Portfolio: Wildstar Racing

This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 11.04.
When two students with a passion for racing created a spectrum channel to share videos of their amateur races, they never expected that their hobby would eventually evolve into one of the universe’s most popular racing organizations. However, without such grassroots beginnings, Wildstar Racing may have never achieved the passionate community of loyal enthusiasts it enjoys today. The founders’ genuine enthusiasm and unruly creativity were key to establishing an organization that would never “sell out” at the expense of the fans that rallied to their banner. Today, the founders’ ethos remains firmly etched into the organization’s very DNA. But such integrity hasn’t been easy to preserve across the near century and a half since the company’s founding. So, just how did Wildstar grow from its meager start to its current success without ever losing its spark?

EXTRACURRICULAR ORIGINS
Sila Karf and Jos Nurel met in 2809 during their first year at the University of Rhetor on Reisse. Sila was a wingnut, obsessed with flying, but was unable to afford an expensive starship, so she instead applied her passion to her grav-lev bike and was often seen speeding across campus. When her bike broke down and she couldn’t afford the required repairs, she went to the school’s engineering department to ask for help. There, she was referred to Jos, and the two quickly bonded over their shared passion for the adrenaline-fueled sport of racing.

After Jos repaired Sila’s bike, they quickly grew inseparable, spending many nights together tweaking components and taking turns riding. Before long, they sought out racetracks to test the vehicle’s improvements in a competitive setting. However, the pair quickly encountered an issue. Established racetracks were either prohibitively expensive or off-limits to amateur racers. On the other hand, local, non-league tracks were difficult to find.

In 2811, after a few months of struggling to find racing venues, Sila and Jos began to realize that there were a lot of enthusiasts out there that, like them, were simply looking for ways to pursue their passion but didn’t have the money or corporate backing to enter a professional circuit. They decided to create a spectrum channel where they could share information about these hard-to-find tracks and started to track race times among enthusiasts. Named Wildstar after Sila’s beloved bike, the channel was launched with a half dozen vids of time trials taken at their favorite local racing sites and included directions on how others could join in on the fun.

A SERIES OF VIRAL MOMENTS
Progress was slow at first, but Sila and Jos continued to upload more vids and track information to the spectrum channel and, gradually, a community grew around Wildstar.

That early community was particularly passionate about the unique feel of the tracks shared on the channel. Unlike official circuits, which often featured recognizable patterns, the local tracks that Wildstar highlighted made creative use of abandoned infrastructure, interesting planetary environments, and whatever other meager resources the local community could muster. It was even fairly common for routes to be improved and updated based on the feedback from comments on the channel.

With tracks to use and a passionate community of hobbyist racers, it didn’t take long for channel members to begin organizing events of their own: grav-lev races, starship races, and even wheeled races. Of course, when these events were held, they too were filmed and uploaded to the channel. It was the start of a virtuous cycle, and the growth of the community began to pick up pace in dozens of star systems.

TAKING THE RACING WORLD BY STORM
With their sudden surge in popularity all within a couple years, Sila and Jos decided to put their studies on hold and focus on growing this community as far as they could. The friends began to travel around the ‘verse, documenting as many interesting racetracks as they could, connecting with fellow amateur racers in person, and helping to organize accessible and affordable races for the passionate community that called Wildstar home. During this time, Sila found that her aspirations of racing professionally were supplanted by her passion for sharing her love of racing with the ‘verse. She and Jos felt that the work they were doing was important, showing that anybody, anywhere could race – even without the latest ship, grav-lev bike, or racing gear.

Soon, they drew attention from several established companies and professionals in the racing scene who wanted to utilize the community’s passion to support their own endeavors, offering large sums of credits to sponsor the channel, advertise their own events and products, or buy the community outright.

But Sila and Jos refused to sell out. Instead, they were extremely selective of the advertising partners they took on and, in a move that won them the continued loyalty and support of their members, used the money they earned to reinvest in their community. They allowed Wildstar channel members to vote on the most beloved tracks featured on their channel and used Wildstar’s growing revenue to adopt those locations, buying out abandoned infrastructure, or purchasing racing rights to low-traffic city sectors where necessary. They’d then improve upon the track layouts all while keeping access affordable for hobbyists and weekend racers.

From underground races, like the infamous Able Baker Challenge in the Baker system, to time trials on the overgrown islands of Cano II, to the thousand-person rally races through the abandoned mining settlements of Asura, in the Ferron system – Wildstar became a hub for amateur racers that showcased racetracks you couldn’t find anywhere else, and therein lay their success.

