Both races were accompanied by a 25-minute qualifying session, with the field split into two groups by championship order following Round 1 at Sebring. Following a horror opening round, it was Madison Down who laid the first marker in group 1, with a 1:20.885. Dylan Rudd was 2nd after the first run, only 0.004 seconds behind, with the 4 drivers behind him all within a tenth of pole.

With track temperatures rising, the majority of the field found it difficult to improve, but as the first group came to a close, Down would increase his margin, going clear at the top by 0.211 seconds over Rudd. Matthew Bowler, Jake Burton and Angus Lawford would complete the Top-5.

As group 2 put down their first laps, it was Zach Rattray-White who would put down the marker, jumping to 2nd overall, only 0.049 behind Down. James Scott, Blake Worboys and Jarrad Filsell made up the rest of the Top-5. With only 2 minutes remaining, Rattray-White would improve to 1st, Filsell improving to 3rd only seconds later.

Luke Rosella and Joshua Anderson both jumped up the order, to 5th and 6th respectively. As the chequered flag waved on the session, Robbie Gibbs would climb from 28th all the way to 4th, an amazing last-ditch effort to continue his strong form from the opening round. Zach Rattray-White secured the pole position, with Madison Down, Jarrad Filsell, Robbie Gibbs and Blake Worboys, the surprise package of the session, making up the Top-5.

Rosella, Anderson, Scott, O’Sullivan and Bourke rounded out a very close Top-10, with only 0.243 seconds covering the front runners. Brady Meyers would be the biggest loser in the session, lining up in 43rd for race 1 after being impeded by Thomas McMillan, who was later given a 10-second penalty for the incident.

As the lights went green, it was Rattray-White with the jump and as the field got to Turn 1 it was Madison Down who would come off second best, being passed by both Filsell and Gibbs on the way to Turn 3. At the back in the field, chaos ensued as they made their way through Turn 7. Brad Newman went for an aggressive move on James Chasteauneuf and unfortunately spun the #427. Only seconds later, Newman and Meyers made contact fighting for the same piece of road at corner exit. As the #30 was sent into a spin, One Performance Racing’s Daniel Poulton was left with nowhere to go and made heavy contact with the LOBS car. Newman was left with major damage, while Brady Meyers found himself right at the tail of the field. Newman also picked up a 15-second penalty for his clash with Chasteauneuf.

On Lap 2 it was Luke Rosella who found himself in the grass after Blake Worboys made front-to-rear contact while attempting to pass the #55 at Turn 1. Rosella would fall from 5th to 10th and as a result, Worboys was given a 5-second penalty. The middle portion of the race was a relatively clean affair with battles continuing up and down the field. As leaders Zach Rattray-White and Jarrad Filsell entered Lap 11 of 15, the race was turned on its head, as impending rain began to fall on the circuit.

Lap times began to slow as water began building on the track surface, and on Lap 13, Rattray-White would get loose under braking into the 10A/10B chicane. The two cars collided at 10B and Filsell eventually cleared the #17 into the final corner. The pair would remain nose to tail on Lap 14, both cars making little errors as the track conditions continued to deteriorate. As they got to the 10A/10B chicane, Rattray-White would make an aggressive move, darting to the inside under brakes. The #17 made a clean pass on the #94, but would get loose trying to accelerate out of the chicane, allowing Filsell up the inside once again.

Madison Down was now in the lead battle, having kept it clean while the leaders slowed each other down. The #77 tried to set up a run on Rattray-White through the final corner, but would get completely sideways, almost spinning and losing all of his momentum. With Down now out of the picture, it was Filsell vs Rattray-White for the win on the final lap.

It was on once again at the final chicane, with the #17 making significant ground under brakes to force Filsell off his line through 10A. Front-to-rear contact was made at 10B as Filsell tried to halt the momentum of Rattray-White on the apex. The Eclipse Simsports car dipped a wheel into the grass and snapped loose as the #17 attempted to accelerate up the hill. The slide continued and Rattray-White would lose control, spinning to the inside of the circuit.  

Jarrad Filsell escaped the intense battle with the win, extending his winning streak to 8 races. Madison Down would come home in 2nd, a great effort following his disastrous night at Sebring. Blake Worboys would finish 3rd on the road, but following his 5-second penalty, was demoted to 10th. This meant a first podium for Robbie Gibbs in Chiefs colours, backing up a 6th at round 1.

Joshua Anderson was another driver to lose positions post-race after he was given a 5-second penalty for contact with Damon Woods at 10B, falling to 11th. Following an exciting battle for the win, Rattray-White would have to settle for 4th, a disappointing result following the pole position. After starting 15th, Damon Woods showed his class, driving through the field and showing exceptional speed in the wet conditions to round out the Top-5, a much-needed result following his misstep at Sebring. James Scott, Ryan O’Sullivan, Andrew Gilliam, Luke Rosella and Blake Worboys made up the Top-10. Wayne Bourke didn’t have the race he’d hoped for, dropping from 10th to 35th.

>After only a short warm-up, the field was ready to go qualifying once again for race 2. With double points available, this session was going to be crucial for the front-runners. After the first run in group 1, it was Matthew Bowler who would lead the pack, posting a 1:21.942, over 1.3 seconds slower than the race 1 pole time due to the significantly warmer track temperature.

Madison Down continued his form from race 1, going only 5 thousandths slower than the #12 to go P2. His teammate Jake Burton was 3rd, followed by Beau Albert and Evolution Racing Team’s Marcello Rivera. The order would be shuffled lap after lap until the end of the group 1 session, but it was Madison Down who would eventually claim the top spot. Matthew Bowler and Kurt Stenberg would both improve at the death, jumping to 2nd and 3rd respectively. Jake Burton ended the session 4th, with Beau Albert 7 thousandths further back in 5th. 

