The Logitech G Pro Series is due to swing back into action this Wednesday night after a long break due to the postponement of round four at Road America due to iRacing maintenance. It will end a seven week drought between events, with round four postponed until August 23rd, this Wednesday night, all the action will be coming to you live from Watkins Glen International.

“The Glen” as it is famously known is located just on the outskirts of New York and hosted the Formula One Grand Prix for 20 years (1961-1980). The Pro Series will be running on the “CUP’ layout, a high speed, high intensity lap which will provide close quarter racing. Fuel strategy will play a big part in the results for round five, with drafting and fuel saving a tactic many in the field will be looking to execute. Passing opportunities are few which will promote intense battling through the field.

Tensions between Synergy Sim Racing and Trans Tasman Racing have been simmering away in the early part of this season, with some controversial clashes in recent rounds highlighted by a penalty to Jarrad Filsell for contact with Brady Meyers at round three. The penalty increases the difficulty for our 2022 Series champion to back it up again in 2023, currently languishing back in 28th on the points table whilst his team mate James Scott leads for SSR, closely followed by TTR’s Jake Burton and Madison Down.

Evolution Racing Team and 9ine 5ive Sim Sports drivers have been closing the gap to the heavy hitters and are ready to pounce at any moment. The layout and propensity for a boil over at Watkins Glen might just be opportunity the likes of Ethan Grigg-Gault and Dylan Rudd are looking for to breakthrough for their first win.

As we approach the halfway mark, there are some big name drivers sitting outside the safe transfer spot of 20th position to earn an invitation for the 2024 series, these drivers will need to start delivering results if they don’t want to risk it in the qualifying series next year. Some big names include Jake Moloney (21st), Shawn McNamara (23rd), Joshua Anderson (25th), Jarrad Filsell (28th), Rehan Liyanage (37th) and Josh Muggleton (38th).

Equally, there are some standout performances early in the season which have set guys like Brenton Hobson (7th), Kurt Stenberg (12th) and Brian Borg (15th) up for a great season. But all eyes will be on the battle at the front this Wednesday, with Jarrad Filsell, Jake Burton, Madison Down, James Scott, Andrew Gilliam and Ethan Grigg-Gault all looking to stamp their authority on the championship.

Going out live across all of our platforms, The Logitech G Pro Invitational Series will also be live on the Motorsport Australia Socials for the first time! Action kicks off at 7:30pm, see you there!

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After a somewhat shorter vacation than years gone by the quiet of Logitech V8 Pro Championship are polished, prepped and ready to roar to life. 12 months ago we were in this weird place where no one really know how the dice would land as Gen 3 Supercars came online for the first time, but in 2026 we come prepared with a form guide.

Oh and don’t forget the wild four weeks of racing covering the Qualifying series! On track stoushes, elbows out and some of the wildest racing that doesn’t actually count for the overall points leads to the most unique section of the calendar each year. Literally a voice destroyer for anyone in the commentating business.

To everyone who actually runs the gauntlet of Qualifying each and every year, I honestly salute you as it is a serious effort requiring planning, effort, forethought, patience, aggression and rigorous practice. Making the series each and every year through Qualifying (including Pre-Qualifying) is a mammoth task and takes a toll.

2026

A stat line that popped out at me when looking at the data for Sebring was the absence of a repeat winner across the four years of the Logitech G V8 Pro Invitational, and the only repeat Pole sitter is James Scott. A lack of track dominance has been rare to come by, due to the overwhelming dominance of individual teams in the series.

Remembering back to our trip here last year, tire wear was a major factor, as well as the marble build up. This means overtaking later on in the race requires a more decisive tire offset, and a lot more of getting to someone’s inside and forcing them to the dirty side of the road. Keep your eyes on turn one and the hairpin for examples of this.

Long run pace and not frying the tires will be critical, as will being decisive on getting the move done and then getting out of dodge. We had one of the best laps of the season last time around, but fighting too hard too early just brings the entire pack into play.

Fuel windows are going to be in the 19-20 lap range. This is bang on the halfway mark of the race. With the race distance being 38 laps an even stint length is 12/13/13. Undercutting on the first stint hasn’t tended to be the best move without a light fill at the first stop, but this makes you vulnerable to any safety cars prior to the final stops. You get all your bites of the cherry up front, and will have to pay back that penalty against lighter cars.

This one never fails to impress. Don’t know what it is about the heat, the bumps and the narrow surface, but the last two years we have had an incredible fight for the finish with drama all over it.

Sebring. One word, so many implications. Who will light the fire on the season and whose flame will sputter early?

One way to find out, see you all Wednesday night to kick it all off! 7.45pm AEDT.

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by Scott Rankin