Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present the Grand Finale event of our premier racing league! This week will conclude the first season of the EZMU Forza Motorsport 3 Racing League with a final race event on Thursday. We are very proud of our drivers who will have faithfully competed in a total of 9 race events over the past 5 weeks. This Thursday our drivers will find themselves in a test of endurance on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, driving the above R3 class Hyundia Genesis purpose built race vehicle featured above. It was specifically chosen for its durable, high level performance and its glorious EZMU color scheme. Here is a graph of everyone’s current standings to help visualize what our drivers are up against:

Last week we loosened up our vehicle restrictions and allowed for 3 different cars to be driven in the same race (The “Modern American Muscle” challenge). And this week we have one more challenge to undertake, a true endurance race. It seems only proper to set the final race as an endurance event to close this baby out with a bang! So we have a single track at 25 laps which will reward 200 points to the first place finisher. This race will test our drivers’ concentration, strategy, and dogged determination for one last epic showdown. This will be the longest race of the season coming in at an estimated 45+ minute range which can be a practical eternity on a competitive racetrack.

An endurance race like this is an entirely different beast than our usual races and will require appropriate long term strategies. Pit strategies will most likely be required for success in this week’s event. If the EZMU drivers really want to come prepared, they will need to plan ahead on what lap they will pit (and a plan b just in case their car gets damaged requiring a premature pit). In longer races like this, it’s sometimes better to wait until later to pit so that tires will be in good shape for the last few laps so cars can really be pushed to their limits. But pitting too late will cause a driver to not recover their position after leaving for the pit.

And the trailing drivers still have a chance to improve their placement in the lineup because anything can happen in an endurance race like this. There could be a serious crash that takes out some of the top tier drivers and leaves an opportunity for someone to rake in some serious points. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. It really pays to drive defensively and avoid damage in a long race like this. Also, since this is the first time we have raced the R class, drafting will play a more significant role in this event than any before it. Xenocide (with 397 season points) comes into the final event with a sizeable 72 point lead followed by kanster09 (325 season points) and Oatmeal (299 season points). There is a 98 point spread among the top 3 drivers.

The driver that emerges above the rest will find themselves the recipient of any video game of their choice on any system. Not a bad reward for 5 weeks of friendly fun competition eh?

Season1 Week3

Greetings motorsport enthusiasts! I present to you a belated Thanksgiving holiday edition of last week’s EZMU race results. This past week saw some shakeups in the trailing 4th – 9th season positions as gunhaver continues to cope with injury and RobTurboGA continues an upward ranking trend in his stead. But the biggest surprises of the week came as Xenocide not only experienced his first race absent from the 1st place podium, but two consecutive races to none other than our own kangster09! You could say that this week was undoubtedly The Week of Kanster.

The theme of the week was Japan as the league drivers all took to the road driving 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs, and their first stop was the west Circuit of Japan’s famous Suzuka track. Things got ugly leading into the nasty 90 degree angle of turn 2 on the very first lap leaving several drivers limping around the track for the remainder of the race. Still, it was a typical EZMU finish with Xenocide taking the win closely followed by RobTurbGA and Oatmeal25. Unfortunately, Suzuka West was quite a sloppy opener for last week’s race night as the wreck on lap 1 was not the only pileup. I’m not sure whether to blame our choice to include 3 tracks for one night (the most yet) or the release of Modern Warfare 2 on the drivers apparent lack of preparation . Next week there will only be two tracks.

Fujimi Kaido and the Maple Valley Raceway marked a stark turn of events as kanster09 managed two consecutive wins over the season leader Xenocide. It was an uphill battle as kangster started out Fujimi in 4th place due to his qualification and placement on Suzuka. But as they say, “slow and steady wins the race” and that’s the exact tactics that he employed over his somewhat overeager competitors who bumped and slid their way through the treacherous roads of the Fujimi point to point course. There are no changes in the top 3 season placements due to Xenocide’s previous healthy lead but scores on the top three are remaining fairly tight. kanster09 prevents Xenocide from pulling farther ahead in season points to preserve the 52 point spread of the top 3 from last week.

The EZMU Racing League Drivers are taking Thanksgiving off but tune in next week as we travel to more familiar territory: America! (And some classic all American rides as well)

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SEASON 1 Week 2

The EZMU Racing season has carried on to its second exciting week of events. The nine drivers of EZ-Mode’s premier racing league continue their quest for fame, glory, and a freshly sealed new video game of their choice! Xenocide continues to dominate the track with another spectacular performance, winning the 6 lap race with a sizeable 5 second lead on the pack. Unfortunately, gunhaver sat this week’s race out due to a recent hand injury. His hand complications may keep him out of the races until sometime after Thanksgiving. Also MIA, VillianVII was absent due to previous commitments.

RobTurboGA makes his driving debut this week, placing in a respectable second place (not bad for a rookie). He’s filling in for gunhaver’s team and may yet prove a valuable asset this season. Oatmeal25  solidifies his place in the second position with a  point lead on kanster09 while gunhaver loses his position to be overtaken by G8ter96. All the while, Xenocide pulls farther and farther ahead. Can anyone stop him!

The League travels again to Spain to race the infamous Twin Motegi circuit, a track riddled with tight curves and several straight-aways. The drivers proved their mettle on a track twice as long as what we’ve seen so far. Nothing but clean driving was seen as the group steered a fleet of stock Porsche 911 Turbos. Follow along next week as the car Performance increases as well as the DANGER!

The first ever EZMU Racing event was awesome!  We had a full party of 8 drivers and after some network issues were worked out the racing started and went off without a hitch. This week’s car was the VW R32, stock, although custom liveries are always welcomed and props to everyone who had something EZMU-related.

The first ever EZMU Racing event was awesome! We had a full party of 8 drivers and after some network issues were worked out the racing started and went off without a hitch. This week’s car was the VW R32, stock, although custom liveries are always welcomed and props to everyone who had something EZMU-related.

You can see Xenocide (in the silver car) make a clean pass on gunhaver near the start of the race. He held first for the rest of the event!

Here again you can see Xenocide in the silver car, near the start of the race, with trouble behind him. He kept the car under control and went on to open up a big lead, which he held for the rest of the race.

 
Xenocide has opened up an early lead, but each of these races are worth a lot of points, and consistency is key to winning!

Here’s a bonus video from some post racing league casual events. That’s Oatmeal t-boning gunhaver in a stock car race and flipping.

 
Stay tuned for another post after the next event, and a big thanks to gunhaver for hosting this and putting up the free game as a prize!