A LEAGUE IS BORN
Wildstar’s growth continued this way for several years. Over that time, Wildstar’s affiliated tracks had become an unofficial proving ground for racers looking to be recruited into professional or semi-professional teams. One such racer, Zem Kolto, a teenager from the Cestulus biodomes in the Davien system, even made it all the way to the Murray Cup, further bolstering the organization’s popularity and legitimizing it as a pool of talent.

With success stories like Kolto’s becoming more common, many racers with professional aspirations began to pressure Wildstar to officially become a feeder league for one of the major racing orgs. Here, again, Sila and Jos made a critical decision. While affiliating with an existing league would expand their audience and provide them with all the infrastructure they needed to support future growth, the duo decided to forego this path. Instead, in 2817, they chose to incorporate their own independent racing league. Rather than leaving races to be organized solely by members, Sila and Jo expanded their organization’s purview to directly manage racing events and schedule amateur competitions. Wildstar, once just a small community spectrum channel, became Wildstar Racing.

Sila and Jos feared the move might disappoint their audience, but felt they had to stay true to the organization’s roots. When the news was announced, they were surprised at the huge outpouring of support from their community. Though some of the aspiring professionals in their audience were disappointed that Wildstar didn’t become the feeder league they were hoping for, the core of their fanbase was still comprised of hobbyists and enthusiasts – and they were elated that even with all Wildstar’s success, the organization still put them first.

A RACE WITH NO END
Without the support of an existing league, Wildstar forwent directly managing tracks and instead adopted a more distributed structure in which individual tracks or racing clubs would manage themselves, with the central organization serving to support these many “partners” with logistics and funds to improve infrastructure. While this management style may have limited their profits, it helped the organization remain true to its amateur spirit.

It’s been over a century since Wildstar Racing’s early days. Today, it’s clear to see that Sila and Jos’ bold decisions have paid off. In a recent interview, Wildstar Racing’s current president, Tosko Nunnar, attributed the brand’s continued success to their genuine enthusiasm for racing as a sport rather than a business.

Though not as prestigious as other mainstay leagues, Wildstar Racing remains the most popular amateur racing league in the ‘verse, with a community of fans whose engagement rivals any of those larger organizations. Today, they continue to grow, with recent expansions throughout the UEE and beyond. As a professional league, Wildstar would likely be restricted from establishing tracks in as tempestuous of a system as Pyro, but as an independent organization, well, President Nunnar puts it best: “Wildstar goes where the people are. We don’t care who they are or what they do, if they want to race, we’ll make it happen.”

With such driving intent behind its work, it’s no surprise at all that Wildstar Racing continues to enjoy the success and support that has followed it since the organization’s founding.

Dieses Portfolio erschien ursprünglich in Jump Point 11.04.
Als zwei rennbegeisterte Schüler einen Spektrum-Kanal einrichteten, um Videos von ihren Amateurrennen zu teilen, hätten sie nie gedacht, dass sich ihr Hobby einmal zu einer der beliebtesten Rennsportorganisationen des Universums entwickeln würde. Doch ohne diese Anfänge wäre Wildstar Racing vielleicht nie zu der leidenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft treuer Enthusiasten geworden, die es heute genießt. Der aufrichtige Enthusiasmus und die unbändige Kreativität der Gründer waren der Schlüssel zum Aufbau einer Organisation, die sich niemals auf Kosten der Fans, die sich zu ihrem Banner gesellt haben, "verkaufen" würde. Auch heute noch ist der Ethos der Gründer fest in die DNA der Organisation eingebrannt. Aber es war nicht leicht, diese Integrität in den fast anderthalb Jahrhunderten seit der Gründung des Unternehmens zu bewahren. Wie hat sich Wildstar also von seinen mageren Anfängen bis zu seinem heutigen Erfolg entwickelt, ohne jemals den Funken zu verlieren?

AUSSERGEWÖHNLICHE URSPRÜNGE
Sila Karf und Jos Nurel lernten sich im Jahr 2809 während ihres ersten Jahres an der Universität von Rhetor auf Reisse kennen. Sila war besessen vom Fliegen, konnte sich aber kein teures Raumschiff leisten. Stattdessen nutzte sie ihre Leidenschaft für ihr Grav-Lift-Bike und wurde oft dabei gesehen, wie sie über den Campus raste. Als ihr Fahrrad kaputt ging und sie sich die Reparatur nicht leisten konnte, ging sie zur Technikabteilung der Schule und bat um Hilfe. Dort wurde sie an Jos verwiesen, und die beiden wurden sich schnell über ihre gemeinsame Leidenschaft für den adrenalingeladenen Rennsport einig.

