Most racing drivers spend years wondering the same thing:
Am I actually good enough?
Where do I really sit compared to others?
What would I look like inside a professional team environment?
An RCA shootout exists to answer those questions — clearly, honestly, and in a way that’s far more enjoyable than most drivers expect.
Because while a shootout is intense, it’s also one of the most engaging, motivating, and eye-opening experiences a driver can have.
Day Zero: Arrival, Orientation, and Stepping Inside the Bubble
The first half day isn’t about lap times.
It’s about stepping into a professional environment.
Drivers arrive at a world-class circuit and meet the RCA team, engineers, performance staff, and fellow competitors — often from different countries, categories, and backgrounds. There are briefings, introductions, seat fittings, and programme walkthroughs.
This is when most drivers feel it:
“This is different.”
You’re no longer testing alone. You’re part of a structured system designed to evaluate every part of what makes a racing driver succeed.
Two Days. Two Groups. Constant Evaluation.
Across the shootout, drivers are split into groups and remain with that group throughout the programme. This allows fair comparison, continuity, and proper assessment.
Each driver completes one on-track evaluation day, broken into multiple structured sessions — not endless laps, but purposeful running with clear objectives.
No driver is on track all day.
Every session matters.
When you’re not driving, the work doesn’t stop.
On-Track: Precision Over Volume
Your on-track day is busy, focused, and intense.
You’ll complete several driving stints supported by professional engineers, data capture, and video analysis. Consistency, adaptability, feedback, and execution are all observed — not just peak pace.
Between sessions, you’re debriefing, reviewing data, discussing improvements, and applying them the next time you go out.
It’s not about hero laps.
It’s about showing how you operate inside a real race team.
Off-Track: Where Drivers Separate Themselves
Your off-track day is just as important.
While other drivers are on circuit, you’ll rotate through:
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Physical and fitness assessments
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Mental performance and focus evaluation
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Media and communication assessments
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Professional conduct and team-readiness observation
Throughout the day, RCA staff, engineers, and partners are watching, discussing, and comparing — not just how fast you are, but how you carry yourself, communicate, learn, and adapt.
This is where many drivers surprise themselves.
The Unexpected Part: It’s Actually Fun
Most drivers arrive expecting pressure.
What they find instead is clarity.
You’re finally being evaluated fairly.
You’re surrounded by drivers who take it seriously.
Every session has purpose.
Every conversation helps you improve.
It’s demanding — but motivating.
Even drivers who don’t win often leave saying the same thing:
“I know exactly what I need to work on now.”
And that alone is invaluable.
What It Means to Be an RCA Driver
During the shootout, you’re representing RCA — and being assessed as someone who could continue to do so beyond the event.
That means professionalism matters.
How you handle feedback matters.
How you show up matters.
For many drivers, this is the first time they truly feel like a professional racing driver — not because of a contract, but because of the environment they’re in.
One Winner. But Value for Every Serious Driver.
At the end of the shootout, one driver will be selected to race in the 2026 GT Summer Series.
But every driver leaves with something important:
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A clear benchmark
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Honest feedback
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A professional reference point
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A line on their CV that means something
Being selected to attend an RCA shootout already puts you in a different category.
Why Drivers Keep Coming Back
Drivers return to RCA programmes not just to win seats — but because shootouts remove uncertainty.
They replace guesswork with knowledge.
Hope with data.
And isolation with opportunity.
Ready to Find Out Where You Stand?
You don’t need to be perfect to apply.
You just need to be serious about improving.
If you’re curious about your true level — and ready to experience what professional motorsport really feels like — an RCA shootout is where that journey begins.
👉 Apply to the GT Summer Series Shootout
👉 Or book a 15-minute call with the RCA team to talk it through
Two days.
Real answers.
No illusions.