Group 2 rolled out after a short break, and after the first run it was James Scott who would set the benchmark, posting a 1:21.626. The first 3 cars were split by only 8 thousandths of a second, with Robbie Gibbs and Wayne Bourke both climbing the leaderboard and showing once again how incredibly competitive the session would be.

Madison Down would be the only group 2 competitor to remain in the Top-10 at this stage, his marker now only good enough for 7th.  A similar story to group 1, the order continued to change throughout the session with many cars improving until the chequered flag.

However it was a surprise pole position for Eclipse Simsports driver Ryan O’Sullivan, in only his second round in the Logitech G V8PRO Invitational. He laid down a 1:21.293 to beat Jarrad Filsell by nearly a tenth of a second. Robbie Gibbs would start 3rd for the main race, with Andrew Gilliam and Emily Jones starting 4th & 5th respectively. Rattray-White would fall short of his qualifying effort in race 1, lining up in 6th. He was followed by teammate Hayden Veld, Joshua Anderson, Brady Meyers and James Scott who rounded out the Top-10.

O’Sullivan would get a clean getaway and maintain the lead off the line. Behind him however, James Scott would get a shocking launch and lose 7 positions off the start. The field would get away reasonably clean and the opening laps ticked off very quickly, with O’Sullivan in control out front.

On Lap 3 Woods and Anderson went head-to-head fighting for 9th, and after multiple corners of wheel-to-wheel action, Anderson would take the place. With calm at the front of the field, there was now a 7 car breakaway, and a 2 second margin to the chasing pack.

On Lap 6 Rattray-White would make an aggressive pass on Emily Jones to move himself into the Top-5. After O’Sullivan led the opening third of the race with no challenge from behind, Jarrad Filsell finally decided to pull the trigger, with a decisive move for the lead at Turn 1 on Lap 9. Only a lap later, the pit lane had visitors, as Rattray-White, Anderson and Scott all made their way in for their pit stop. The following lap, Filsell and teammate Gilliam both entered the lane, along with Jones and Veld. This left only O’Sullivan and Gibbs circulating from the breakaway group, but not for long, as they would both respond and come to the lane on Lap 12.

Only 7 cars remained on circuit, having not taken a pit stop as the race crossed the halfway point. On Lap 15 the pit cycle was complete, Rattray-White was the big winner, jumping to 2nd, now faced with a battle with Filsell for the win once again. 

Back in the field, chaos was in order, as Sam Blacklock and Jake Burton traded blows. Within 3 corners, Burton amassed 15 seconds’ worth of penalties due to contact with the Logitech G ODBM driver. This was not the first time the two had come together in this race either, with Blacklock given a 10-second penalty for an unsafe rejoin involving Burton on Lap 11 at Turn 4. This was capped off by a 30-second penalty given to Blacklock for an incident later in the race on Lap 21. That totals 55 seconds of penalties for contact between the pair, definitely a night to remember for the two veterans.

As always in the Logitech G V8PRO Invitational, things can change in an instant, and Road Atlanta was no different as a stranded Joshua Anderson would bring out the safety car on Lap 19. Nose to tail contact between Anderson and Damon Woods sent the #36 straight into the concrete wall on the exit of Turn 5, ending his day. Woods was given a 30-second penalty post-race, putting an end to his chances of a good result. Unfortunately for Anderson, the hard luck continued. He was dealt a rear-of-grid penalty for the next round at Spa, for towing from the circuit without permission from race control, a hard pill to swallow for a perennial front-runner.

The race would be restarted with 3 laps remaining, and Jarrad Filsell would lead the field to green. Zach Rattray-White got a good restart and challenged Filsell into the 10A/10B complex, getting alongside and making significant door-to-door contact with the #94. Filsell replied in kind and out of nowhere, Andrew Gilliam had now assumed the lead of the race. Ryan O’Sullivan and Robbie Gibbs managed to get by the battling pair as well, with Emily Jones and Hayden Veld now eager to capitalise on the chaos with only 2 laps remaining.

Filsell and Rattray-White continued to make contact for the next 5 corners until it all came to a head. The #17 would make an aggressive move under brakes, trying to take space away from Filsell into Turn 6, but the 2025 Champion would not oblige and sent the Eclipse Simsports car off the circuit, Filsell struggling to stay on the racing surface himself. Rattray-White would rejoin the circuit in 13th and following 2 penalties totalling 10 seconds for the battle with Filsell, he would finish the main race in 28th, marking a round of what could have been for #17.

The following corner, Woods would pile on the pain for Filsell, escorting him off the circuit with a forceful move. Hayden Veld would also take advantage and pass the LOBS Esports car down the back straight. The battle for the lead was a much calmer affair, as Gilliam would hold off Robbie Gibbs to take the win and assume the championship lead, a great result for the #201. Gibbs was very impressive on the night, collecting two podiums and asserting himself as a championship challenger with many around him failing to accumulate significant points.

Ryan O’Sullivan continues to be the surprise of the season, with two 7th place finishes and now a first career podium. Emily Jones also impressed once again, securing 4th as the lead TTR driver in the main affair. Damon Woods would cross the line in 5th, but following penalties for contact with Anderson and Filsell, he was demoted to 38th in the final order, a horror show for the Dörr Esports driver. This meant Hayden Veld was elevated to the Top-5, a great result for the Sandown specialist.

Madison Down, Wayne Bourke, Blake Worboys, Jacob O’Reilly and James Scott rounded out the Top-10 in what was simply an unbelievable feature race. Anderson, Woods and Meyers were definitely the biggest losers from the event, with their championship hopes now in dire straits.

That wraps it up for Round 2 of the Logitech G V8PRO Invitational at Road Atlanta. We are only days away from Round 3 at the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. We will see you there!