The Logitech G Pro Invitational series is fast approaching in 2023. For driver Kurt Stenberg, It’s an opportunity to write the wrongs of a difficult season in 2022.
23rd in the championship last season, Kurt found himself outside the automatic promotion cutoff at seasons end. Although a difficult season, There are plenty of reasons for Kurt to be considered a force to be reckoned with in 2023.
A 10th place in the final round of the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series at Phillip island was a reminder of what this driver is capable of when he can get a clean run of things.
Speaking with Kurt, We got great insight into his pre qualifying campaign.
“I was quite surprised to be so far up the order in pre qualifying to be honest. I only put about 20 minutes into Winton. I did a reasonable amount of laps at Hungaroring but that was more about the challenge of learning a new track, checking over the rig after some off season changes and getting some data to help some teammates, more than it was about lap time.
It's filled me with some confidence going into round 1 of the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series qualifiers. Phillip Island has been probably been my strongest track in the Gen 2 Supercars. We had a decent result there in the final round of 2022 and a solid result in V8SCOPS 2 years ago."
After a confidence filling pre qualifying campaign Kurt will look to continue his run of form into the qualification rounds. Speaking with Kurt, He was honest about his aspirations moving forward. A more relaxed approach seems to be on the cards in 2023.
“The goal for me isn't to qualify for the series. If i miss out on racing it doesn't worry me too much. I'm out there to try and get a podium and be up the front which I feel i isn't unrealistic. All the tracks on the schedule are tracks I enjoy and have had success at. The field is pretty competitive but after 10 years of iRacing Supercars racing that doesn't really worry me.
If we can get the results, The qualifying part takes care of itself. If i don't qualify it's very good preparation for the endurance races”.
Finally, When speaking about the key to maintaining performance throughout the qualifying series, Kurt believes his motivation will be the key.
“Motivation will be key. Racing back to back weeks at a high level is tough due to the level of preparation and personal commitment required. I'm very glad all the tracks I have raced in the past 6 months, Which makes that less of an issue than it normally would be. I personally struggle to maintain motivation and the competitive streak in sim racing especially after a difficult result. So the key will be maintaining the motivation to go out there the next week and get a good result if one of the races doesn't go to plan. You can't afford to have more than 1 bad race in such a short series”
There’s no doubt Kurt Stenberg is a driver to keep a close eye on in the 2023 Logitech G Pro Invitational Series. With the ability to exceed even the very best on his day, Kurt will be up the front and fighting to claim a place on the 2023 Logitech G Pro Invitational series grid.
