Southern Cross Racing est 2021

01/09/2025

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Round 6 - Brands Hatch

26/08/2025

🏎️ Southern Cross Racing – Premier Endurance League Round 1 🏎️

Clydesdale kicked off the season with a strong showing at Silverstone, taking the Mercedes-AMG GT3 to a P7 finish in class (GT3 Challenger) after a tough 2-hour endurance session.

A great way to open the campaign, steady pace, consistent driving, and plenty of positives to carry forward. 👊🔥

Clydesdale post race comments
"Really happy with how things turned out. It was a tough 2 hours, and with 58 cars on track there was never a dull moment. The stewards were busy handing out a lot of 10-second penalties that only got applied after the flag, so it definitely kept everyone guessing.

To come away with P7 in class out of such a big field is a great start to the season. The Mercedes felt strong around Silverstone, and it’s given me a good platform to build on for the rounds ahead.”

Onwards to Round 2 – let’s keep pushing! 💪

Check out Nick Clydesdale’s GT3 Mercedes in all its glory! Fresh in the shop! 🏎️🔥

Livery designed and painted by the legend himself, Chris from Onenine , this car isn’t just fast on track, it looks the part too. A real head-turner at Silverstone!

10/08/2025

03/08/2025

🟢 Green Hell 4 Hour Endurance Race – Team Report 🏁
Event: RicmoTech Nürburgring 4 Hour
Location: Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
Team: Southern Cross Racing
Drivers: Poli & Logan
Car: BMW M4 gt3

Overview:
Southern Cross Racing tackled the iconic Green Hell in the RicmoTech 4 Hour Endurance Race — a test of speed, strategy, and survival at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The team showed strong pace and great teamwork, but a late-race issue saw them slip down the order in the final moments.

Qualifying Recap:
Starting from P15 in class, the focus was on staying clean early and building forward momentum through consistent pace and smart stints.

Race Summary:
Hour 1 – Poli:
Poli launched the race with a calculated and clean opening stint, moving the team from P15 to P10. His focus and aggression set a strong foundation.

Hours 2–3 – Logan:
Logan handled a full double-stint, pushing the team into P6 through excellent traffic management and steady pace. His efforts kept the car competitive and well-positioned heading into the final hour.

Final Hour – Poli:
With the car in a strong position, Poli returned for the closing stint. Unfortunately, a small braking misjudgment led to minor front-end damage, requiring a 2-minute unscheduled repair stop. and a extra splash and dash for fuel . Despite the setback, the team kept their heads down and brought the car home in P11 in class — a solid recovery in a brutally tough field.

🛠️ Performance Notes:
Strengths:

Strong pace and clean overtaking

Excellent pit stop coordination and driver change timing

Solid mid-race climb into top 6

Challenges:

Braking error in final stint resulted in lost time

High attrition around them made traffic a constant factor

Driver Quotes:
Poli: “The pace was there, and we were running strong. Just one small misstep with braking near the end – it cost us, but that’s racing. Still proud of how we fought.”
Logan: “That two-hour stint was intense but rewarding. We made up ground and kept it tight. Disappointing to drop back late, but we learned a lot from this one.”

02/08/2025

Southern Cross Racing Update 🇦🇺🏁

Poli and Logan have once again embarked on a journey to the legendary Green Hell — the Nürburgring in Germany — for another 4-hour endurance challenge behind the wheel of the BMW.

With determination, strategy, and grit, they're ready to take on one of the world’s toughest circuits. Stay tuned as the team battles it out on the Nordschleife in true Southern Cross style!

28/07/2025

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Round 1 - Phillip Island

13/07/2025

🏁 MATESHIP OVER EVERYTHING – THE SOUTHERN CROSS WAY 🇦🇺💚💛
Spa 24HR is in the books. We brought the Porsche home in P10 after 24 hours of absolute chaos — crashes, penalties, BBQs, busted aero, and a mountain of late-night stints.

But here’s the thing: this team isn’t just made of drivers.
It’s made of mates.
It’s built on respect, banter, belief, and backing each other no matter what.