Nachdem Jos Silas Fahrrad repariert hatte, wurden sie schnell unzertrennlich und verbrachten viele Nächte damit, gemeinsam an den Komponenten zu feilen und abwechselnd zu fahren. Schon bald suchten sie Rennstrecken auf, um die Verbesserungen des Fahrzeugs in einem Wettbewerb zu testen. Die beiden stießen jedoch schnell auf ein Problem. Etablierte Rennstrecken waren entweder unerschwinglich teuer oder für Amateure nicht zugänglich. Andererseits war es schwierig, lokale Rennstrecken zu finden, die nicht zur Liga gehörten.

Im Jahr 2811, nachdem sie einige Monate lang nach Rennstrecken gesucht hatten, erkannten Sila und Jos, dass es da draußen eine Menge Enthusiasten gab, die wie sie nach Möglichkeiten suchten, ihrer Leidenschaft nachzugehen, aber nicht das Geld oder die Unterstützung von Unternehmen hatten, um an einer professionellen Rennstrecke teilzunehmen. Sie beschlossen, einen Spektrum-Kanal einzurichten, auf dem sie Informationen über diese schwer zu findenden Strecken austauschen konnten, und begannen, die Rennzeiten der Enthusiasten zu verfolgen. Der Kanal, der nach Silas geliebtem Fahrrad Wildstar genannt wurde, startete mit einem halben Dutzend Videos von Zeitfahren, die sie auf ihren Lieblingsstrecken aufgenommen hatten, und enthielt Hinweise, wie andere mitmachen konnten.

EINE REIHE VON VIRALEN MOMENTEN
Anfangs ging es nur langsam voran, aber Sila und Jos luden immer mehr Videos und Streckeninformationen auf den Spektrum-Kanal hoch und allmählich wuchs eine Gemeinschaft um Wildstar.

Diese frühe Community war besonders begeistert von der einzigartigen Atmosphäre der Strecken, die auf dem Kanal geteilt wurden. Im Gegensatz zu den offiziellen Strecken, die oft wiedererkennbare Muster aufwiesen, nutzten die lokalen Strecken, die Wildstar vorstellte, auf kreative Weise verlassene Infrastrukturen, interessante Planetenumgebungen und alle anderen spärlichen Ressourcen, die die lokale Gemeinschaft auftreiben konnte. Es war sogar üblich, dass die Strecken aufgrund des Feedbacks aus den Kommentaren auf dem Kanal verbessert und aktualisiert wurden.

Mit den Strecken und einer begeisterten Gemeinschaft von Hobby-Rennfahrern dauerte es nicht lange, bis die Mitglieder des Channels anfingen, eigene Veranstaltungen zu organisieren: Grav-Lift-Rennen, Raumschiffrennen und sogar Rennen auf Rädern. Natürlich wurden auch diese Veranstaltungen gefilmt und auf den Kanal hochgeladen. Das war der Beginn eines positiven Kreislaufs, und das Wachstum der Gemeinschaft nahm in Dutzenden von Sternensystemen an Fahrt auf.

DIE RENNWELT IM STURM EROBERN
Angesichts des plötzlichen Popularitätsanstiegs innerhalb weniger Jahre beschlossen Sila und Jos, ihr Studium auf Eis zu legen und sich darauf zu konzentrieren, die Gemeinschaft so weit wie möglich auszubauen. Die Freunde begannen, durch das ganze Land zu reisen, um so viele interessante Rennstrecken wie möglich zu dokumentieren, sich mit anderen Amateur-Rennfahrern persönlich zu treffen und dabei zu helfen, zugängliche und erschwingliche Rennen für die leidenschaftliche Gemeinschaft zu organisieren, die Wildstar ihr Zuhause nennt. Während dieser Zeit stellte Sila fest, dass ihre Ambitionen, professionell Rennen zu fahren, von ihrer Leidenschaft verdrängt wurden, ihre Liebe zum Rennsport mit den Menschen in der Welt zu teilen. Sie und Jos waren der Meinung, dass die Arbeit, die sie leisteten, wichtig war, um zu zeigen, dass jeder und überall Rennen fahren kann - auch ohne das neueste Schiff, Grav-Lev-Bike oder Rennausrüstung.

