Embarking on this new adventure, the duo from Fishy Motorsports, avid followers of the Logitech G Pro Invitational Series, have decided to take the plunge this year. Despite their busy schedules, we managed to carve out time to delve into their perspectives on family ties, the series, and their expectations.

First of all, thanks for giving us the time to have this chat, must be an exciting time ahead for you both in the next few weeks.

Blake: absolutely, we both are keen for the next stage and equally happy to be running together in the qualifying series. Last years was disappointing, being taken out of a couple of races, so hopefully we can make a mends this year.

Tye: yeah, it’s a super exiting time for me personally but I’m also very nervous for the weeks to come.

To you Blake, how good is it having your son being able to not only race alongside you, but also be competitive?

Blake: This is the best part about racing for me now. I get to race with an awesome bunch of Fishy teammates and in the same team alongside my son is terrific. To be honest he is almost quicker now, so it is only a matter of time until he is consistently faster, which I and eagerly looking forward to seeing. 

With Tye being fairly young, how much improvement is there still to come?

Blake: Good question, we are just happy he is having fun and enjoying racing. He has high hopes and aspirations of making Supercars. The practice he has been putting in over the last few months has been huge and has seen him make the final qualifiers for the Logitech Pro Series, which I wasn’t sure was going to happen back in November due the speed he had to find. Now seeing that, I would say a lot is left to come. The boys in the Team have been working with him at every chance they get. I travel a bit for work, but when I am away and watching the stream, there is always 2 or 3 of them in discord dedicating the time to helping him out in his races.

How many hours a week would you and Tye do testing together?

Blake: Almost every night we are on together and we love it. It really is the best bonding time spending it doing something we mutually love doing. But really, we spend a heap of time together in general.

And Tye, how much has your dad taught you?

Tye: Dad has helped me so much throughout my sim racing career but has especially helped me in the last 6 months with everything you can imagine in racing.

Your dad is pretty quick, winning a few Vets races, when do you think you will have his measure?

Tye: I think I have a lot to learn first. Dad’s strategy calls and his ability to fuel save are second to none so to beat him, I will not just have to be fast but smart while driving. He has been teaching me not just the basics of driving but also what I need to be thinking about while doing it.

With school about to kick off again, how does that affect your ability to get on the sim?

Tye: With school I’m sure it won’t be the most idle situation but I won’t let it affect my driving, it is my passion and I am very set on wanting to improve.

We know Blake that with your work commitments you will miss round one, why though do you think it is so special to try and get into the Pro Invitational Series?

Blake: Racing against the best in the business is really why we do it. I am keen to turn around what happened in 2023 by making the series first but then not just be there to make the numbers up – I will be there to compete. Even though my pace is nowhere near the drivers at the front, I will be thinking my way through every race to try to get to the front or even snag a win.

And Tye, this really is a step up in the Australian Sim landscape, just four races to get you set for the year ahead, how do you think you will go?

Tye: No clue how it will turn out, but I will give it my all and go from there.

To both of you, what are your thoughts on the series so far, do you generally try and watch each round if you can?

Blake: It is the cream of the crop. I was there for most of the races last year either spotting or co-driving with Thomas Freeman in 2023 & Jamie Dike in 2022, in which we had some good finishes both years.

Tye: Logitech in my opinion is the peak of supercar sim racing and it’s always been the series everyone wants to try and make. Last year I was on the side lines watching and helping my teammates but hopefully this year I will be up there with them.

No doubt the whole team at Fishy Motorsports have been very supportive of you both, and there is a strong number of drivers from the team trying to get in to the 2024 series, how do you think the team as a whole is going?

Blake: It is truly a testament to the unwavering commitment and support of the entire team that we have a significant number of drivers vying to be part of the upcoming series. We ha a total of 7, with 3 team mates outside of us in the Qualifying Series, Michael Angus, David Kirby & and the Big Fish Michael Whiting. Thomas Freeman is already in obviously. 7 out of the 45 possible spots overall is a great effort for the team.

I think the team is in its strongest position it has been. Everyone gets along, we all love racing together and having a heap of fun on discord. Fishy Motorsports culture is the cornerstone of its excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The team's collective dedication to achieving success is evident in the strides we have made over the last year both on and off the track. The boys really do approach driver development (especially with Tye) with the upmost of importance and meticulous attention to detail (both in car and sim hardware) which sets us apart in my opinion. Naming anyone specifically would be wrong as everyone chips in to help and have fun every night. Always in one voice channel with nobody believing they are better than anyone else (no ego’s), but we still all want to win of course.

And finally, probably the most important question. What does Mrs. Delaney think of it all?

Blake: LOVES the quite time! Nah, she is a huge support to both of us.

Tye: She is very supportive of me.

Thanks for the chat, we really wish you both the best of luck in the Qualifying series and hope to see you on the grid in the Pro series..