CAMS and Motum align

Australia is on the road to its first officially sanctioned e-racing series. Local sim expert, Motum Simulation, and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) this week announced a collaboration that should see simulated racing become part of the local motorsport scene.

The agreement will see CAMS use Motum Simulation for driver development and testing including its Junior and Elite Training Camps. CAMS and Motum have also agreed to develop an e-sports racing series using Motum's full-motion simulators and the FIA-sanctioned GT Sport game.

Final agreement on the partnership was inked at the Australian F1 Grand Prix where Motum's full-motion sims were showcased by members of the CAMS Racing Star squad and carsales.com.au's global ambassador, Dan Ricciardo (pictured).

More news of the stadium-based e-racing series is expected soon.

Motum Simulation boss, Steve Hoinville, told motoring.com.au the strategic alignment with CAMS was "exciting".

"Our goals line-up really well as we both work towards the improvement of driver skills in motorsport. CAMS recognises the essential role of simulation to the future of motorsport and we are thrilled to partner with it on this journey," he said.

CAMS Commercial Director John Murphy commented: "There are two areas of value for us; one is to transition people into on-track motorsport, and the other is the potential for eSports to become a discipline of motorsport in its own right.

"The FIA set up the Gran Turismo program a couple of years ago, we've got an opportunity with Motum now to do something as well," he said.

"The next step is to get the rubber on the road so to speak, to get something happening at a local level. The intention is to link it to the FIA Gran Turismo program on a global basis," he stated.

Pictures courtesy of CAMS and Red Bull Racing (Van Gisbergen)