Here's your sim weekend. All times are UK time (BST) for Saturday 24 October.

Le Mans Ultimate: the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans Ultimate's 24 Hours of Le Mans special event has two start slots, and each one is a full 24-hour team race. Friday's slot began at midday and is still racing this morning. The second slot opens at 14:30 this afternoon (13:30 UTC), with qualifying first. Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3 cars share 62-car grids, and setups are open.

Flying online

  • Tartan Invasion (VATSIM), 13:00-16:00: Boston and Hartford (KBOS/KBDL) to Edinburgh and Glasgow (EGPH/EGPF), run by VATSIM UK and VATUSA.
  • Shannon to Wrocław Airbridge (IVAO), 16:00-22:00: EINN to EPWR, run by IVAO UK & Ireland and IVAO Poland.
  • Cross the Land: Westbound 2026 (VATSIM), 11:00-23:00: city pairs across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, run by the VATSIM Europe and Middle East and North Africa divisions.

Check each event page for bookings, briefings and any last-minute changes before you connect.

The clocks go back

UK clocks go back an hour at 02:00 on Sunday 25 October, to 01:00 GMT. From then on, UK time and Zulu (UTC) time are the same.

What are you doing this weekend: racing at Le Mans, or flying online?

Sources: Le Mans Ultimate special events calendar, https://lemansultimate.com/special-events-calendar-q3-4-2026/ · Le Mans Ultimate on X, https://x.com/LeMansUltimate/status/2112141878007087326 · Tartan Invasion, https://my.vatsim.net/events/tartan-invasion-boston-to-scotland-world-cup-homecoming · IVAO Shannon-Wrocław Airbridge, https://ivao.events/5661 · Cross the Land Westbound 2026, https://my.vatsim.net/events/cross-the-land-westbound-2026-2 · GOV.UK, https://www.gov.uk/when-do-the-clocks-change

Images: Le Mans Ultimate · VATSIM UK / VATUSA · IVAO · VATSIM EUD / MENA

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Le Mans Ultimate's 24 Hours of Le Mans Special Event graphic: cars racing at Le Mans at sunset, with the dates 23-25 October and the event details.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans special event, 23-25 October.Le Mans Ultimate
Tartan Invasion event banner: a football over a Scottish saltire, departing Boston and Bradley, arriving Edinburgh and Glasgow, 24 Oct 2026.
Tartan Invasion, 13:00-16:00 BST.VATSIM UK / VATUSA
IVAO Shannon-Wroclaw Airbridge banner: an illustrated old-town skyline reflected in water at dusk, EINN-EPWR, 24 Oct.
Shannon-Wrocław Airbridge, from 16:00 BST.IVAO
Cross the Land Westbound 2026 banner on a dark background, with VATSIM, VATEUD and VATMENA logos and the date 24 Oct.
Cross the Land Westbound, 11:00-23:00 BST.VATSIM EUD / MENA
Le Mans Ultimate graphic of the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH hypercar and the Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 side by side.
Hypercar and LMGT3 machinery share the grid.Le Mans Ultimate
Le Mans Ultimate Q3/Q4 Special Events header: an Aston Martin Valkyrie and an Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 side by side on track at Le Mans.
Le Mans Ultimate Q3/Q4 Special Events header: an Aston Martin Valkyrie and an Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 side by side on track at Le Mans.Le Mans Ultimate
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