SMRC Esports titles decided in dramatic Silverstone finale
The inaugural Scottish Motor Racing Club Esports championship came to a close at a virtual Silverstone last weekend, with all three class titles being decided in dramatic fashion in Porsche 911 GT3-R machinery.
In the Xbox One class, Tam Hamill agonisingly missed out on a chance to snatch the title away from Ayden Wilson, who failed to qualify for the finals.
Wilson suffered a disconnect in the qualifying heats and was forced to watch nervously as Hamill kept alive his hopes by taking third in the opening race. But it wasn’t to be for Hamill, who was spun out of the lead at Village by Andrew Mckinlay. Hamill was involved in two more incidents on the opening lap and eventually called it a day. The wins were shared by Josh Mcnab and Cameron Evans.
The Playstation 4 title race also went down to the wire, with real-life SMRC racer Michael Weddell needing only to beat the in-form Martin Buchan in the first encounter to be crowned. But Buchan had other ideas and brilliantly grabbed both race wins; the first of which he snatched from Weddell’s grasp as the pair went side-by-side at Maggotts and Becketts on the penultimate lap. Weddell, however, made sure of the title with another second-place finish in race two.
John Munro came out on top in the PC title battle, his two wins taking his season total to five as chief rival Craig Lax could only manage a second and third place.