The Logitech G Pro Invitational series is fast approaching in 2023. For driver Kurt Stenberg, It’s an opportunity to write the wrongs of a difficult season in 2022.

23rd in the championship last season, Kurt found himself outside the automatic promotion cutoff at seasons end. Although a difficult season, There are plenty of reasons for Kurt to be considered a force to be reckoned with in 2023.

A 10th place in the final round of the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series at Phillip island was a reminder of what this driver is capable of when he can get a clean run of things.

Speaking with Kurt, We got great insight into his pre qualifying campaign.

“I was quite surprised to be so far up the order in pre qualifying to be honest. I only put about 20 minutes into Winton. I did a reasonable amount of laps at Hungaroring but that was more about the challenge of learning a new track, checking over the rig after some off season changes and getting some data to help some teammates, more than it was about lap time.

It's filled me with some confidence going into round 1 of the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series qualifiers. Phillip Island has been probably been my strongest track in the Gen 2 Supercars. We had a decent result there in the final round of 2022 and a solid result in V8SCOPS 2 years ago."

After a confidence filling pre qualifying campaign Kurt will look to continue his run of form into the qualification rounds. Speaking with Kurt, He was honest about his aspirations moving forward. A more relaxed approach seems to be on the cards in 2023.

“The goal for me isn't to qualify for the series. If i miss out on racing it doesn't worry me too much. I'm out there to try and get a podium and be up the front which I feel i isn't unrealistic. All the tracks on the schedule are tracks I enjoy and have had success at. The field is pretty competitive but after 10 years of iRacing Supercars racing that doesn't really worry me.

If we can get the results, The qualifying part takes care of itself. If i don't qualify it's very good preparation for the endurance races”.

Finally, When speaking about the key to maintaining performance throughout the qualifying series, Kurt believes his motivation will be the key.

“Motivation will be key. Racing back to back weeks at a high level is tough due to the level of preparation and personal commitment required. I'm very glad all the tracks I have raced in the past 6 months, Which makes that less of an issue than it normally would be. I personally struggle to maintain motivation and the competitive streak in sim racing especially after a difficult result. So the key will be maintaining the motivation to go out there the next week and get a good result if one of the races doesn't go to plan. You can't afford to have more than 1 bad race in such a short series”

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Round 1 of the Logitech G Pro Invitational series qualifying series is set to kick off on the 1st of February. 45 of the best drivers in the country have secured their place with the goal of making it into the 2023 edition of the series.

One driver looking to qualify is Brian Borg under the Premier Racing Team banner. 2022 saw Premier Racing Team get given their opportunity after the mid season break, Entering sole occupant Ric Kuznetsov between rounds 5-8 of the inaugural Logitech G Pro Invitational series. A top ten on debut at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps followed by 9th in the ASRG Bathurst 1000 firmly cemented them as one of the best teams in the series.

2023 provides Brian with new beginnings and after speaking with him post pre qualifying it’s clear he’s ready to step up into a full time seat. Although stating it feels different as a true 1 car team Brian still has the belief he can get the job done.

“Returning this year as a single car team does feel strange but I’ve been doing this a long time & know how to get the best out of myself and the car. I’ve also got some good connections around still so I’m not really alone“. -Brian Borg

Although having a great support network around him, Brian still believes the opening round of the qualifying series will prove to be an interesting encounter.

“Phillip Island is a great track to race at. Qualifying plays a big part to how your race goes, lap 1 is usually is interesting so I expect that it will be no different. The racing will also be interesting viewing, As round one will show who wants to be aggressive or bank consistent points towards the championship“. -Brian Borg

Round 1 is now upon us, Brian has raised an interesting question. Who will go on the attack and want to put a mark on the series early? Or who will play it safe and look to bank consistent points? We’re all about to find out on the 1st of February at Phillip Island.

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Pre qualifying is is now complete for the Logitech G Pro Invitational series in 2023. With a number of new names making the call we also see the return of some of the 2022 field. One of which is Hayden Harrison.

A difficult debut campaign in 2022 with Send It SimSports saw Hayden buried in the field for the majority of the season resulting in 35th in the championship with a best race finish of 21st. Although on paper it looked like a poor season, it’s not all doom and gloom.

2023 marks a fresh start for Harrison, moving to 9ine 5ive SimSport over the off season in the hopes to find improvement before 2023 well and truly takes full flight.

Here’s 3 reasons why we feel Hayden Harrison’s move to 9ine 5ive could be the beginning of something great:

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The first stage of the Logitech G Pro invitational series qualifiers has now reached its conclusion. With 15 hours of pre qualifying held over 3 consecutive nights between the 17th-19th of January the top 45 is set to battle it out in the hopes of securing a place on the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series grid for 2023.

Plenty of heavy hitters placed their times over the course of pre qualifying, Which saw Synergy Sim Racing driver James Scott on top of the time charts with a impressive collective time of 3:04.051 with Jobe Stewart of Pursuit Sim Racing close behind, 0.125 away from Scott.

Plenty of impressive performances included the likes of Matthew Bowler, sticking his Evolution Racing Team machine comfortably in 3rd place, followed closely by youngest competitor Rehan Liyanage & Brad Ryan who rounded out the top 5.

Further down we saw some familiar names feature inside the top 20. Ric Kuznetsov, Dylan Rudd, Kurt Stenberg and Jamie Dike all secured a place into the next stage of qualifying. A somewhat great performance from Kurt Stenberg in particular, placing his Trans Tasman Racing Commodore well inside the cutoff in 10th place after a difficult campaign in 2022.

A number of new faces impressed on the timesheets also, DPR drivers Andrew Dyson & Dylan O’Shea both making early statements along with Drop Bear Motorsports Tyson Broad all showing what they are capable of against some of the best competition there is to offer.

Towards the back of the field we saw a number of efforts to improve above the cutoff line. Zachary Hanlin found improvement on the final night securing himself into the next round of qualifying for Altus Esports.

The top 45 was rounded out by Michael Angus who posted a collective time of 3:05.837, Securing 45th by a matter of 0.028 of a second over Tyler Blackburn from RACEONOZ who unfortunately misses out on advancing by the narrowest of margins.

A number of drivers fell below the cutoff line in pre qualifying. Simon Chadwick, Justin Wallace, Reuben Goodall, Wade Sheedy, Tao Soerono all missing out on a opportunity to advance into the next round of Logitech G Pro Invitational series qualifying. Although a number of drivers won’t see themselves advance to the next stage, plenty of positives can be drawn from their attempts, now setting their sights on securing drives for the endurance cup set to be held on a later date.

Stage one of qualifying for the Logitech G Pro Invitational series may have concluded, But for the top 45 there is plenty more to come! With stage two set to kick off on the 1st of February, who’s got what it takes to Reign supreme?

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