10 October, 2020 - 06:49
Following the success of the Toyota Esports FIFA Challenge on PlayStation, Toyota South Africa, in partnership with Brand Inc, the sports sponsorship arm of the HaveYouHeard advertising group, has launched the Toyota E-sports Challenge on WRC 9.
The official game of the World Rally Championships, WRC 9 is the most detailed and realistic rally game on the market and the leading off-road simulation franchise endorsed by the worlds top drivers.
The latest version features demanding new rallies in Japan, New Zealand and Kenya from this seasons original championship calendar, as well as the World Rally Cars of the championships three manufacturer teams including the current 2020 season leaders, Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Esports, and more specifically gaming, has been a natural extension of our sponsorship programme and the coming months will see the launch of a number of exciting initiatives that will both solidify Toyotas place in the world of gaming and allow the brand to tap into a new audience, said Toyota South Africa General Manager of Marketing Communications, Lettie Labuschagne.
The Toyota Esports Challenge played on WRC 9 sees competitors driving the Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris - a digital replica of the car currently in competition in the World Rally Championship and the car that saw Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin win the WRC Turkey Rally - across various rally stages chosen to test the competitors.
Our concept for the inaugural WRC event is very simple. Every week during Phase 1, which runs to October 10, competitors can submit their fastest time on the allocated WRC 9 stage. The fastest time each week on each of the three platforms supporting WRC 9 will secure a place in Stage 2.
Stage 2 takes place on October 14 and takes the form of a lobby finale hosted online. Each player securing a place during Phase 1 will be invited to the lobby to compete for the prizes on offer. There is a total of R60 000 up for grabs, with the winner of each division - or platform - receiving R15 000.
Adding to the excitement, the stage/weekly leaderboard will be available on the competition page at acgl.co.za/ToyotaEsportsChallenge. Times will be updated at least once a day. I know I for one will be checking in and catching up on the action every few hours, Labuschagne said.
The tournament kicked off with the opening weeks play seeing some of the countrys top sim racers like Jason Absmeier, Charl Wilken, Bruno Cadilhe and Alleric Enslin racing against some of South Africas best dirt and road racing drivers and members of the Toyota Gazoo Racing team including Giniel De Villiers, Mandla Mdakane, Henk Lategan, Michael Van Rooyen and Guy Botterill as they compete in the Pro versus Sim division.
Not to be outdone, some of South Africas top influencers have also gotten in on the action with Ryan Kankowski, Mojak Lehoko, Pippa Tshabalala, Okay Wasabi, Simon Orgill and Brent Lindeque racing against each other for the title of South Africas fastest influencer.
Weve also invited a number of well-known motoring journalists to participate in a bespoke media challenge. Here they get test to test their WRC 9 skills at the wheel of a Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris WRC car, Labuschagne added.
The media challenge, too, will feature its own gaming lobby - to allow all the participants to view their peers (or opponents in this case) exploits on the rally stages of the world.
Races are livestreamed every Friday night via the Toyota South Africa YouTube and Facebook Live channels with celebrity commentators, Sam Tech Girl Wright and George Gee Max Smith shoutcasting the action as racers go up against each other on new tracks.
Entries for the competition are still open. To enter, participants are required to register a free user profile on https://acgl.co.za/ToyotaEsportsChallenge and will also need to have the game (WRC 9), an accepted platform and internet connection.
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