When starting a new season if you asked any driver up and down the grid, they’d happily take a pole position & Race win to get their campaign underway in the Motorsport Australia Logitech G Pro Invitational Cup. For Trans Tasman Racing driver Madison Down, that’s exactly what he went and achieved.

The 2022 Motorsport Australia Logitech G Pro Invitational Cup was a good campaign for Madison, but the unfortunate power outage before round one, ultimately sealed his fate, finishing second in the standings behind Synergy Sim Racing’s Jarrad Filsell.

We took some time during the week to speak with Madison. Speaking on his result at Sebring, his rivals & his chances in the 2023 Motorsport Australia Logitech G Pro invitational Cup.

Speaking on the Turn In Race Apparel Sebring Sprint, Madison reiterated how good it was to start 2023 in winning form.

“Fantastic start to 2023. I wanted to start off with some momentum so to grab pole position and a win, it doesn’t get much better than that.

The feeling crossing the line first in such a competitive field and hard fought battle was just awesome. I was genuinely pleased with how I drove and didn’t make any mistakes across the race. To win these days, you need to drive a near perfect race so to do that was an awesome feeling” - Madison Down.

With Jarrad Filsell suffering a difficult start to his Motorsport Australia Logitech G Pro Invitational Cup title defence, Madison made it clear his thoughts were solely on making sure he executed his own race at Sebring, Capitalising on the misfortune of Filsell wasn’t on his mind.

“ I personally wasn’t too focused on Jarrad at the time during the race. Key for me was to drive my own race and ensure I maximised my own result which fortunately I was able to do. It’s hard not to think of the result before it happens but usually the minute you do it goes different to how you imagine.

Jarrad having an unfortunate start certainly helps us points wise, but there’s a long way to go and anything can happen. Personally I’ll be taking it one race at a time and worry about points later on in the year” - Madison Down.

Maximising round one & leading the championship as we head to Phillip Island, Madison Down has cemented himself as one of the favourites to fight for the 2023 championship. If he keeps the momentum in his favour, Madison believes he’s in with a chance in 2023.

“I always like my chances, last year getting off on the back foot made it difficult but to get back to 2nd, by the years end we showed how consistent and fast we were across the year. I’ve got good momentum of late, a few race wins across multiple series and winning the Supercars Pro Eseries last year so I’m feeling good about 2023”. - Madison Down.