After ten hours of racing at Road Atlanta, Sim City Racing’s #71 Porsche 911 GT3 R claimed the 2025 VSCA Endurance Cup in GT PRO — a reward for months of teamwork and composure.
Sim City Racing’s 2025 VSCA Endurance Cup journey ended just as it began — with the #71 Porsche 911 GT3 R near the top of the GT PRO field. A second-place finish at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta was enough to secure the championship, capping off a season built on steadiness, teamwork, and smart execution rather than pure dominance.
Driver Peter Spijkman summed it up simply: “We still can’t quite grasp it. To finally win the Cup is bizarre, because we certainly didn’t expect to win all three championships [Series Championship, Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup]. All in all, it’s been a perfect season.”
Early Momentum: Daytona and Sebring
The tone of the campaign was set early. At the 24 Hours of Daytona, Sim City overcame two drive-through penalties — both for entering closed pits — yet still managed to win their class. It was an opening statement of resilience that echoed through the year.
Six weeks later, they did it again at the 12 Hours of Sebring. The Florida heat, notorious bumps, and sheer fatigue didn’t rattle the team. Another class win cemented their position at the top of the standings.
“In hindsight, those two early wins were critical,” Spijkman said. “Without them, we wouldn’t have been in the position to win it all at the end.”
Midseason Struggles and Lessons Learned
Watkins Glen proved to be the first major test. With the Porsche teams struggling with the new Michelin tires and new areo rules set forth by iRcing, a drive time violation — an uncharacteristic procedural slip — dropped the #71 Porsche to 12th in class. It was a reminder that endurance racing doesn’t forgive even minor errors.
Indianapolis brought more challenges, with two thirty-second post-race penalties for contact. Yet, despite those setbacks, the team never relinquished the championship lead.
Team owner Jason Allen credited the group’s mentality. “The key ingredient was a total team effort — from setups to strategy to keeping our heads in tough moments,” he said. “We were pushed hard all year and had to stay composed right to the finish.”
Playing the Long Game
Unlike the regular season championship, the Endurance Cup rewards performance at several intermediate stages within each race. That forced Sim City Racing to think beyond just the finish line.
Allen confirmed this shaped their approach throughout the year. “The Cup points system 100% affected our strategy,” he said. “Sometimes you had to give up a better finishing position to collect more points at the checkpoints. Our crew chief planned every race around that.”
Spijkman agreed, crediting the behind-the-scenes preparation. “We adapted our strategy to the Cup points,” he said. “Luckily, we have Jason — he always makes the right call at the right moment.”
Petit Le Mans: A Calculated Finish
By the time the VSCA paddock arrived at Road Atlanta for the ten-hour Petit Le Mans, the title fight was down to just a handful of points between Sim City Racing and PULSAR eSports Team’s #917 McLaren.
Sim City didn’t need to win — but they couldn’t afford to slip either. The race was clean, composed, and measured. They finished second in class, just over five seconds off the winner. When the final points were tallied, their total stood at 51 — three clear of the McLaren.
Whether the team immediately knew they’d clinched it is unclear, but what mattered was the outcome: a well-earned championship after months of meticulous effort.
A Season Defined by Teamwork
In endurance racing, it’s rarely one moment that defines success — it’s the accumulation of hundreds of decisions, big and small. From early triumphs at Daytona and Sebring to recovering from penalties later in the season, Sim City Racing showed the value of collective focus.
“The biggest challenge is staying out of trouble,” Spijkman admitted. “We got some penalties that cost us points. Next year, we’ll try to improve on that and make fewer mistakes.”
For now, though, the message from Allen and the team is simple: consistency wins championships. Surely enough, the Las Vegas outfit has got the hardware now, to prove it.
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