Last saturday, the Beglian Zolder track was the site of the annual Zolder 10 hour race and thousands of sim racers participated, being part of iOpener’s Real-Time Racing beta test programme.
While the real drivers were racing on track, sim racers got to drive virtual versions of the Mini Cooper S and the BMW Z4M, joining the live event right from their home. While most beta testers were racing lots of miles away, a local team of RTR beta testers also competed in the event, clinching a very impressive result.

The five-person team swapped drivers every hour, clocking in a very impressive total of 311 laps in ten hours. Based on the times of the real competitors, the virtual team would have finished fifth overall, clinching a dominant class win. The team didn’t just prove that the sim racing community offers some real driving talent, they also enjoyed themselves as team captain Jochen Lennaerts explains:
“It was really thrilling to be on the real track fighting with the real drivers. It was hard, it was long, but it was great fun. We are looking forward to the next event”
To take part in RTR’s next beta test event, make sure to pre-register for a key here. If you have already registered a while ago and haven’t received your key yet, make sure to check the spambox of your mail account as you might already be the owner of a key without knowing it.