Sponsorship Bidding Concluded, Struggle For Powertrains Begins Soon!

Sponsorship bidding in the Superleague has concluded! The fourteen Superleague teams will now start negotiations with the four engine manufacturers in the sport to get the best possible powertrain for their cars.

A small overview of who is who.:

- Potentia: This powerhouse designed and developed by Midnight Motorsport has been the dominant engine since the league started using its own custom engines three years ago. It has yielded both Team and Driver Championships in those three past seasons. Last year, Potentia supplied new development engines to CSG, Hawkeye and Vod:bul, all of which accomplished great to reasonable results. PhoenixF1 also opted to enter the season with a fixed 2013 spec. Potentia engine in a bid to minimize costs and get good power at the start of the season. However, this strategy backfired near the end of the season when all other teams picked up pace due to continuous engine improvements.

- Martex: The engine developed by Nordsjoen Racing. Although Nordsjoen has been a well known and well respected front-runner for many years, with a double World Champion in the shape of Joe Consiglio at the start of the online era, the team couldn't convert this dominance into a dominant engine (so far) since the switch to custom engines was made. Last year, Martex supplied engines to Green Stripes and ST Racing. Nordsjoen led the charge in the upper mid field, with both Green Stripes and ST racing struggling for pace ultimately leading to the exit of ST Racing out of Superleague. With Martex set to attract at least one new team to their development squad, who knows what 2015 might bring?

- Trinity: This engine manufactured by Woods Racing had a mixed few years. Unlike with Potentia and Martex, where the developing team led the charge, The Trinity engine yielded its best results in the hands of the Nijo team in 2013 with Ruud Heesterbeek getting close to clinching the Drivers' title. In 2014, the Trinity engine was supplied to Nijo, Torrent and Target, with all four Trinity-powered teams having either a significant fall back from previous form, or a sub-par entry into the top class of GPVWC.

- Valiant: With Kernow ceasing the production of their Krevder engines due to financial issues, a spot opened up for a new engine manufacturer. This spot was taken by successful midfielder Vod:Bul and took the form of the Valiant engine. Not much is known about this engine, since it will be completely new, but if the potential of Vod:Bul is anything to go by, it should not be disregarded as a potential threat to the other three engines out there. The big question surrounding this engine is who will be brave enough to take the leap into uncharted territory, and if this leap will later turn out to be an act of folly, or the simracing equivalent of blindly sailing out into an open ocean and discovering the american continent.
One thing is certain, with the recent rule changes to bunch up the field, and with a new engine replacing an old one, we can expect a lot of teams to switch around and try to settle themselves in the best possible position for next year. Enjoy the Bidding!