The Malaysian Sim Racers (MSR) Season 8 is kicking off this 27th February with confirmed registration of 32 drivers, two of which are from Thailand and Canada respectively. Another driver from France, Arnaud Martin who is currently living in Malaysia would also be in the running among the 32 drivers registered.

For Season 8, the CTDP F1 2006 mod has been selected due to its perfectly done physics and graphically advance mod up to date. The first venue of the season opener race will be held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia in accordance to the F1 2009 World Championship calendar. However the dates regarding the race schedule has been changed by the League Administration in order to shorten the season period.  

Season 7 Champion, Nazirull (Maranello55) and Season 1 Champion, Muaz (PCcrazy) who is currently using the McLaren MP4/21 car are both expected to be among the highest favorites for this upcoming Season Champion. After five Pre-Season Test races, both drivers were equally quick during both, practice session and during the full race distance which had been set out by the League Advisors for this season.

During the period when the Test Race sessions were initiated, the MSR Server was obviously fully utilized by both drivers in search of the best setup. When combined, a total of more than 100 hours of track experience as compared to the other drivers participating in the MSR Season 8 will undoubtedly untangled any mysteries that would appear during the pre-season test, as the CTDP F1 2006 mod was only released and are available to be downloaded late November last year.

MSR Season 8 Calendar

MSR Season 8 Registered Drivers