Eseries draft set for top 10 showdown
The first stage of the Cash Converters Eseries draft has been completed, with the 10 fastest qualifiers set to do battle in their bid to be snapped up by a team.
Hundreds of laps were logged in the week-long time attack session at iRacing’s Phillip Island circuit.
Brady Meyers was quickest with his 1:28.923s, ahead of Griffin Gardner (1:28.998s).
2020 Eseries drivers Emily Jones and Sam Blacklock also made the cut.
Corey Shepherd, Blake Purdie, Ryan Wood, Simon Feigl, Kurt Stenberg and Wayne Bourke rounded out the top 10.
The 10 fastest eligible entries will now go head-to-head in a closed round simulation on Wednesday August 18.
There will be a qualifying session and three races. Points will be awarded to drivers based on their finishing position in each race.
At the conclusion of Race 3, drivers will be seeded in order of their total accumulated points.
The driver who accrues the most points across the night will put themselves in the box seat to be an early draft pick.
It’s expected that six teams, including the Shell V-Power Racing Team, will select a driver out of the draft.
Brady Meyers topped Stage 1 of the Supercars Eseries draft
The six-round series is based on the popular iRacing platform and features a $26,500 prize pool for the Pro Gamer portion of the championship. $10,000 will be awarded to the series victor.
For the first time, there will be two championships within the series.
The All Stars will consist of main game Supercars and Dunlop Super2 Series drivers racing at five famous oval circuits.
The Pro Series will feature elite gamers representing Supercars teams competing at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, IndyCar circuits Long Beach and Road America, and a season-ending race at Phillip Island.
Emily Jones returns after a successful 2020 Eseries campaign
This year’s online racing series will see Supercars drivers and pro gamers pair up for a virtual endurance race in Bathurst.
The Cash Converters Supercars Pro Eseries will commence on August 25.
The Eseries will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 7Plus, as well as streamed on Supercars’ Twitch, Facebook and YouTube channels.
