OverTake will help select the winners of the third edition of the SIMMY AWARDS by Virtual Competition Organisation.
Image credit: VCO Esports
It has been year of revolution from VCO in their efforts to take sim racing to the next level. They ran major racing events and they’ve even created their own automotive brand. On 2 November during the broadcast of the final ERL round of the year, they announced the return of the SIMMY AWARDS.
The sim racing award show which sees winners across ten categories on December 26, which everyone can vote on until 28 November right here.
OverTake on the Adjudication Panel
From 4-13 November, the community as well as a panel of esports racing experts submitted suggestions for the final five nominations across five categories. Half of the vote will be decided by the SIMMY AWARDS’ jury, consisting of six esports racing experts – including a representative from OverTake.
The other half will once more be determined by the community. In each category, an overall winner will be crowned and announced at the award’s ceremony broadcast on 26 December.
The VCO SIMMY AWARDS 2022 will be presented in the following categories:
- Best Esports Racer
- Best Oval Racer
- Best Team
- Best Car
- Best Event
- Best Social Media
- Best Livery
- Best Commentary
- Best Photography
- Best Video Content
About the Organiser
VCO have stepped up in 2022, with their flagship series being the multi-platform Esports Racing League but with other events like the 24-hour Infinity event. They also are partnered up with many other organisers of major virtual championships like the Digital Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, the 24h eSports Series and Formula SimRacing.
Florian Haasper, CEO of Virtual Competition Organisation, spoke to OverTake about the expansion of the SIMMY AWARDS since the first edition:
With every edition, the VCO SIMMY AWARDS grow bigger. 2020 we started from scratch, driven by the idea to bring a high-level and widely respected award to the world of Esports racing. Since then it was all about gaining acceptance for the SIMMYS from the community, and in 2022 we have reached a new level in this respect. Almost 1,000 people sent in their nominations, the start of the voting phase was accompanied by a huge buzz. This trophy means a lot to the people and organisations that are nominated. This makes us proud. THE SIMMYS are about honoring and rewarding the key protagonists of the Esports racing season, backed not just us or a jury, but the community as such. I cannot wait to see who will win this year’s trophies.
The jury features representatives of many sim racing publications and organisers.
The SIMMYS jury:
Luca Munro, OverTake.gg
Tom Harrison-Lord, Traxion.gg
Nathan Quinn, THE RACE
David Perel, The Sim Grid
Steve Worrell, Sim Racing GP
Tom Bunten, Grid Finder
Who do you think deserves a SIMMY AWARD? Tell us on Twitter at @OverTake_gg or in the comments down below!
