We took the time to have a chat with Madison and get his thoughts on the 2023 season, and what it means to him.

First of all, Madison, congratulations on the series win, what does this mean to you?

Winning the Logitech G Pro Invitational is easily one of my hardest fought titles and another series that I was really wanting to tick off the list to have won. So to tick this one off the list is an awesome feeling especially given how much work goes into the series across the year.

What do you think was the turning point in the series that gave you the confidence to take the title?

Round 1 for me coming in out and taking the win at Sebring really gave me a confidence boost especially after the horror start I had in 2022 missing Round 1. Knowing that we had achieved 2nd in 2022 missing a round, I certainly knew that a title win could be on the cards right from the start of the year. The goal for the year was to make sure that we maximized every round. Win the race when we had the pace to do so and consolidate and score solid points when the pace wasn’t there. Thankfully, we had a super consistent season and really kept our poor results to a minimum. It wasn’t until the Enduro season finished up that we had a much more clear picture of the points standings and could see that winning it was a really strong chance.

Strategy is an important part of a solid result, who helped you make these calls, and how much do you think you gained from it?

Across the season, primarily it was a team effort. We as drivers in TTR all race from the same channel and therefore are discussing strategy throughout the race. As the championship looked more likely, we began having some outside assistance through spotters particularly in the final round. We are privileged as a team that we have multiple drivers with years of experience in sim racing and as a result are often able to make the right calls when it counts the most. However, I will give an individual shoutout to both Jake Moloney and Brock Salmon for their strategy assistance. Both those individuals made some fantastic calls that made the difference in key rounds. We didn’t make a bad call as a team all season and when you compare to our rivals, that certainly made a massive difference to the overall points at the end so I do have my teammates to thank as well for their collaboration.

TTR as a team have been incredibly strong for a number of years, what do you think is the secret?

Team culture. Over the years, we’ve had our up and down moments and had rival teams come and go. The difference for us is the culture in the team. We are all mates, we all have a deep love for racing whether it be real or virtual and we all love winning. Across the team’s 15 years or so in sim racing though, the constant has been that we are a group of mates that just love racing together and as a result we share each other’s wins and losses and work together to achieve our goals. It sounds cliché, but in my opinion that culture is everything when it comes to success.

What was in your opinion the best race of the year?

It would be easy to say any that I won! However from an excitement point of view it was definitely the Bathurst 1000 for me. Super competitive race and a fight for the lead across the entirety of the 1000km. To come down to a 3 car fight with the 3 championship protagonists at the end was just super. Yes, we didn’t get the win that day but I did thoroughly enjoy the fight with James Scott in the final stint and threw absolutely everything at him but he was too good on the day. That race felt like everything that this car and this series is about. Close, Hard touring car racing!

Did you think at any stage that the title may be slipping away from you?

There were times I felt like that lacked outright car speed, we were always there or thereabouts however at times just were on the wrong side of a tenth of a second which was costing us. It was feeling as though we’d need to find that pace more quickly than our rivals and were playing catch up. I don’t think there was ever a key moment it felt like it was too far away, we ran inside the Top 5 in points all season and were always close to the top of the standings. Thankfully, we worked really well together and were able to bridge that gap in pace I feel as the year went on. It did seem though that we struggled at low speed circuits and were fast at high speed and flowing circuits.

What are your thoughts on the series overall?

Without a doubt the Logitech G Pro Invitational is the pinnacle series in Australia for sim racing in my opinion. Super professionally run and by far the most competitive series out there. Just look at how close the field is and the depth of that field and its just amazing to see. Its been a pleasure to be a part of and to actually now say that I have won the Driver’s Championship in this incredible series is just an absolute honor!

And finally, 2024, will we see the car number 1 battling its way for the championship for the 12 round championship?

Absolutely! We will be back and will be benching the #77 while we defend our title in Car #1! I can’t wait for a bigger and better season to get started in 2024!

Thanks so much for your time on this Mads, really appreciate it.