All News: GT Racing
Seeing the Global Picture
July 31st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
One of the most important weapons in a race driver’s arsenal is selective memory. By all means learn from your mistakes, but don’t dwell on them . . . then move on. Be it the Daytona 500, Monaco Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans or an iRacing rookie Legends race, the most important race … Read the Rest »
PR1/Mathiasen Prototype wins Lime Rock’s Northeast Grand Prix
July 26th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
By Dave Moulthrop ( Lakeville, CT) Mike Kimber-Smith and teammate Mike Guasch celebrated the return of Prototype racing to Lime Rock Park after a one year absence by winning their third Tudor PC Challange race of the season by a 8.304 second margin, but that was hardly the story. The first 65 laps of the … Read the Rest »
Solo Drivers Dominate Blancpain Endurance Series
July 24th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
For many drivers, the iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series is oftentimes seen as a unique challenge given the sheer length of the online races. Additionally, it’s no secret that the Endurance Series takes a bit more finesse than its Sprint Series counterpart in that one must look after their car for a longer period of time … Read the Rest »
Glacier Racing Takes Victory in Blancpain Endurance Series
June 29th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series wraps up an amazing week of sim racing as teams from all over the world competed on the hills and long straights of Road America. For three-hours, drivers negotiated massive fields of sometimes over 50 cars on the track at once. In the top Strength of Field race (SoF 2977), … Read the Rest »
Blancpain Endurance Season Kicks Off at Zandvoort
June 24th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series, which has often played second fiddle to its Sprint series counterpart, has suddenly been thrust into the sim-racing spotlight. With the recent announcement of the forthcoming iRacing.com Blancpain GT Series, sim-racing teams from all over the world are gearing up for something they’ve been wanting for quite some time: a … Read the Rest »
GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka June 14
June 1st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Gathering of Tweakers is pleased to announce another Season Finale: the GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka! At the end of Week 13, drivers will face off in either the Ruf C-spec or the Mazda MX-5 for a 3 hour race around Suzuka! This event is a team race with optional driver swaps. Each team may … Read the Rest »
iRacing Blancpain GT Series Planned for 2016
May 21st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
iRacing.com and the SRO Motorsports Group are joining forces to establish the world’s first professional endurance sim racing series: the iRacing Blancpain GT Series. Scheduled to debut next spring, the iRacing Blancpain GT Series will feature the world’s elite endurance sim racing teams in GT3 cars competing for cash prizes and merchandise in races broadcast … Read the Rest »
Virtual and Real Race Control Meet
May 20th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
NEO Endurance Series co-founder Niel Hekkens had the opportunity to talk with and observe race control of FIA WEC during the recent 6 Hours of Spa. Below you can read his experience in this blog post. After a great debut season of the NEO Endurance Series, we already started preparing for Season 2. Right now … Read the Rest »
Mivano’s STC Blue Cup Double
May 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Round 2: Montreal A great performance for Mivano Thrustmaster X Team saw them capture first and third place in the second round of the STC Blue Cup at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The win came after a 30 second penalty was assessed to Aday Coba Lopez (Iberica Racing Team). With this added time Aday … Read the Rest »
Battles Until the End at Road Atlanta
April 27th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
March 15th was the final day of the debut season of the NEO Endurance Series at Road-Atlanta. The championship was still open in all classes and it all came down to the final 6 hours of sim racing. This 4,09 km track is very short and narrow with not a lot of run-off areas. Road-Atlanta … Read the Rest »