Teams and their identities, history and rivalries are a big part of the fun at Realish Racing, so let’s have a look at our grid.
Current Teams
Aureus Motorsport
Founder: Björn Golda
Nationality: German
Realish Debut: 2015
Björn Golda’s team have been consistent challengers in the upper midfield, if not higher, in every season they have competed.
Bad Pun Racing
Founder: Mark Singleton
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2017
BPR was formed when Mark Singleton split from Tropico to strike out on his own. Dad jokes are required to secure a drive.
ByCraig Racing
Founder: Craig Woollard
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2014
Formerly Eiffel Power Motorsport, ByCraig have seen varied fortunes over the years.
Cosmo Seiki Japan
Founder: Joshua Anderson
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2017
Cosmo are one of the few teams to have competed extensively outside Realish Racing.
Fury Racing
Founder: April Carlsvard
Nationality: Swedish
Realish Debut: 2018
One of the more recent teams, Fury Racing has found quick success in its first few seasons.
Howler Racing
Founder: Rob Covey
Nationality: Canadian
Realish Debut: 2013
Usually a single-car outfit, Howler Racing are nevertheless one of the longest-running teams in Realish Racing.
Kaibutsu Racing
Founder: Campbell Wallis
Nationality: Scottish
Realish Debut: 2013
Kaibutsu are among the oldest active teams on the grid, generally found somewhere in the midfield.
Nethersport
Founder: Pete Walker
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2016
Founding member Pete Walker occasionally competes with Nethersport…
POWA
Founder: Alex Odell
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2011
…unless he’s racing with fellow founder Alex Odell over at POWA, the oldest active team on the grid.
Team Penguin
Founder: Will Walker
Nationality: Antarctica
Realish Debut: 2016
Team Penguin operate out of Antarctica (for tax purposes, presumably).
Unified Petroleum A..
Founder: Kyran Parkin
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2017
UPA are among the most successful teams in recent Realish history, at least when they don’t run out of fuel.
Random Racing
Founder: Matthew Wheeler
Nationality: Australian
Realish Debut: 2019
The newest team in Realish Racing, founded by long-time Australian member Matthew Wheeler.
Tropico Motorsports
Founder: James Lambert
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2012
While Tropico was the first admin-run team to be revived, it has forged a new life under the stewardship of James Lambert.
Admin-run Teams
Admin-run teams are long-inactive teams which have been revived for drivers who don’t find a seat at an existing team. They are generally drivers who aren’t able to commit to a full season and rookies who join midway through a season.
Argosport
Founder: Jason Clift-Jones
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2014
Scuderia Uccello
Founder: Emma Bracegirdle
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2015
Inactive Teams
The N Teams
Founder: James Price-Harper
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2014
Originally The Offenders, this once dominant team has unfortunately become dormant for a couple of years.
Sgioba Alba
Founder: Neil Heatlie
Nationality: Scottish
Realish Debut: 2015
Neil Heatlie’s team was felled by dodgy internet, but is a return on the cards?
Smile Power Racing
Founder: Mike Bell
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2016
Another team with an extensive wider simracing history, Smile Power saw several successful seasons.
The Indypendables
Founder: Tom Bellingham
Nationality: British
Realish Debut: 2012
One of the first “big” teams and a constant presence for much of the club’s console period.
Goteki House
Founder: PJ Tierney
Nationality: Irish
Realish Debut: 2012
Often controversial for their tactics, Goteki House were nevertheless a powerhouse towards the end of the console period.
PSP Motorsports
Founder: Matt Davies
Nationality: Spanish
Realish Debut: 2012
The pantsless racers (it’s a long story) were constant midfield challengers in the console days.
Junior Motorsport
Founder: Tom White
Nationality: Welsh
Realish Debut: 2014
Slightly inactive recent times, but making a return – one of the oldest teams around.