MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨

Virtual Driver 🏎️🎮
Esports Caster 🗣️🖥️
Proud Kiwi 🇳🇿
.
Contact: [email protected]

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Really hoping we can all leave this X mess behind soon. I'm giving 🟦☁️ a try if anyone wants to join me

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

I gave it a proper go but come away incredibly disappointed to miss out on qualifying for the regional finals by 0.2 seconds. Tough competition

#ACRally #FIAEsportsGlobalRallyTour

https://t.co/lzmxKsxKAJ

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

I beat logitech to it and announced the move to LMU in Hectic News last week as part of my story about LMU gaining momentum

https://t.co/Spqn5dm0ki

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Cool to see LMU being used. Good riddance to Forza Motorsport.

Unfortunately the smaller prize pool this time around means you have to finish top 12 in the world to collect (previously all regional finalists got prizes). Also NZ is not eligible for the random giveaway 🙁

[Logitech G @LogitechG]

Introducing the newest season of the Logitech @McLarenF1 G Challenge, now featuring @LeMansUltimate!

💰 $35,000+ in Prizes
🛞 Win a Full Sim Racing Setup
🏎️ Win a VIP Trip to the McLaren HQ

Learn more and race today at https://t.co/vSCEZdiY4w

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

I couldn't fit them all on here so check the full article:
https://t.co/qvxjivSxqO

Subscribe while you're there to get all Hectic Motorsport News in your email, including the stuff I forget to post on socials

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

I love celebrating kiwis doing awesome things in sim racing, turns out a lot of those same drivers are worth celebrating for their IRL motorsport efforts too, more than I expected.

11 drivers from the NZ Toyota 86 E-Cup have success stories shared in Hectic News

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Supercars lap times at the track were so much faster than the sim in the city. Guess the race fans know how to drive 🤷
The Rodin Cars leaderboard was so competitive, some folks were digging into the throttle/brake data to try and find the extra tenths

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Whenever there's a big racing event in town I'm always most excited to see all the sim racing events pop up. Is that weird?

Had a blast attacking the leaderboards over the Christchurch Supercars weekend. Top 10 in every one 😁

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Sweet new trophy just arrived from Manawatu Car Club iRacing series. 3rd place 🥉🎉

The MX5 series ran alongside the traditional series late last year. Proud to have managed 3rd behind the insanely quick Cooper and Ayven.

Becoming quite the trophy collection in 2026 😁

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Ruapuna round winner! 🎉🏆

I was king of consistency in the MX5s this weekend starting and finishing 2nd in every race. While others were rising and falling around me my run of 2nds earnt me the round win! 🎉

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Oh shoot my name is on the Motorsport NZ website after my wins last weekend that's neat.

It's buried in a generic "here are the results" article but still cool thing I wasn't expecting today

https://t.co/TlRf2y3UIw

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

This past couple weeks has been a crazy amount of motorsport.

Topped it off with driving the Radical and go karting at Highlands Motorsport Park. Seriously cool experience

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

I'm amped for the Toyota 86 E-Cup finale tonight!

I've been working behind the scenes on the broadcast having a great time witnessing the action all season. Tonight we crown NZs champion who'll go on to drive the real 86! Big prizes for 2nd and 3rd too.

https://t.co/JXCMkrKB4z

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Back to back race weekends is hectic. Crazy conditions to get my first wins of the season!

Q3, P1, P1, P3, P2 across the 4 races at Teretonga in Invercargill means I won round 2 of the MX5 Heritage Cup! So epic.

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Can't possibly fit all the excitement in a post so I'll do a proper write up and post videos soon but getting to start on pole was sick and also finishing 3rd after starting 10th in the marble draw was a particular highlight.

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

These MX5s are seriously fun. Round 1 in the bag and I come away with the P3 trophy! 😁 plus a few battle scars 😡

Mega weekend at Levels that saw me go Q4, P3, P2, P9, P3, P2 across the 5 races.

[NZ Esports @NZ_Esports_]

The drivers are back for Round 2 of the 2026 CareVets NZ Toyota 86 E-Cup and Zolder Grand Prix is going to test them 🏎️.

📆 Tune in this Wednesday @ 7:30pm

NZ Sim Racing TV stream 👉 https://t.co/pnR2y9jXeO

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

And I found old footage of one of the Grand Prix at Ardmore. Love this stuff
https://t.co/B6VdeNrSoV

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

What a great look at the history of motorsport in NZ this video series is. I grew up down the road from Ardmore Airport and never knew it was used as a race circuit!
https://t.co/OmxCPAxg7V

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

Seeing Hayden back in the WRC is cool. Seeing him in this Michel Vaillant comic inspired livery is an awesome surprise.
I fell in love with Michel Vaillant comics when in Belgium a couple years ago but there's not many in english so never see it around in NZ or online. Until now!

[MonkeyMatt 🏎️💨 @MonkeyMatt_]

iRacing Creator Series did not go to plan this morning 😬

I can't even be mad though because the new multiclass format was so fun racing in an Indycar flying past all the GT3 and GR86s. So much fun sharing a laugh with all the streamers as Creator Series always is