Jim Beaver eSports will officially kick off its fifth season as a part of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series on Tuesday night, fielding an all-new driver lineup in the first points race of the year at Daytona International Speedway. Drivers Malik Ray and Garrett Lowe will take the wheel of the team’s pair of Ford Mustangs, which will be running Ken Block tribute schemes for the opening round put together by 2022 eNASCAR Paint Scheme of the Year painter Matt Kalish. The race will stream live at eNASCAR.com/live at 9PM ET, with Countdown to Green coverage immediately preceding.

It was another 1-2 finish for a Nitro Rallycross Group E team in Saturday’s feature from Grand Prix Trois-Rivieres, but this one was extra sweet for Olsbergs MSE, builders of the First Corner FC1-X that the series uses in its premier class. Brothers Oliver and Kevin Eriksson, the sons of OMSE owner Andreas Eriksson, took the top two spots in the feature, while points leader Robin Larsson of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing took the podium.

It’s been a few years since the sport of rallycross has hit Canada, but Nitro Rallycross is finally bringing it back this Friday and Saturday with a visit to Trois-Rivieres as part of the legendary GP3R. What’s more, after years of rumors, NRX and its bespoke Group E class will be delivering ice racing to North American audiences for the first time.

I had been looking forward to catching up somewhere down the line this year. After all, it seemed like there’d be plenty of opportunities. Instead, I’m reckoning, as with the rest of our world, with the fact that Ken Block is gone.