• Forza Motorsport 7 players to test their racing skills against HPD drivers
  • Romain Grosjean, Ryan Eversley, and Karl Wittmer to race as “Bounty Hunters”
  • Players can compete to win limited-edition HPD in-game prizes throughout September

 

Santa Clarita, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2021) – Honda Performance Development (HPD), the leader of Honda and Acura high-performance motorsports racing programs in North America, is teaming up with Xbox Game Studios’ Forza Motorsport 7 players throughout the month of September for Forza’s Rivals Challenge.

 

Starting today, Forza Motorsport 7 players will have the opportunity to virtually race in-game against professional Honda and Acura racing drivers. By participating in a series of “Rivals Challenges”, Forza players can compete to beat HPD’s drivers’ leaderboard times to earn in-game Honda and Acura driver gear, and up to 1,000,000 in-game credits. Players will also have the chance to win exclusive in-game liveries inspired by real-world HPD racing vehicles.

 

The competition will consist of three rounds:

 

Week 1:

September 8th – 13th

Karl Wittmer, (GT: RacerKarl); IMSA racer, Canadian Touring Car Champion and HPD GT3 Academy Graduate

2017 Acura NSX at Laguna Seca

 

Week 2:

September 15th – 20th

Ryan Eversley, (Gamertag: HPDRyan); HPD Factory racer, HPD GT3 Academy coach and Pirelli World Challenge TCR Drivers’ Champion

2009 Honda S2000 CR at Suzuka -- East Circuit

 

Week 3:

September 22nd – 27th

Romain Grosjean, (Gamertag: RoGro8); Formula 1 and NTT IndyCar Series racer

IndyCar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- The Brickyard

 

“We’re thrilled to have Karl, Ryan and Romain as Forza’s Bounty targets this month,” says John Whiteman, Commercial Motorsports Manager, HPD. “We have fantastic car and track combinations lined up, including Grosjean driving the oval at IMS Brickyard-- something fans will be excited to contend with.”

 

To participate in the Rivals Challenge, players can download Forza Motorsport for PC or Xbox. Players can navigate to Single Player > Rivals > Featured Events menu to find each week’s #HPDForza Bounty Hunter event to set their best time before the deadline. All players will be driving the same car provided for each event.

 

Fans can keep up with the action by following @HondaRacing_HPD and @ForzaMotorsport social channels, and tagging #HPDForza in their Bounty Hunter posts for a chance to be featured on HPD social media.

 

  

About the Forza Videogame Franchise

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The highly acclaimed, award winning Forza franchise, which includes the Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon series of games, is a best-selling racing franchise and is home to one of the largest racing communities in the world. Forza games are powered by the ForzaTech® engine, delivering breathtaking graphics and unmatched simulation; feature Drivatar® AI, delivering dynamic human-like opponents even when you're offline. Through premier partnerships across the automotive industry, Forza games feature the world's greatest cars, including "First in Forza" debuts such as the McLaren P1, Ferrari La Ferrari, Ford GT, Lamborghini Centenario and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. 

 

The Forza franchise is developed by Turn 10 Studios, creators of Forza Motorsport, together with UK-based Playground Games, developers of the Forza Horizon series.