Ahead of the real-world IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week, a charity esports race will be run in iRacing on a virtual version of the US circuit in partnership with Grid Finder.
Featuring a grid of 44 Le Mans Prototype 2 cars including four wild card entries, the IMSA Resilient Racers 240 charity event will take place on 12th September, with the race lasting for two hours and 40 minutes.
The top 40 drivers qualified in a Time Attack round and will be driving Dallara P217s with a fixed race setup.
As part of the Resilient Racers program, the esports race will raise funds for the Austin Hatcher Foundation and Camp Boggy Creek charities via in-race donations.
Mirroring the real-life Resilient Racers charity event, each car in the virtual race will be adorned with the name of a child chosen by the two charities.
During the race, spectators can also action penalties to drivers while donating, including slow-downs, drive-throughs and full-course yellows.
The charity event will be broadcast on Saturday 12th September at 11am EST / 8am PST / 4pm BST across IMSA’s YouTube channel and iRacing’s official channels. You can also stream it on Grid Finder and the Traxion YouTube channel.
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