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WHO Digital Wednesday - 17 May 2023 - 6.30 to 9.30pm

We’re back at the Barn for the first round of our 2023 WHO Digital GT Championship…

Regulations and formats can be found here: https://www.whoracing.org.uk/who_digital.html

Doors open at 6.30pm for practice and digital driving school. Between then and 7pm, all racers will be divided up into six teams, ready for a two hour endurance race. Following a short super-pole qualifying session, we’ll get straight into the racing. It won’t be exactly two hours, as the RCS64 software will only allow us to run a long race in a ‘Grand Prix’ lap format… However, with some clever (we hope) calculations, the end of the race should be between 9.10 and 9.30pm - ready for some team photos and medal presentation to the winning team.

The GT format is very similar to last season and aims to simulate a GT series like the British GT Championship, with Pro-Am teams and lots of strategy. Each of the six teams will be run by one of our gold-rated drivers (or their deputy) and must include at least one bronze-rated driver. The two hours are split into 20 minute stints with a driver change window of two minutes. Bronze drivers must complete at least one stint and the total bronze driving time must also be at least two completed stints. So if you have only one bronze driver, they must race for two stints.

This is a warm-up for the June event, which will feature a 4-hour GT race. That’s then followed by two more 2-hour races - at our July and August Digital Wednesdays.

All ages and abilities are very welcome. As always, we ask that all racers aged 12 or younger bring a responsible adult with them. Race fees are £3 for adults, £2 for under-16s. We do ask that you stay away if you have any symptoms that could be Covid or flu.