All News: Skip Barber

Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Race Preview: Lime Rock

February 2nd, 2023 by

The Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series kicks off its five-race 2023 campaign with a return to Lime Rock Park. Coverage kicks off tonight at 8PM ET across iRacing social media channels. About the Series: The Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series is where future stars of real-world motorsport prove themselves in the virtual one. Using the … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series returns in 2023

January 25th, 2023 by

$500,000 in prizes at stake, including full season Skip Barber Formula Race Series program iRacing, the premier motorsport simulation, will team up with the Skip Barber Racing School to host the Formula iRacing Series for the second year in a row in 2023. Drivers from all over the globe will compete over a five-week period … Read the Rest »

Elvis Rankin Converts Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Results Into Real-World Title Shot

November 29th, 2022 by

Earlier this year, Indianapolis-based teenager Elvis Rankin impressed sim racing and real-world racing pros alike with a stellar performance in the inaugural Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series. His runner-up finish in that championship gave him the opportunity to compete in this year’s Skip Barber Formula Race Series in the real world, with a half-season scholarship … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber Racing School launches Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

March 7th, 2022 by Skip Barber PR

$500,000 in prizes at stake Returning for the 2022 season, Skip Barber Racing School will be hosting the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series, where drivers will compete over six weeks of action for the ultimate prize in motorsports: a fully funded seat in the real-world Skip Barber Formula Race Series. The Formula iRacing Series features … Read the Rest »

Smith Wins Chaotic Montreal ANZ Skip Barber Race

June 3rd, 2015 by

Benjamin Smith stormed to victory in a last-to-first win the fifth round of the 2015 ANZ Skip Barber Championship at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. David Buda of Relentless Racing had qualified on pole with a lap time 1:52.882, almost half a second clear of Kevin Wilmen on grid two, and was looking to extend his championship … Read the Rest »

iRacers Shine in Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout!

December 22nd, 2014 by

Led by Chase Owen, iRacers topped the recent Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout at Sebring.  Owen won the grand prize of a fully paid season in the Skip Barber Racing Series while David Porcelli  and Ben Wadell earned Skip Barber Scholarship Prizes of $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, to use in the Skip Barber Winter or … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skippy Season Opener at Mosport

November 12th, 2014 by

The opening race for the truncated fourth season of 2014 for the UK&I Skip Barber League headed to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for a 16 lap sprint.  Many of the usual suspects returned, including former champion Marcus Hamilton, who qualified in fourth position for his first race back with the league since Sebring where he … Read the Rest »

A New Home for UK&I Skip Barber League

August 29th, 2014 by

The third race of the third season of 2014 for the UK&I Skip Barber league ventured to a track Allan Paterson had expressed his excitement about in my Q&A with him earlier this year, and the newest road track to iRacing did not disappoint.  Donington Park is a circuit that brings this league one step … Read the Rest »

Second Winner in Second Race of Skippy 2K Cup

August 22nd, 2014 by

The second round of the Skip Barber 2K Cup at Silverstone was another popular affair with nearly three dozen sim-racers in attendance for a 20 lap race on the Historical Grand Prix layout.  In qualifying Vinicius Rocha took pole position by 0.006s ahead of Sebastian Job with previous pole sitter Philippe Leybaert in third ahead … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k Cup Season 1 Round 1

August 8th, 2014 by

The year 2014 has proven to be quite an exciting one for the Skip Barber F2000 in iRacing.  Week after week we’ve bore witness to the majesty and simplicity of this car through the eyes of the UK&I Skip Barber league during the first two seasons of the year, and the new paintable wheels have … Read the Rest »