PC and mobile gamers have had their chances to qualify for McLaren’s multidisciplinary esports competition, and now it’s the turn of the console players.
Do you fancy yourself as the fastest, multi-discipline virtual racing driver in the world? Now’s your chance to follow in Igor Fraga’s footsteps and prove it.
With the growth of my channel over the last couple of years, I’ve had this little dream that one day, it would enable me to sample a real race car. That little dream became a reality last week after I was invited to give the McLaren 570S GT4 a try!
After a short and dominant 12-lap sprint in rFactor 2, Igor Fraga has added another win to his resume. The 20-year-old Brazilian has just won the grand prize of the McLaren Shadow Project.
After over half a million people tried out, only seven remain in the McLaren Shadow initiative. These lucky (and talented) seven are on-site at the company’s Woking headquarters, where the first of two live stream events is about to go down. The winner will earn a spot on McLaren’s dedicated esport team.
The latest proof that racing esports are on the up comes from McLaren. According to the British car maker, over half a million gamers took part in its multi-platform McLaren Shadow initiative.
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about McLaren’s multi-disciplinary Shadow Project. The next qualification stage is now open, and as per tradition, it’s on a different platform. This time around, it’s Forza Motorsport 7.
If you missed out on the GT Sport Asia-Oceania Regional final, don’t worry. There’s another GT Sport competition coming up for the region this month, and you can win steering wheels and a trip to the UK.
McLaren Shadow has announced two new additions to its 2018 F1 Esports squad. While they’re new to the team — itself only a few weeks old — they’re both veterans of the sim racing world.
The competition for a seat on McLaren’s new esport team is on. McLaren first announced its Shadow initiative earlier this summer, and now aspiring sim racers have two iRacing events to compete in.
Remember World’s Fastest Gamer? It was McLaren’s 2017 esport initiative, which promised a coveted role as the brand’s simulator test driver. Thousands vied for the spot, and in the end, Netherland’s Rudy van Buren came out on top.