911 GT3 RS Challenge: Porsche is Calling You Out

Ready for a new challenge? Porsche 911 GT3 RS Challenge goes from digital racing to real deal.

Few brands care more about their consumers, and motorsport, than Porsche. Now, the brand has just today announced the 911 GT3 RS Challenge. Porsche wants you hotshots to show off your moves on Forza, then take it to the race track. If you’ve got the right stuff, they will stuff you into a GT3 race car and let you go wild.

It’s all setup just like a real racing event, too. Qualifying has just started, and goes on until August 7. Log on to Forza Motorsport 7 and join the 911 GT3 RS Online Cup Qualifying Phase. From August 11-12, those who advance will throw down in the 911 GT3 RS Online Cup Playoff. Finalists will then by flown to Gamescom in Cologne, Germany to showcase their stuff in the live final on August 22.

That winner will then be flown to Porsche Leipzig for training on August 27. Then it’s really on, October 1-2 is a real deal showdown at Hungaroring. The top dog, who out scraps them all will participate in Porsche Master Cup Training in Barcelona. Then you’re a real race car driver, wheeling a GT3 Cup with the best in the world.

So, do you have what it takes?

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Jake Stumph

Jake Stumph is a lifelong car enthusiast and racer, and former content editor for Internet Brands Automotive which he joined in 2015. His work has been featured by several other prominent automotive outlets, including Jalopnik and Autobytel.

He obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science at the Ohio State University in 2013, then pivoted from covering politics and policy to writing about his automotive adventures, something that, he says, is a lot more fun. Since that time, he has established connections with most of the world's major automakers, as well as other key brands in the automotive industry.

He enjoys track days, drifting, and autocross, at least, when his cars are running right, which is uncommon.

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