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Irby Finds Sunshine in China Beach 30

September 16th, 2014 by

LEXINGTON, OH – One down, eleven to go. A week removed from an exciting opening round at Virginia International Raceway, the stars and cars of the Red Sox Racing League leave a hilly, twisting, technical track and head for, well, a hilly, twisting technical track as they make their way to Ohio’s famous Mid-Ohio Sports … Read the Rest »

The Top, Back in Black

September 15th, 2014 by

Brazilian portuguese version below Sebring was the fifth race on the schedule of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix for 2014 Season 3. Like last week’s venue (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), Sebring is a fast and very bumpy track – if not moreso – but less popular. The fact is, Sebring does not like ground effect … Read the Rest »

Holgate Dominant in Homestead

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Homestead-Miami Speedway. A grand total of 144 sim-racers participated in online races throughout a week where aero-push, cautions, handling, and pit strategy were the dominant storylines. Tim Holgate (Ohio) started on pole with Daniel Olszewski (Ohio) starting on his outside. … Read the Rest »

A Close Shave at Barber

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s third season of 2014 descended on Barber Motorsports Park for a 15 lap race and a grid on the smaller side, with just under two dozen sim-racers participating.  In qualifying championship leader Sebastian Job took pole position, certainly eager to perform well after the disappointment of Okayama … Read the Rest »

Team THM Tries Harder in Oak Tree 45

September 12th, 2014 by

The competitors’ engines have barely cooled, and Troy Harder’s hard-earned GT Battle Championship trophy hasn’t even collected its first layer of dust since the last checkered flag waved at Watkins Glen last month, and yet it is already time to wave the green flag on another exciting season of Red Sox Racing League action. While … Read the Rest »

Epic Okayama

September 12th, 2014 by

Recent history has shown Japan’s Okayama International Circuit to be a thrilling venue for the UK&I Skip Barber League, with no shortage of dramas and masterful sim-racing.  So with just 14 laps separating the grid of over 30 F2000s from green lights to checkered flag, not even pole position could guarantee a good result.  That … Read the Rest »

Crabtree is NiS Open Champion!

September 11th, 2014 by

Richmond International Raceway had the pleasure of hosting the final round of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Open Series, in which the final places in the standings were cemented in history, and those who finished inside the Top 20 were rewarded with Pro licenses – meaning they qualified for the iRacing Oval Pro Series. The Fixed … Read the Rest »

Aston Martin Coming to iRacing

September 11th, 2014 by

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

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 »

Okaya-Mamma Mia!

September 10th, 2014 by

Round Five of the Skip Barber 2K Cup ventured to Okayama for a 23 lap race and one mandatory pit stop, as per usual.  Simon Hulbert took pole position for the first time this season after posting a lap of 1:45.733, only four hundredths faster than Vinicius Rocha in second.  Ricardo Ferreira looked to build … Read the Rest »