Schon bald wurden mehrere etablierte Unternehmen und Profis aus der Rennszene auf sie aufmerksam, die die Leidenschaft der Community nutzen wollten, um ihre eigenen Unternehmungen zu unterstützen. Sie boten große Summen an, um den Kanal zu sponsern, für ihre eigenen Veranstaltungen und Produkte zu werben oder die Community ganz zu kaufen.

Aber Sila und Jos weigerten sich, sich zu verkaufen. Stattdessen waren sie sehr wählerisch bei der Auswahl ihrer Werbepartner und nutzten das Geld, das sie verdienten, um es in ihre Community zu investieren, was ihnen die Treue und Unterstützung ihrer Mitglieder einbrachte. Sie ließen die Mitglieder des Wildstar-Kanals über die beliebtesten Strecken in ihrem Kanal abstimmen und nutzten die wachsenden Einnahmen von Wildstar, um diese Orte zu übernehmen, indem sie verlassene Infrastruktur aufkauften oder bei Bedarf Rennrechte für wenig frequentierte Stadtsektoren erwarben. Sie verbesserten dann die Streckenlayouts und hielten den Zugang für Hobby- und Wochenendrennfahrer erschwinglich.

Von unterirdischen Rennen wie der berüchtigten Able Baker Challenge im Baker-System über Zeitrennen auf den überwucherten Inseln von Cano II bis hin zu Rallye-Rennen mit Tausenden von Fahrern durch die verlassenen Bergbausiedlungen von Asura im Ferron-System - Wildstar wurde zu einer Drehscheibe für Amateur-Rennfahrer, die Rennstrecken vorstellten, die man nirgendwo anders finden konnte, und darin lag ihr Erfolg.

EINE LIGA IST GEBOREN
Das Wachstum von Wildstar setzte sich über mehrere Jahre hinweg so fort. In dieser Zeit wurden die Wildstar-Rennstrecken zu einem inoffiziellen Testgelände für Rennfahrer, die in professionelle oder semi-professionelle Teams aufgenommen werden wollten. Einer dieser Rennfahrer, Zem Kolto, ein Teenager aus den Cestulus-Biodomen im Davien-System, schaffte es sogar bis zum Murray Cup, was die Popularität der Organisation weiter steigerte und sie als Talentpool legitimierte.

Da sich Erfolgsgeschichten wie die von Kolto häuften, drängten viele Rennfahrer mit professionellen Ambitionen darauf, dass Wildstar offiziell eine Zubringerliga für einen der großen Rennvereine wird. Auch hier trafen Sila und Jos eine wichtige Entscheidung. Obwohl die Angliederung an eine bestehende Liga ihr Publikum erweitern und ihnen die nötige Infrastruktur für zukünftiges Wachstum bieten würde, entschied sich das Duo, diesen Weg zu meiden. Stattdessen gründeten sie im Jahr 2817 ihre eigene unabhängige Rennliga. Anstatt die Organisation von Rennen allein den Mitgliedern zu überlassen, erweiterten Sila und Jo den Aufgabenbereich ihrer Organisation, um Rennveranstaltungen direkt zu verwalten und Amateurwettbewerbe zu planen. Wildstar, einst nur ein kleiner Community-Spektrum-Kanal, wurde zu Wildstar Racing.

Sila und Jos befürchteten, dass dieser Schritt ihre Zuschauer enttäuschen könnte, aber sie waren der Meinung, dass sie den Wurzeln der Organisation treu bleiben mussten. Als die Nachricht verkündet wurde, waren sie von dem großen Zuspruch ihrer Community überrascht. Obwohl einige der aufstrebenden Profis unter den Zuschauern enttäuscht waren, dass Wildstar nicht die Zubringerliga wurde, auf die sie gehofft hatten, bestand der Kern ihrer Fangemeinde immer noch aus Hobbyfahrern und Enthusiasten - und sie waren begeistert, dass die Organisation trotz des Erfolgs von Wildstar sie immer noch an die erste Stelle setzte.

EIN RENNEN OHNE ENDE
Ohne die Unterstützung einer bestehenden Liga verzichtete Wildstar auf die direkte Verwaltung der Strecken und wählte stattdessen eine dezentralere Struktur, bei der sich die einzelnen Strecken oder Rennclubs selbst verwalten, während die zentrale Organisation diese vielen "Partner" mit Logistik und Mitteln zur Verbesserung der Infrastruktur unterstützt. Dieser Managementstil mag zwar die Gewinne begrenzt haben, aber er half der Organisation, ihrem Amateurgeist treu zu bleiben.

