All News: Mack Bakkum

Road to Pro: Huis Wins Battle, Bakkum Wins War

January 25th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

In the final race of the 2016 iRacing Road Pro Series at Nürburgring’s GP-Strecke, Team Redline’s Bono Huis scored an impressive win from fifth on the grid. Huis, the recent winner of the Formula E sim race in Las Vegas (along with its $200,000 payday), led 55 of the 60-lap online race and also set … Read the Rest »

Road to Pro: Bakkum Goes Two for Two

January 18th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

The penultimate round of the iRacing Road Pro Series got underway at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (also known as Imola) this past weekend and while it proved to be a success for some, it brought utter heartbreak for others. As qualifying for the 8th round got underway, Freek Schothorst continued his solid form … Read the Rest »

Road to Pro: Bakkum Dominates at Spa

January 11th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

After a long break for the holidays, drivers in the iRacing Road Pro Series resumed their quest for a coveted seat in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series during Round 7 at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps. 32 cars took the grid for the 44-lap sim race with Mack Bakkum securing pole with a time … Read the Rest »

Bakkum Wins at Montreal

November 17th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Coanda sim racer rebounds from disappointing Round One finish in iRacing Road Pro Series As the second round of the iRacing Road Pro Series got underway at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – the home of the Canadian Grand Prix – over 100 of the best open-wheel sim-racers in the world arrived ready for the online race. … Read the Rest »

iRacing WCS Showcase: Meet Radicals Online

August 27th, 2015 by

Radicals Online: a familiar name within the sim racing community. A successful team in the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series who so happen to be a “fan favourite” by giving viewers an extra dimension in having a few of their World Championship Series drivers streaming their onboard POVs of the top road sim racing … Read the Rest »

The Chicane of Many Moves

May 26th, 2015 by

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada; the circuit that week 10 of the iRacing Grand Prix Series will be tackling. The drivers had 42 laps awaiting them where concentration needed to be incredibly high. With the concrete walls in close proximity of each of the 13 turns, over the 4.361km distance, a small misjudgement could prove costly … Read the Rest »

Siggy Soaks-Up the Pressure

May 18th, 2015 by

Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas; by modern racing standards a unique track. Hermann Tilke was one of the masterminds behind the creation of COTA — like many modern circuits — although some would certainly question the term “mastermind.” With many of Tilke’s tracks, you either like them or hate them; and it certainly showed … Read the Rest »

Bakkum States his Intention

May 14th, 2015 by

The iRacing Grand Prix Series headed to Northern Europe for Round 8 of the season. One of the (if not THE) most historic and well known tracks in Britain was the destination: Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. The track was a fitting one for the series to end its journey of Europe before heading back to … Read the Rest »