All News: Sebring International Raceway

A New Dawn at Sebring

November 11th, 2011 by

The venue for the start of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge turned out to be rather fitting, with a night race at Sebring International Raceway. In the latest update all three cars of the series had their tire model significantly updated, the Corvette C6.R even getting the New Tire Model for the first time … Read the Rest »

Lisner Lights-up Sebring

October 26th, 2011 by

Week 11 in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge sent the sim racers down to Sebring, Florida for some online racing under the lights at the 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway.  228 drivers attempted to conquer the Florida darkness, but after seven days of competition, Jason Lisner (Virginias) emerged the top point earner for the week. Weekly … Read the Rest »

Return to Suzuka

October 14th, 2011 by

For the second time this season, the drivers in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge headed to Japan for some action at the 3.609-mile, 17-turn Suzuka International Racing Course.  A total of 367 sim racers attempted to be crowned the week’s best, but after seven days of online racing, Norbert Leitner (Central-Eastern Europe) was the driver who … Read the Rest »

Slipping into Darkness

July 14th, 2011 by

For the tenth week in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge the sim racers from all around the globe took on the 17-turn, 3.7-mile Sebring International Raceway located in Sebring, Florida for some night racing for the first time in series history.  During the week a total of 301 drivers attempted to tame the beast known as … Read the Rest »

Gelink is Back!

July 5th, 2011 by

Week number nine in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge through the sim racers for a bit of a loop as they took their Mustang FR500S’ to the 11-turn, 2.314-mile Okayama International Circuit for the first time in series history.  During the week a total of 639 drivers attempted to tackle the Japanese monster, but it was … Read the Rest »

Huttu Takes Classic Win at Watkins

June 9th, 2011 by

Securing his second win of the season, Team Redline’s Greger Huttu cruised to an unchallenged victory at the classic Watkins Glen circuit in Round Eight of the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing.   After early incidents eliminated championship leader Klaus Kivekäs and My3id teammate Jesse Nieminen from contention, the race became a battle of … Read the Rest »

Ups and Down

March 8th, 2011 by

As if Race One in the iRacing.com V8 Series’ visit to Sebring was not eventful enough, the sharp end of the Race Two field was joined by the heavy hitters of Trans-Tasman Racing’s Madison Down and Michael McCabe. The two sim racers lined up second and third on the grid behind polesitter and Race One … Read the Rest »

Real World and Rookies Rising

March 8th, 2011 by

The real-world V8 Supercar figures were absent for Week Five of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series after featuring in Week Four. However, this Sebring Club Circuit round was still the domain of the real-world racer, as previous weeks’ rookie sensation Scott Andrews poled with 1min 02.038. Andrews is a regular in the Australian Commodore Cup … Read the Rest »

Townend Takes England Championship

January 31st, 2011 by

Blake Townend was crowned English champion in Season Four after an intense battle with reigning champion Adam Miles in the MX-5 series. Miles forced the issue to the final race after mixed fortunes for the two challengers in the double-header at Sebring the previous week. At Sebring modified, Miles languished in 24th whilst Townend finished … Read the Rest »

More than Meets the Eye

January 22nd, 2011 by

Taking a quick glance as Spencer Pigot’s iRacing.com profile, you’d figure he’d tried the service a year awhile ago and, for whatever reason, found it not to his liking.   One oval and two road racing starts in 2009, highlighted by a sixth place finish in a Pontiac Solstice race?  Not exactly the stuff of Greger … Read the Rest »