will broadcast the entire final day of the Digital Racing eSM series from time to time.
The competition studio closely monitors situations and moods under the guidance of professional commentators from morning to night.
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The competitions will also be shown via the streaming service Twitch on Yle’s e-sports channel, where the broadcasts can also be commented on live.
Schedule of the Finnish Championship finals day:
10.00-12.30: free exercises
12.45-14.15: time trials
15.30-16.15: semi-finals
17.15-18.15: final
18.15-18.30: award ceremonies
18: 30-18: 45: interviews