Die Anfänge von Wildstar Racing liegen nun schon über ein Jahrhundert zurück. Heute ist klar zu erkennen, dass sich die mutigen Entscheidungen von Sila und Jos ausgezahlt haben. In einem kürzlich geführten Interview führte der derzeitige Präsident von Wildstar Racing, Tosko Nunnar, den anhaltenden Erfolg der Marke auf ihre echte Begeisterung für den Rennsport als Sport und nicht als Geschäft zurück.

Obwohl Wildstar Racing nicht so prestigeträchtig ist wie andere etablierte Ligen, ist es nach wie vor die beliebteste Amateur-Rennliga im Verse, mit einer Fangemeinde, deren Engagement mit dem der größeren Organisationen mithalten kann. Heute wächst die Liga weiter und hat sich in den letzten Jahren in der UEE und darüber hinaus ausgedehnt. Als professionelle Liga wäre es Wildstar wahrscheinlich nicht möglich, in einem so stürmischen System wie Pyro Strecken einzurichten, aber als unabhängige Organisation, nun ja, Präsident Nunnar drückt es am besten aus: "Wildstar geht dorthin, wo die Leute sind. Es ist uns egal, wer sie sind oder was sie tun, wenn sie ein Rennen fahren wollen, machen wir es möglich.

Bei einem solchen Engagement ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass Wildstar Racing seit der Gründung der Organisation so erfolgreich ist und so viel Unterstützung erfährt.

This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 11.04.
When two students with a passion for racing created a spectrum channel to share videos of their amateur races, they never expected that their hobby would eventually evolve into one of the universe’s most popular racing organizations. However, without such grassroots beginnings, Wildstar Racing may have never achieved the passionate community of loyal enthusiasts it enjoys today. The founders’ genuine enthusiasm and unruly creativity were key to establishing an organization that would never “sell out” at the expense of the fans that rallied to their banner. Today, the founders’ ethos remains firmly etched into the organization’s very DNA. But such integrity hasn’t been easy to preserve across the near century and a half since the company’s founding. So, just how did Wildstar grow from its meager start to its current success without ever losing its spark?

EXTRACURRICULAR ORIGINS
Sila Karf and Jos Nurel met in 2809 during their first year at the University of Rhetor on Reisse. Sila was a wingnut, obsessed with flying, but was unable to afford an expensive starship, so she instead applied her passion to her grav-lev bike and was often seen speeding across campus. When her bike broke down and she couldn’t afford the required repairs, she went to the school’s engineering department to ask for help. There, she was referred to Jos, and the two quickly bonded over their shared passion for the adrenaline-fueled sport of racing.

After Jos repaired Sila’s bike, they quickly grew inseparable, spending many nights together tweaking components and taking turns riding. Before long, they sought out racetracks to test the vehicle’s improvements in a competitive setting. However, the pair quickly encountered an issue. Established racetracks were either prohibitively expensive or off-limits to amateur racers. On the other hand, local, non-league tracks were difficult to find.

In 2811, after a few months of struggling to find racing venues, Sila and Jos began to realize that there were a lot of enthusiasts out there that, like them, were simply looking for ways to pursue their passion but didn’t have the money or corporate backing to enter a professional circuit. They decided to create a spectrum channel where they could share information about these hard-to-find tracks and started to track race times among enthusiasts. Named Wildstar after Sila’s beloved bike, the channel was launched with a half dozen vids of time trials taken at their favorite local racing sites and included directions on how others could join in on the fun.

A SERIES OF VIRAL MOMENTS
Progress was slow at first, but Sila and Jos continued to upload more vids and track information to the spectrum channel and, gradually, a community grew around Wildstar.

That early community was particularly passionate about the unique feel of the tracks shared on the channel. Unlike official circuits, which often featured recognizable patterns, the local tracks that Wildstar highlighted made creative use of abandoned infrastructure, interesting planetary environments, and whatever other meager resources the local community could muster. It was even fairly common for routes to be improved and updated based on the feedback from comments on the channel.

With tracks to use and a passionate community of hobbyist racers, it didn’t take long for channel members to begin organizing events of their own: grav-lev races, starship races, and even wheeled races. Of course, when these events were held, they too were filmed and uploaded to the channel. It was the start of a virtuous cycle, and the growth of the community began to pick up pace in dozens of star systems.