At Spa, we had Poli, Lucas, Nick, and Keith sending it non-stop — wheel to wheel, lap after lap.
But just as much a part of this result are the blokes who didn’t make the virtual trip this time:
💪 John Thorn – the quiet backbone of the team, always watching, supporting, and keeping our feet on the ground.
🔥 Scott Baker – our spirit animal with a steering wheel, bringing energy and laughs whether he’s behind the wheel or in the group chat.

This one’s for all of us.
For every hour spent testing, every call in Discord, every time we stayed up late tuning the setup or just taking the p**s.
This team is mates first, racers second — and that’s why we keep showing up, pushing harder, and getting stronger.

P10 at Spa? Bloody proud.
But even prouder of the people behind the sim rigs.

Southern Cross Racing — built on mate ship, fuelled by passion, and always sending.
On to the next one, legends. 🍻

13/07/2025

⚡️ WE CAME. WE CRACKED. WE CONQUERED.
P10 – 24 HOURS OF SPA: COMPLETE: P10 FINISH! 🇦🇺💚💛

The Southern Cross Racing social media team may have gone radio silent over the last 12 hours… but trust us, it was all hands on deck.
the pit crew were fuelled by spreadsheets and prayers, and Keith? Keith went full Bunnings mode and fired up the BBQ in the shed. Snags were had. 🍖🔥
💤 Sleep? Minimal.
🔧 Repairs? Plenty.
📋 Strategy? On standby.

But here’s the headline:
WE NEVER GAVE UP.
Because that's what we do.
This team doesn’t quit. Doesn’t fold. Doesn’t lift.

From P19 on the grid, we were spun, squeezed, sent off, and smoked like brisket at a Sunday family roast. Spa threw everything at us: divebombers, drive-throughs, lag punts, midnight meltdowns, and we still came out swinging.

🧱 At one point, we thought P15 would be a miracle.
But this team? We don’t do “just survive.”
We send it.
We go full throttle into the pain cave.
And we delivered a Top 10 finish, P10 at the Spa 24HR! 🏁💥

🔥 Massive props to our MVP, Poli, the man was a machine.
🕘 9.5 hours behind the wheel
🏁 266 laps completed
⏱️ Fastest team lap
📋 Countless hours of prep, fuel plans, and tyre calculations
If Spa was a mountain, Poli climbed it wearing thongs and carrying a jerry can. Legend.

To the rest of the driver squad, Lucas, Keith, and Clydesy, every single one of you dug deep, battled through the chaos, and kept the green & gold alive on the toughest sim racing stage.

💥 To our sponsors, thank you for backing the madness:
🍪 Cookie Luxe
🍻 Dickins Cider
🧵 Stitched Up
🎣 Master Bait & Tackle
⚙️ STS
🧱 Zagari Concrete
🏎️ FSR
🥓 Pacific Jerky
You guys keep the lights on, the wheels spinning, and the BBQ stocked. Love your work.
🎨 Special shoutout to Onenine for once again delivering a jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind livery for the Spa 24.
If you want your car to look as fast as it drives, hit them up. You won’t regret it. 💯
🙏 To our fellow racers, supporters, and especially our families, thank you for letting us absolutely fry ourselves over 24 hours of chaos, crashes, caffeine and commitment.
🕹️ iRacing, you’ve done it again, brutal, brilliant, and unforgettable.
Now... the rig's powered down.
The pedals are still warm.
And the Southern Cross Racing crew is off to bed, dreams full of apexes, BBQs, and that beautiful P10 result.
Catch you at the next one, legends.
We’re just getting started. ⚡️

12/07/2025

🕛 12 HOURS DOWN – BLOOD, SWEAT & BUMPERS 🇦🇺💥

We’ve hit halfway at Spa, and the Southern Cross Racing crew is deep in the trenches — bruised, battered, but still charging 💪

