If you self identify as a petrolhead, today’s a day of interesting opportunities. For starters, the Assetto Corsa series is seeing whopping discounts of up to 90% off (which you can zip to here). For seconds, Ferrari has announced the return of the Ferrari Esports Series and, for the first time, Australian and New Zealand racers can roll up to the grid. Whoever prevails in these Asia Pacific heats will then go door handle to door handle against the winning racers from Europe and North America.
What’s a Ferrari Esports Series? It’s a six-month racing tournament that allows international sim racers to unite, fight, and find out who is number one in a grand final race on October 12, 2023. The sims in question are Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione. The crown will be 2023 Ferrari Esports Series Champion, plus an opportunity to secure your place on the Scuderia Ferrari Esports Team.
If your leadfoot is itching and interested already, lug it on over to the Hot Lap registration page located here. The first track of the Series will be the legendary SPA circuit, with racing starting May 1st, and then the schedule will continue thusly:
Qualifiers
- Qualifier 1 – Thursday 20 July.
- Qualifier 2 – Thursday 24 August.
- Qualifier 3 – Tuesday 12 September.
Regionals
- APAC Regional – Saturday 23 September.
- NA Regional – Sunday 24 September.
- EU Regional – Saturday 30 September.
Finals
- Grand Final Pre-Show – Wednesday 11 October.
- Grand Final – Thursday 12 October.
Assetto Corsa Discounts
There’s never been a better time to powerslide into this vaunted, VR-enabled sim racing series.
PlayStation Discounts
Xbox Discounts
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
