[PC, Complete] San Andreas Touring Car Championship

Uh, I take it back. This is my best lap now. Also, I know I can get a 2:02 and I wouldn't be surprised if you see that in the race today.

you gotta move then.

good idea cloud. ill switch countries real quick before the race so i can wear a parachute with a flag on it.

The driver trash talk is real in here.

This is Allen James from Cloud Sports for the pre-race driver's briefing at the San Andreas Yacht Club.


Drivers: ovivojr (Benefactor Motorsports); oh_darn (Nutsaki racing); Endersai (Pfister Racing Team) and Sugar_Free_Nos (Bravado Racing).


First question is for ovivo; you have a solid, almost unassailable lead in the driver's championship standings and, even without your team-mate racing this weekend it seems like Benefactor is set to clinch the driver's title. All season long you've been dominant, winning all but one of the races. How are you feeling about all this?

ovivojr: I am feeling ok!

What has been your highlight of the season?

ovivojr: Racing the Surano. Icecream before races.

Oh_Darn, you were promoted from reserve driver to the race driver following HiBerg's withdrawal from the sport. In that time you've scored an impressive haul of points - 25. Do you see opportunities this weekend for you and the Nutsaki team to score points, podiums or even a win?

oh_darn: Yes, absolutely. I am really confident with the car. The mechanics did a great job so far for providing me a car with a high top speed and godlike handling. It is a shame on the other hand, that I didn't have much time to master this weekends tracks since i've had the season finale of the Grotti F1 championship and the Multi Class Endurance Championship, where I am in the lead of the GT3. It is obvious that those races get a higher priority from my side since I have been in those events from the start. But I still think that a podium finish is within reach this weekend.

I have seen some really strong training results from Sugar_Free_Nos and I expect him to do very well on the Union Grain 3 Way. I would be disappointed if my rival from the Bravado team doesn't end up on the podium in that race, I want to wish him the best of luck doing so!


Mathematically, if Benefactor score less than 3 points this weekend and you and Superstepa score 1-2 finishes in both races, you could pull off a dramatic upset and take first place in the constructors. Do you see this as possible?

oh_darn: No, Ovivo has just too much pace to not get 3 points for Benefactor. Our goal is to battle with the Bravado guys and keep them behind us. If we manage to do that, our, or at least my season was a great success.

The fact that I missed the first two races, doesnt make me a serious candidate for this season's drivers championship. I won't focus on the standings that much, I am more aiming for good results. I will use the remainder of the season to get settled in the event and I hope the experience will bring me a decisive advantage for the second season of the San Andreas Touring Car Championship.

Are you looking forward to driving with Pfister for the next season?

oh_darn: Yes, they've had the only non-Surano win this season, that gives me a lot of confidence that I can get some nice results in the next season. My good friend Endersai will still be racing for Pfister in the next season. He convinced me to sign for Pfister instead of staying with Nutsaki for the next season. The Comet will provide me with new challenges I didn't get driving the Surano. The Surano is by far the best car of the field, and I dont think the car gives me as much of a challenge to keep it interesting for another full season.

I have done testing with the Comet on the tracks for the second racing weekend of this championship. Sadly, at that point there were no available driver spots in the Comet for me. I then got approached by the Nutsaki race team, whom were impressed by the testing results I was getting, to permanently replace their driver Hiberg. He sadly couldn't participate anymore due to personal reasons.

Over to you Endersai. Pfister's sitting in third, with a win under their belt but a few non-scoring points finishes. Do you think you could steal second place off Nutsaki?


Endersai: Yeah, um maybe? Obviously we've had excellent pace all season and have, lost places due to collisions with others, collisions that weren't our faults so you know... I don't want to make excuses, I just think that uh we finished well down on where we should and could have been.

Results for these tracks are encouraging, for sure. We've been solid in practice, we've seen the car grips much better than others through the third sector at Zan Cudochamps. Obviously the out and out pace of the Benefactor engined teams, and the mid-drive boost of the Bravado guys will present a challenge but we're still pretty confident.

You're losing a team mate in Chilli, but gaining one in Oh_Darn. How does that make you feel, and can you comment on rumours Pfister spoke to other drivers for the seat?