🚗 Lucas “Baker Jr.” just wrapped up an absolutely savage 3-hour stint. From a stop-go penalty to lapped cars throwing elbows like it’s Bathurst ‘05, it was a shift for the ages.
And just 5 laps from the end of his run?
🎯 A lapped car tried a desperate dive up the inside and ripped our aero package apart like it owed them money.
We now proudly present:
The Porsche 911 (992) GT3R: Budget Mazepin Edition™. 💅

🪫 Enter Poli — straight into the fire. On just his second lap, he cops a hit that crumples our rear like a Weet-Bix box in a school recycling drive.
Big repair bill pending. Sorry boss. 💸💸💸
But credit to the man — he’s pushing on with 2 hours left in his stint.

🌅 The sun is rising over Spa — it’s 5:00AM local, track temp sitting at 20°C, and we’re still hanging tough in P14.

Half the battle down, half still to go — and we’re loving every second of it.
The vibes? Immaculate. The racing? Unhinged. The green & gold? Still sending.

12/07/2025

KEITH LOGAN’S PENALTY SAFARI – STRAYA’S MOST EXPENSIVE SUNDAY DRIVE

We were cookin’ with gas at Southern Cross Racing:
🔥 Poli had the hands of a surgeon
🔥 Clydesy was carving up like a meat tray at a pub raffle
🔥 Strategy? Tighter than ya mate’s shout at the bar

Then…
Keith strapped in.
The boss.
The big fella.
The man who managed to get more penalties than a footy team with anger issues.

First lap? All good.
Then Keith decides to go sightseeing – little off-track action.
Race Control’s watching like a kookaburra on a fence.
Slow-down penalty?
No stress, bit of a lift…
BUT NOPE – TIMES IT PERFECTLY WRONG.
Cop a black flag like he just keyed Race Control’s Camry.

Into the pits for a drive-through. Swearing? Immediate.
Volume? High.
Tone? Somewhere between a bogged Hilux and a magpie during nesting season.

Just when you think it’s over —
WHACK! Another penalty.
Pit entry too fast.
Apparently Keith thought the 40 zone was just a vibe.

Helmet’s gone airborne.
Spotter reckons it’s in orbit.
Swearing through the radio so vicious, the cockatoos packed up and moved suburbs.

And yet, the big fella comes over the radio after:

“Boys… I’ve absolutely cooked it. We were flying. I’ve turned us into a Centrelink ad.”

We still love ya, Keith.
Just next time, maybe let Clydesy drive and you cook the sausages.

12/07/2025

🔥 4 Hours Down – Southern Cross Charging Ahead! 🇦🇺💚💛

What a start to the Spa 24 Hour Enduro!
Poli just wrapped up a monster triple stint, 75 laps of focus, grit, and pure pace. Starting from P19, we navigated early chaos and briefly dropped to P27… but Poli clawed it back and handed the car over in a brilliant P8. Huge effort! 💪

🚗 Now behind the wheel: Nick, who’s just completed his first stint and is doing an exceptional job, smooth, fast, and laser-focused. We're currently holding P10, and the car is feeling absolutely dialled in. 🔧⚡

🌇 It’s 9:20pm local time and the sun is setting over Spa. Track temps are at 23°C, and the atmosphere is electric.
Still just under 20 hours to go, it’s a long road ahead, but the team is feeling strong, sharp, and racey as hell. Let’s keep it rolling. 👊

11/07/2025

🚦 LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO AT SPA! 🇧🇪🔥

We're officially underway in the Spa 24 Hour Endurance Race and what a wild opening lap it was!

💪 Poli put in a stellar qualifying effort, landing us P19 on the grid, right in the thick of the action. The race started with chaos: spin outs, dive bombs, and a few too many heroes too early... but we kept it clean and clear. 💨

Dropped back momentarily to P27 as we focused on tyre temps and survival through the early carnage, but now we’re settled, focused, and climbing. The pace is building, and the hunt is on for the next 23.5 hours. 🐍

Stay tuned, we’ll keep you posted as our drivers chip away lap by lap, fighting for every inch in the green and gold. 🇦🇺