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What happened ten days later...

Jim, went back to Athens to compete against 12 drivers in the circuit of China. The drill was :

Step 1 : There were 12 drivers and they were divided in two groups of 6 drivers.
Step 2 : The first group of drivers had to race a 20 minute race, from which 3 drivers would pass.
Step 3 : The second group of drivers had to race a 20 minute race, from which 3 drivers would pass.
Step 4 : All 6 drivers, three from the first group and the three from the second, had to race again for another 20 minute race so as to have a winner.

Jim was in the first group of the drivers and made an amazing race leaving the second driver 30seconds behind him. He managed to do the best time and be consistent to that time as well! Then all he had to do is wait for the other six drivers to complete their race and get ready for the final race. He was once more the pole man with approximately 6 tenths of a second gap form the second one. The race was pretty easy for him as well, as he never lost his concentration. He WON leaving the second driver 19seconds behind him. Everyone congratulated him and were asking him for tips amazed by his talent. 

After the race was over, Panos Seitanidis (a Greek reporter-commentator on F1 ) questioned him about his experience in VRT formula and his sim racing career and then Stamatis Katsimis ( a Greek racing driver in many categories of Formula) gave him his trophy!

Now Jim has passed to the semi-finals and to my humble opinion to the final round as well!!

Here are the edited videos made by VRT formula for the circuit of China :

The very best luck for you Jim,
The editor

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 It has been a while since I last updated the blog and the news are mounting. I will not write about Jim's races, I will write about Jim's new achievement. 

Jim decided to take part in an organisation held in Athens called VRT (Virtual Racing Talent) which in cooperation with Virage Racing Academy ( http://www.virage.ws/ ), are in search of racing talents. The event started a few weeks ago and it is composed of two categories. The first category concerns those whose age is from 16 to 25 and the second category is for those from 26 and over. For more information you can visit VRT's site www.vrtformula.gr . Last week Jim went to Athens to test his abilities against other drivers, who were either sim racers or real drivers in karts and F3. 
As soon as he set foot in Vrt's faculties he turned into a legend. The reason why? He managed to achieve the best time without really trying. He had one test for free and one more, which he paid, that would be timed and saved(and he had to do better than 1.38.8) . His first free test which was timed but not registered was 1.37.5, then he did his try, the one which paid for and was the one which was going to be registerd an managed to do 1.37.1. Even from the first day he had he best time anyone there ever achieved. He had booked to participation so he had one more try to improve his time. He managed to decrease his one time to 1.37.0 which was th one which gave him the pass to the next face. One of the promoters there was so impressed by Jim's talent that told him to try on more time but his time would not be registered. Jim gladdly accepted and managed to do 1.36.5!! When he took of his headphones people were clapping and were asking him how he did such a thing amazed by his time! He met many people there and many of his sim racing friend and had a great time. He said that it was one of kind experience and was excited about the feedback he had by the promoters. After he left the competion continued for another week but no one was able to beat Jim's time. Everyone there were talking about him and his talent. He is first in his category and now he is getting ready to excel one more time on th 20th of the month.

What i forgot to tell you is that the big trophy which Virage offers for Jim's category is a week in Spain to practise in Formula renault. It is like a scolarship which means that everything is paid and the winner only has to bring its best!

Bellow there is a video with Jim's winning lap :

I wish you the very best Jim..I am sure you will be the winner!!
Good luck
The editor

GPVWC Superleague 2013

Well done!!! I think that is what fits to today's post! On Thursday 14th March 2013 Jim was racing against other drivers of GPVWC superleague in Sepang. The weather forecast was nothing but rain, however during the Q the track was dry so Jim's set up fitted the track. Jim, against all odds, took the pole leaving 0.007 the second behind. As soon as they started for their formation lap the weather turned against him. He had a car, which set up was for dry track and he had to compete against the other drivers' wet set up. He made a good start loosing only one place and had an outstanding racing trying to hold on all fast turns. He finished 3rd quite an accomplishment for Jim and his team, Torrent Motorsports, as their car is new in the league without many upgrades. The only thing that Jim told me when I asked him how he felt about the race he told me " I really enjoyed the pole and the race".

Good Job Jim..!!
The editor

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Monday 4th of  March, circuit: Hungaroring, pole: Jim Parisis! The impressive thing was that Jim contrary to others took the pole wearing Medium compound, while others were wearing Soft compound! Jim was the leader for most of the race when he did something praiseworthy! He decided to give the win to his teamate, Jordan, as a thank you for his hard work on setting up the car. The outcome of the race was an incredible 1-2 scoring maximum point for the team. Jim, also took the fastest lap of the race. His night was a success from every aspect! He may not have won the race but he enjoyed working with his teamate fot the team's best interest! Below are his statements:

" Even though I didn't win, I consider this race as one of the most successful I have ever done. Pole position with the Medium compound and a race which brought the team its first 1-2 with Jordan (teamate) winnig the race. Well done to everybody in the team and once more to our pit manager! "

I'll take this race as if you won ;)
The editor

GPVWC SuperLeague 2013

A new championship started yesterday for Jim. This year Jim and his team - Torrent Motosports - were "promoted" to GPVWC's superleague. Jim's car was the second worst, since his team is new. Thursday 28th February 2013 and the superleague championship started in Melbourne. His Q position was 9th. He managed to climb up to 7th place and finish his race in 6th place. His hardest moment was when a driver, wearing the option compound, tried to overtake Jim, who was on primes, which lead the other driver to spin and cost Jim 6 seconds luckily without any damage. Other than that it was a pretty intersting race and the unexpected happened! It didn't rain! Hereby is his tweet : " Very nice result for me and my teammate Petter! Gread job! Feels greats to drive for Torrent Motosports"

Enjoy your season..!

The editor

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Hockenheim, Monday 25th February 2013 pole for Jim once more! During his practise, he was uncertain whether or not he could get the pole, fortunately he managed to get it! He had a pretty slow start but he manage to get his place back a few seconds later. It was a good race without many battles and with nice strategies. Jim once again won the race!

Here is what he said :

" Another successful GP gor me with pole possition and victory. It wasn't easy though, since Katelas was extremely fast in both Q and race. "

Well done Jim!!
The editor

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Yet another Monday passed so did another F1Axion race for Jim. This time it was in Silverstone one of Jim's favorite tracks! He didn't have any clue about his strategy and set up until the last moment. His team made a set up and gave it to him and he started working out his strategy. He managed to take the pole and that was pretty much it. He had no difficulties during the race, however he had to make a drive through as his restrictive button malfuction as he was entering the pit. Here is what he said to me after the race :

" I want to congratulate my team for the set up they gave me literally at the edge of the time. Got the pole and the win and did my fastest lap during the race. It would have been a perfect race if my teammate, Jordan, didn't have the accident with the Mclaren driver. I would like to thank my pit manager for her help and I would like to dedicate the victory to her. "

Congratulations Jim
The editor