Ray Esports Racing (RES) exists to bring structure, respect, and purpose to sim racing — while keeping it welcoming, human, and grounded in real motorsports values.
RES isn’t just a collection of leagues or a Discord server. It’s a community built around the belief that racing — virtual or real — should help people improve, learn, and enjoy the process together.
The goal has never been to chase numbers, trends, or hype. The goal has always been to build something that works, lasts, and feels familiar to anyone who has spent time around real racing paddocks.
Where RES Comes From
Ray Esports Racing was shaped by decades of experience across both real-world motorsports and professional simulation — long before sim racing became mainstream.
The foundation comes from growing up around SCCA club racing, where racing weekends were family events and learning happened in the paddock as much as on track. That environment emphasized preparation, respect, and accountability — values that still guide RES today.
Those roots were reinforced through:
- Real-world racing experience, including Spec Racer competition and regional championship racing
- Firsthand exposure to how drivers learn and develop over time
- A professional background in high-fidelity simulation, where simulators were used not for entertainment, but for serious training and decision-making
Seeing how simulation and real-world performance could work together — when used correctly — became a core influence on how RES was built.
Why RES Exists
Over time, it became clear that much of online racing was missing something important.
Many environments offered speed, competition, or convenience — but lacked:
- Consistency
- Context
- Respectful racecraft
- A sense of community accountability
Ray Esports Racing was created to fill that gap.
RES is designed to:
- Provide structured, predictable racing
- Encourage learning through repetition and experience
- Create communities where drivers recognize each other week to week
- Balance competition with respect and realism
Mistakes happen in racing. That’s understood here.
Intentional wrecking, retaliation, or reckless behavior is not.
That balance — firm standards with a human approach — is what allows RES communities to largely self-police and remain welcoming.
More Than Just Leagues
While organized league racing is a major part of RES, it isn’t the whole picture.
RES also exists to:
- Help drivers understand why things work the way they do
- Bridge the gap between sim racing and real-world motorsports
- Share knowledge through writing, broadcasts, and long-form learning
- Show that simulation can be a serious tool, a meaningful hobby, or both
This philosophy carries through:
- Weekend Warriors leagues
- Ray Esports Club Racing
- Educational content and articles
- Books like Pixels to Podiums and Next Gen Drivers
- Broadcast partnerships and special events
Everything connects back to the same foundation.
A Community, Not a Product
Ray Esports Racing is intentionally not run like a commercial platform.
There are no entry fees for leagues.
Participation is open to those who respect the standards.
The focus is on sustainability, not growth for growth’s sake.
RES works because members:
- Care about how they race
- Care about the people they race with
- Value being part of something that feels organized, fair, and familiar
That culture doesn’t happen by accident — it’s built, maintained, and protected.
The Role of Stewardship
RES is guided by someone who has lived in both the technical world of simulation and the hands-on world of grassroots racing, with an instructor’s mindset rather than a promoter’s.
The role isn’t to be the center of attention.
It’s to be a steward of the system — keeping things aligned with the values that made it work in the first place.
As RES grows and evolves, that stewardship mindset remains the constant.
Welcome to Ray Esports Racing
If you’re here because you enjoy:
- Structured competition
- Learning and improvement
- Racing with respect
- A community that feels more like a paddock than a lobby
You’re in the right place.
Explore the leagues.
Use the learning resources.
Ask questions.
And race hard — the right way.
Check out the podcast interview on “Inside the SCCA”