The public nomination phase for the third annual VCO Simmy Awards has passed and the candidates across 10 of the 11 categories have been revealed.
VCO – or Virtual Competition Organisation – is one of the biggest esports organisers and broadcasters in sim racing and its Simmy Awards is a celebration of those teams, drivers, photographers, organisers, livery designers, content creators and commentators who have helped elevate sim racing into the mainstream.
The award winners will be decided jointly by a public vote and the opinions of a select group of sim racing experts listed below:
- Luca Munro (Overtake.gg)
- Tom Harrison-Lord (Traxion.GG)
- Nathan Quinn (THE RACE)
- David Perel (The Sim Grid)
- Steve Worrell (Sim Racing GP)
- Tom Bunten (Grid Finder)
The most coveted category is undoubtedly ‘Best Esports Racer’, with last year’s winner Josh Rogers going up against James Baldwin, Lucas Blakely, Enzo Bonito and Casey Kirwan.
Elsewhere, there are notable nominations for teams, drivers and events such as Team Redline, Jimmy Broadbent and the Le Mans Virtual Series. And in the ‘Best Photography’ section, Traxion.GG’s very own Justin Melillo picks up a nomination. Best of luck Justin!
The sim racing community can cast its vote by visiting VCO’s Twitter feed. Voting closes on the 28th of November
A separate ‘Hall of Famer’ category will also be decided based on the sim racing community’s nominations. All the winners will be announced during a VCO Simmy Awards broadcast on the VCO Esports YouTube channel on the 26th of December, 8:00 pm CET / 7:00 pm BST / 2:00 pm ET.
Who are you voting for in this year’s VCO Simmy Awards? Let us know in the comments below.
VCO Simmy Awards 2022 candidates
BEST ESPORTS RACER
- Casey Kirwan
- Enzo Bonito
- James Baldwin
- Josh Rogers
- Lucas Blakely
BEST OVAL RACER
- Bobby Zalenski
- Casey Kirwan
- Michael Cosey Jr
- Presley Sorah
- Steven Wilson
BEST TEAM
- Apex Racing Team
- BS+ COMPETITION
- Team Redline
- Unicorns of Love
- Veloce Esports
BEST CAR
- BMW M2 CS Racing, Assetto Corsa Competizione
- BMW M4 GT3, iRacing
- Dallara P217 LMPP2, iRacing
- Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo, Assetto Corsa Competizione
- Porsche 911 GT3R 991 II, Assetto Corsa Competizione
BEST EVENT
- ENASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
- Formula 1 Esports Series
- Le Mans Virtual Series
- Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
- VCO INFINITY
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA
- BS+ COMPETITION
- Jardier
- Jimmy Broadbent
- Overtake.gg
- Unicorns of Love
BEST LIVERY
- Altus Esports
- Ballas Esports
- BS+ COMPETITION
- Unicorns of Love
- Williams Esports
BEST COMMENTARY
- Arjuna Kankipati
- James Parfitt
- Lewis McGlade
- Luke Crane
- Paul Jeffrey
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
- Ben22Racing
- Brian Campbell
- Elliot Roberts
- Justin Melillo
- Rhys Caryl
BEST VIDEO CONTENT
- Coanda Esports
- Jimmy Broadbent
- Pablo Lopez
- Thomb
- Veloce Esports
HALL OF FAMER
Source: VCO Esports