Endersai: Yeah, umm, it was obviously a bit of a blow when Chilli told us that he wasn't looking to renew his contract. Only non-Benefactor win, but um, look the car can be tricky at times and I can understand if he wants a less challenging drive.

But when the team gave oh_darn a test run at, um, I think it was Cluck'n Bell in a Comet, we could see the guy was massively quick and so it was a no-brainer that he's the best guy for our team. I uh, I have Dutch ancestry so it's been good to get someone from the Motherland in the team - we can be direct and eat hageslag together.

So yeah, I would say I feel thrilled that we have him in the team. As for the last part of your question - I know there were two drivers we saw as equals that we went for. One was instantly receptive and we knew him well, he was part of the family. That's all that matters.

The Zan Cudochamps track is a home circuit for the Pfister team - do you expect to dominate?


Endersai: Um, look, to be honest we never expect any results. They're not given, you have to really fight for them. And we've seen that ovivo is a tricky fox, so he can never be counted out. Similarly, I know that Superstepa and oh_darn will be fighting hard to cement second place or even maybe try for first so they will be a huge threat. We'll certainly want to put on a good show for the fans though.

Thank you. And now to you, Sugar_Free_Nos. We're also racing at the Bravado Racing test circuit of Union Grain. We've had reports that your team has been posting lighting quick lap times and really employing the mid-drive boost to great effect. Is a win on the cards then?

Sugar_Free_Nos: Absolutely. I have no doubt in my mind that BOTH Bravado Racing drivers will have podium finishes on this circuit. The Bravado Motor Company has been testing vehicles on these roads for almost a century, from the Rat-Truck's straight line performance and the Bison's best-in-class towing capabilities, to the Buffalo's promise as a Police Interceptor and the Banshee's raw power off the line and exits from the corners. We know these roads, we know this circuit configuration, and we know these cars in a way no other team can compete with. Our experience both in testing and our run through this championship has not only made us a contender, but a sure-fire win.

Your teammate Bladecruiser has signed with a Banshee customer team run by haute couture powerhouse Ponsonby's for next season. We've also heard that Bravado may not be fielding a factory team next year. Is there any concern ahead of this weekend, or does the team intend to finish the season on its home track with a solid finish?

Sugar_Free_Nos: Due to the success of the Banshees in this competition, both in finishing positions and in a skyrocketing amount of Banshee sales from advertising this event has provided, the Bravado Motor Company has decided to withdraw it's own factory team, and instead supply Banshees to numerous teams for season 2, including BladeCruiser's flamboyant and fashionable team with DrKloden. Bravado Racing intends to finish on top in these last races of season 1.

Finally, we've heard rumours that you're looking to race the Coquette, a car described as the pinnacle of American engineering by several well informed pundits. What will your Coquette team be called, and who will your team mate be?

Sugar_Free_Nos: Yeah, I've heard of these pundits, and they don't know the first thing about American Ingenuity due to every one of them being from where the women glow and men plunder. The Coquette is a plastic abomination cobbled together with tons of foreignees metals in the Cheval factories by robots, then rebranded to Inverto to avoid Cheval's colored past in vehicle safety and build quality. I'll say this to all those pundits out there; that thunder you hear, that's the sound of 700 Horses mid-drive speed boosting past you out of a turn across the finish line.

To answer the question I'm sure many have of what I am doing for Season 2, American engineering has 2 sides; raw, unstoppable power, and unmatched class and luxury. This season I chose power and it worked out very well. Though, for next season, I plan to live life in the lap of luxury, and drive a beautiful car from our friends over at Albany who know a thing or two about American class. Next season I'll be driving the Alpha, and I'll be cruising across the finish with a glass of wine in my hand and some classical music on the radio. At this time, I'm not prepared to announce my teammate. That will come closer to the start of season 2.


Back to you, ovivo - with the results you've had, we haven't seen a commitment from Benefactor to remain in the sport and you've been silent on your plans for next season. We've heard you linked to the Pfister Team, the Invetero Team, and even that Scuderia Grotti had secured your services as they sought to enter SATCC. Being the likely champion this weekend, your name comes up a lot in the silly season but can you share any plans with us?


ovivo: I will let you know. First I want to enjoy the season holidays.

Thank you all gentlemen.

Hope everything is ok Blade.