Australian rally and Esports competitor Luca Giacomin will be among the entrants competing at this month’s FIA Esports Global Rally Tour Asia-Pacific Assetto Corsa Shootout in Macau from 22–24 June. Sim rally drivers from across the Asia-Pacific region will converge on Macau for the event, where they will showcase their rallying abilities following an extensive qualifying campaign. Giacomin secured his place in the Shootout after setting the sixth-fastest qualifying time in the region, completing the Rally Wales Hafren North – Cwmbiga stage behind the wheel of a Hyundai i20N Rally2 in 6:13.567 to finish comfortably inside the top eight qualifiers. The Macau Shootout will determine the two Asia-Pacific representatives who will advance to the FIA Awards in Shanghai this December, where they will compete live against the world’s best Esports rally drivers. Drivers will contest a knockout format consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to decide who progresses to Shanghai. No stranger to rallying, Giacomin competes both virtually and in the real world. He also operates his own rally team, which contests rounds of the Victorian and Australian Rally Championships. Excited by the opportunity, Giacomin is looking forward to measuring himself against some of the region’s strongest competitors. “It will be a super high-level and close competition and I’m aware some of the other drivers from Asia Pacific have had significantly more time than myself to prepare, so I will have to focus less on being the absolute fastest and instead bring a more consistent performance to the event,” Giacomin said. “I think this championship setup by the FIA is a fantastic initiative to give rally simulation some global exposure. Using motion simulators in a live competition environment is also an exciting new prospect that this championship will showcase.” In preparation for Macau, Giacomin has been driving a variety