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iRacing Pros Get a Head Start at 24 Hours of Le Mans

June 16th, 2016 by David Phillips

Track time.  It’s key to any race driver’s fortunes, whether you’re talking stock cars or sports cars, Formula One or IndyCar, drag racing or rallying.  The more familiar a driver is with the track he or she is racing on, the better the odds of success. But what’s a driver to do when the track … Read the Rest »

The More We Run the More We Learn

May 12th, 2015 by

Round 4 of the Tudor United Sportscar Championship was at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  I say “Round 4” because it’s important to realize that, in our first year running an LMP car, this was Michael Shank Racing’s fourth race – ever– with the Ligier/Honda.  So while a lot of the teams running Daytona Prototypes have … Read the Rest »

Learning and Looking Forward

April 27th, 2015 by

Speaking personally, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is always one of my favorite events of the season.  Speaking professionally, my Michael Shank Racing teammates and I knew we would be at a disadvantage in the LMP Ligier-Honda at Long Beach for Round Four of the Tudor United Sportscar Championship.   As is typical with … Read the Rest »

Be Prepared

April 16th, 2015 by

Editor’s note:  Oswaldo Negri, Jr’s name should be familiar to iRacers.  Apart from being a long-time member of iRacing, he’s been a mainstay of Michael Shank Racing since 2004 and has a win and a couple of pole positions in the Rolex 24 at Daytona to show for his efforts.  This year finds “Ozz” doing … Read the Rest »

Tanned,Tested and Ready

September 18th, 2014 by

With a trio of top six finishes in the past three races – including a storming run to second place at Road America – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian is mounting a charge in the latter stages of the Tudor United Sports Car Championship.  Indeed, it would come as no surprise if drivers Oswaldo Negri, … Read the Rest »

iRacers Well-Prepared for Brickyard Grand Prix

July 25th, 2012 by

Track-time will be at a premium when the GRAND-AM Rolex Series races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time in Friday’s Brickyard Grand Prix.  Specifically, the one day event will limit drivers and teams to an hour’s worth of practice and a single 15 minute qualifying session before the green flag waves at … Read the Rest »