All News: GT Racing
Aston Martin Coming to iRacing
September 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
iRacing today announced plans to add four Aston Martin Racing cars to its lineup of digital race cars. iRacing will create a virtual version of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 that will compete next weekend in the iRacing.com Nürburgring 1000 Blancpain Sprint Series event, as well as other Aston Martin Racing cars including the Le … Read the Rest »
Bonito Has Another
September 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is known for its many different traits and characteristics. “Simple” and “forgiving” are not among them, however. Indeed, VIR is renowned as one of the most demanding and unforgiving road courses on the iRacing service; so much so that this writer has begun to firmly believe the track actually scares people. … Read the Rest »
Bonito Conquers The Glen
September 4th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week 5 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series got under way at the historic Watkins Glen International in Upstate, NY. With sim-racers from all over the world descending on the flat-out, 3.4 mile road course which consists of varying degrees of elevation, the action was loaded and several pro-level drivers capitalized on their experience. With … Read the Rest »
More Shake-Ups in the GT3 Challenge!
August 14th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has always been a favorite among sim-racers and Week 2 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series was no exception. Many road-racers have strong roots to this track as it’s where many (including myself) began their own epic sim-racing adventure. Taking to the signature track with the newly-balanced McLaren MP4 12C, drivers … Read the Rest »
McLarens Dominate GT3 Week 1 Podium
August 7th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The McLaren MP4 12C GT3 has seen its share of ups and downs since its positive reception into iRacing.com a few years ago. In recent months, however, it’s been just short of being completely absent from its current home in the GT3 Challenge Series. With the addition of the RUF RT 12R and, most recently, … Read the Rest »
Broekman takes GT3 Championship!
July 23rd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
From his amazing performance at Bathurst to his numerous wins throughout 12 weeks of sim-racing, Rens Broekman has enjoyed nothing short of an amazing Season 2. With 35 GT3 race starts, Broekman claimed victory 18 times along with 13 pole starts and 30 top-five finishes. By the end of the season, he had dominated the … Read the Rest »
Moreno Mounts Stellar GT3 Comeback
July 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Julian Rodriguez Moreno: The name alone brings memories into many people’s minds. Winner of the first GT3 season (2014 Season 1), Moreno was a bit of a no-show during the first few weeks of Season 2. A late entry, Moreno re-emerged as a force to be reckoned with and, if his latest victory is any … Read the Rest »
Di Palo Victorious for Week 10 GT3
July 8th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
In what could only be described as a true nail-biter, Italian driver Raffaele A Di Palo has claimed victory for Week 10 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge. With the level of fierce competition he faced, the results show it was no easy battle. The same could be said for the almost 1,100 different sim-racers who … Read the Rest »
Broekman Takes it Home at Zandvoort in GT3
July 2nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
There have been plenty of ups and downs for many of the drivers throughout the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series. Several sim racers have risen high in the standings only to plummet because of a bad race week. Others got off to a horrendous start but were able to turn things around mid-season. … Read the Rest »
Moreno On The Charge for Week 8 GT3
June 25th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series concludes an online race week which was nothing short of exciting. We now officially wrap-up Week 8 which took us to the driver favorite of Silverstone Circuit where we saw exactly 1,300 different drivers register for official races. With the second season of 2014 coming to its … Read the Rest »