Rennsport R1 Fall Season: TC Esports draw first blood in opening round A total of 62 points is far from the maximum for an evening, but it was an impressive showing for TCE while reigning champions Porsche Coanda faltered. The format for the Rennsport R1 Fall Season was unchanged from the Spring competition, with four online rounds followed by a final for the top six drivers on the Rennsport game. On each night, the 12 teams are split into two groups, and for the opening round Group B was the stronger of the two, with MOUZ the only established R1 team in the other group. They kicked off the evening, but Max Benecke was not able to take pole at Spa as expected; instead, it was Nico Nunninghoff from the Rennsport Grandmasters team, the surprise package of last season, getting off to a very strong start. The long run up the Kemmel Straight on the opening lap always opens up the leader to early challenges, but Nunninghoff was able to keep his lead and stay there until the race’s conclusion after eight laps. The battles behind were few and far between; only Benecke’s teammate Moritz Lohner was able to make up significant places, up to fourth place by the end. Group B would have much more drama on offer. Josh Rogers started off where he left off last season, getting pole position, but was mobbed on the back straight on the opening lap. After side-to-side contact through Les Combes, he spun to the driver’s left before Malmedy, dropping him down the field. Jack Keithley would step through the madness to lead for TC Esports, while Rogers recovered to sixth, still ahead of his struggling teammate Dayne Warren, behind him in seventh. The evening moved onto Road Atlanta for Race 2,