It's November and we are close to the end of a great year of racing at OZNZ Sim Racing.
We already have an eye on the 2019 calendar and what events we might run and to help with planning we are asking our members to please fill out the survey form so we can look at tweaks and adjustments that need to be made with the hope of improving the OZNZ experience for everyone.
So please take the time to fill out the OZNZ Sim Racing 2018 Survey linked below. We truly appreciate it.
It's Daylight savings time again and with the clocks jumping forward an hour, OZNZ Members can expect changes to the race schedule.
At OZNZ Sim Racing we base our server and website times on Sydney. Once the Daylight Savings time zone shuffle is done, you can always find out when an event is starting by looking at the top of the page at www.oznzgaming.com. The clock will always be set to Sydney time and all events will have a start time listed based on that clock.
On Sunday the 30th of September
On Sunday the 30th of September New Zealand will change to Daylight Savings time.
New Zealand: Racing 1 hour LATER than normal.
Practice starts at 9pm NZT and Qualify will start at 10pm NZT.
Australia: No change for Australian members.
From Sunday the 7th of October
On Sunday the 7th of October Australian territories that observe Daylight savings time move to Daylight savings.
WA, NT, QLD: Racing starts 1 hour EARLIER than normal.
Practice starts at 5pm AEST, Qualify starts at 6pm AEST.
New Zealand: Racing start returns to normal time.
Practice starts at 8pm NZT, Qualify starts at 9pm NZT.
SA, NSW, VIC, TAS: No change.
Practice starts at 6pm AEDT, Qualify starts at 7pm AEDT.
As always, if you are unsure about start times, refer to the clock on the website for reference.
And don't forget to post about your fading curtains and confused cows.
We've been a bit quiet for the past month and a bit, but fear not, OZNZ is still trucking on!
In past few months, we completed the Seat Leon TCR Challenge, which provided us with some close, intense racing in the Front-wheel drive Seat Leon TCR. If our racing was anything to go by, we can't wait for the TCR series to start in Australia as it will make for some amazing viewing.
We also said goodbye to the VLN series due to declining numbers. The 4 rounds that were run at the Nordschleife in the Audi TT RS and the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport for extremely challenging and every driver got bitten by the Green Hell at some point in the series.
OZNZ hosted it's first special event race night, the Porsche Cup Sprint Trophy. 1 car, 1 night, 4 races. It was 2 hours of tight racing in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car on 4 short race circuits. A lot of fun was had and we are busy planning another special event night to take place before the end of 2018.
Currently we are 2 rounds into the GTE Championship where drivers had the choice between the Porsche 911 RSR or the Corvette C7R GTE class cars. Points are close across the board as the Mandatory pit stop in each race throws strategy into the mix.
Finally, we are diving head first into some rFactor 2 action with the Enduro Cup pre-season race at Monza on the 29th of September. This race is a lead in to a full Enduro Cup series but gives a chance to tune and tweak the various race/server settings to get things just right before the points table kicks in.
So, as you can see, it has been a busy couple of months at OZNZ and as always, there is more to come, so keep your eyes peeled for more information on what we are getting up to.
And, if you want to get in on the action, everyone is welcome to come join us!