TAKING THE RACING WORLD BY STORM
With their sudden surge in popularity all within a couple years, Sila and Jos decided to put their studies on hold and focus on growing this community as far as they could. The friends began to travel around the ‘verse, documenting as many interesting racetracks as they could, connecting with fellow amateur racers in person, and helping to organize accessible and affordable races for the passionate community that called Wildstar home. During this time, Sila found that her aspirations of racing professionally were supplanted by her passion for sharing her love of racing with the ‘verse. She and Jos felt that the work they were doing was important, showing that anybody, anywhere could race – even without the latest ship, grav-lev bike, or racing gear.

Soon, they drew attention from several established companies and professionals in the racing scene who wanted to utilize the community’s passion to support their own endeavors, offering large sums of credits to sponsor the channel, advertise their own events and products, or buy the community outright.

But Sila and Jos refused to sell out. Instead, they were extremely selective of the advertising partners they took on and, in a move that won them the continued loyalty and support of their members, used the money they earned to reinvest in their community. They allowed Wildstar channel members to vote on the most beloved tracks featured on their channel and used Wildstar’s growing revenue to adopt those locations, buying out abandoned infrastructure, or purchasing racing rights to low-traffic city sectors where necessary. They’d then improve upon the track layouts all while keeping access affordable for hobbyists and weekend racers.

From underground races, like the infamous Able Baker Challenge in the Baker system, to time trials on the overgrown islands of Cano II, to the thousand-person rally races through the abandoned mining settlements of Asura, in the Ferron system – Wildstar became a hub for amateur racers that showcased racetracks you couldn’t find anywhere else, and therein lay their success.

A LEAGUE IS BORN
Wildstar’s growth continued this way for several years. Over that time, Wildstar’s affiliated tracks had become an unofficial proving ground for racers looking to be recruited into professional or semi-professional teams. One such racer, Zem Kolto, a teenager from the Cestulus biodomes in the Davien system, even made it all the way to the Murray Cup, further bolstering the organization’s popularity and legitimizing it as a pool of talent.

With success stories like Kolto’s becoming more common, many racers with professional aspirations began to pressure Wildstar to officially become a feeder league for one of the major racing orgs. Here, again, Sila and Jos made a critical decision. While affiliating with an existing league would expand their audience and provide them with all the infrastructure they needed to support future growth, the duo decided to forego this path. Instead, in 2817, they chose to incorporate their own independent racing league. Rather than leaving races to be organized solely by members, Sila and Jo expanded their organization’s purview to directly manage racing events and schedule amateur competitions. Wildstar, once just a small community spectrum channel, became Wildstar Racing.

Sila and Jos feared the move might disappoint their audience, but felt they had to stay true to the organization’s roots. When the news was announced, they were surprised at the huge outpouring of support from their community. Though some of the aspiring professionals in their audience were disappointed that Wildstar didn’t become the feeder league they were hoping for, the core of their fanbase was still comprised of hobbyists and enthusiasts – and they were elated that even with all Wildstar’s success, the organization still put them first.

A RACE WITH NO END
Without the support of an existing league, Wildstar forwent directly managing tracks and instead adopted a more distributed structure in which individual tracks or racing clubs would manage themselves, with the central organization serving to support these many “partners” with logistics and funds to improve infrastructure. While this management style may have limited their profits, it helped the organization remain true to its amateur spirit.

It’s been over a century since Wildstar Racing’s early days. Today, it’s clear to see that Sila and Jos’ bold decisions have paid off. In a recent interview, Wildstar Racing’s current president, Tosko Nunnar, attributed the brand’s continued success to their genuine enthusiasm for racing as a sport rather than a business.

Though not as prestigious as other mainstay leagues, Wildstar Racing remains the most popular amateur racing league in the ‘verse, with a community of fans whose engagement rivals any of those larger organizations. Today, they continue to grow, with recent expansions throughout the UEE and beyond. As a professional league, Wildstar would likely be restricted from establishing tracks in as tempestuous of a system as Pyro, but as an independent organization, well, President Nunnar puts it best: “Wildstar goes where the people are. We don’t care who they are or what they do, if they want to race, we’ll make it happen.”

With such driving intent behind its work, it’s no surprise at all that Wildstar Racing continues to enjoy the success and support that has followed it since the organization’s founding.