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Team GT3’s Two Hours at Sebring

November 29th, 2014 by

In the short time since the Team GT3 Challenge’s inception it has proven to be a very challenging series with many more complications, strategies, and surprises than some might have anticipated.  The fourth week of the series made the short jump to Sebring International Raceway and the full International layout.  The sim-racers in the dozens … Read the Rest »

Road Atlanta Welcomes Team GT3

November 24th, 2014 by

For the first time ever the Team GT3 Challenge series took to US soil for the third week of the inaugural season.  The Sunday race at 19:00 GMT was not the highest SOF race of the week, nor was it second or third highest; rather it came in fourth highest SOF race of the week … Read the Rest »

Coanda Simsport Draws First Blood in Masters of Endurance

November 20th, 2014 by

Masters of Endurance returned to the track after a two year break, opening with the traditional 12 hour race to start the 2014/15 season. Moving over to iRacing to take advantage of the new team sim racing feature, as well as acquiring sponsors such as Derek Speare Designs and iGP Manager, the series visits five … Read the Rest »

NES PREVIEW – GT CLASS

November 17th, 2014 by

After last week’s rundown through the GTC Class, it is time to go to the next class. In part two of the NES preview, the Grand Touring (GT) class is in the spotlight. Let’s find out who are the 16 teams and their drivers in GT. Just like last time, the teams are ordered by … Read the Rest »

Team GT3 Challenge Heads East

November 17th, 2014 by

The second week of the Team GT3 Challenge went from the UK to Japan for another one hour endurance race, this one at the Twin Ring Motegi East configuration.  Sim-racers from around the world strapped into their various McLarens, RUFs, BMWs and Ford GTs to decide who was the fastest pairing.  The 21:00GMT race last … Read the Rest »

NES GTC Class Preview

November 14th, 2014 by

The start of the NEO Endurance Series is close at hand and what better way to start it all of than with a quick preview by looking through the field. In this series of three articles we will take a closer look to the teams in each class. The first class in the spotlight is … Read the Rest »

My Personal Experience in Team GT3 Challenge, Week One

November 10th, 2014 by

Last Saturday I had the unique opportunity to participate in a new road series I’ll be writing about for Season 4 — the iRacing Team GT3 Challenge — as a crew chief for a pair of sim-racing buddies competing against over a dozen other sim-racers piloting seven GT3 cars around Silverstone’s International layout.  The hour-long … Read the Rest »

Bonito Claims Season 3 GT3 Championship

October 28th, 2014 by

Enzo Bonito, the Italian Team Redline sim racing star, has completely dominated the series ever since he ran his first GT3 race this season. He’s been completely untouchable and his stats don’t lie: With 18 starts during Season 3, Bonito took 17 wins along with 18 podiums and 18 pole positions. Additionally, out of 399 … Read the Rest »

GT3 Drivers Tackle Bathurst

October 17th, 2014 by

I’ll begin by stating the obvious: there’s no taming The Mountain. Mount Panorama, Motor Racing Circuit Bathurst tolerates the presence of race cars and drivers to a certain extent before it inevitably starts unleashing its wrath upon unsuspecting competitors. With skill, preparation, stamina — and no small degree of trepidation — the drivers of the … Read the Rest »

GT3 Drivers Tackle Montreal

October 9th, 2014 by

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (aka Montreal) is and always will be a true test of driving skill. With its infamous “Wall of Champions,” tricky chicanes and the wide-open straights, there’s a little bit of something for everyone at Montreal. In that regard, it’s a bit of a ‘driver favorite’ as over 1,200 different sim-racers from all over … Read the Rest »