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History Comes Alive at Brands Hatch

November 21st, 2013 by

Round 3 of the iRacing.com Classic Lotus Grand Prix series left its mark at the legendary Brands Hatch circuit.  With 30 drivers signing-up for Sunday’s GP, the two 15 fields of Lotus 79s made F1 history come alive during 38 laps of online racing. In the top split, the “usual suspects” (Nuno Moreira, Gernot Fritsche, … Read the Rest »

Linnaluoto and Moreira Take CTC Openers

November 15th, 2013 by

Round 1: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps After a thrilling end to 2013 Season 3, the Classic Lotus Grand Prix series moved to Spa for Round 1 of Season 4.  Sunday’s Grand Prix (16.30 GMT), with a SOF of 3626 and 38 entries, saw an epic battle between Tapani Linnaluoto and the strong returning Canadian sim-racer, William Levesque, … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Opens CTC Defense in Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Gernot Fritsche started the defense of his title in style at Brands Hatch as 110 drivers opened the 2013 S3 CTC and Classic Lotus Grand Prix season at the classic Kent race track. Brands Hatch presented a new opener for the season but this fantastic roller coaster track drew  over a hundred drivers and races … Read the Rest »

Moreira Extends Lead as Fritsche Charges

May 31st, 2013 by

Twin Ring Motegi was the location for Round Three of the 2013 S2 Lotus Classic Teams Championship and multiple champion, Gernot Fritsche finally got his season going at the third time of asking. Fritsche put in a strong 194 point performance, outgunning the championship leader by a narrow margin. On a week which traditionally is … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Paddock Hill 30 at Brands

May 27th, 2013 by

Don’t be fooled by the clear skies and umbrella-less grandstands – rain would play a factor for a few of the competitors during the race. Rainfall between qualifying the race sessions did little to dampen the spirits of an enthusiastic crowd, or even delay the race thanks to quick work by officials and track safety … Read the Rest »

Rave Reviews for New Radicals Slate

April 17th, 2013 by

Despite a car that has been improved season on season by iRacing and a car that regularly has sim-racing being positive about it when they try it, this season has seen the series struggling for participation. As a road series the competition for drivers is fierce and many series saw a dip as drivers looked … Read the Rest »

Swirydowicz On Top in England

April 5th, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to the grassy hills of Brands Hatch, located in Kent, England.  The “Indy” layout being used is 1.198 miles (1.928 km) and one of the shortest tracks on the schedule.  The pole was won by Nicolas Bihan (Texas) with a blazing fast time of 51.715.  There … Read the Rest »

If It’s Week 8 This Must Be Belgium

March 29th, 2013 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to Circuit Zolder, located in Heusden, Belgium.  The 2.492 mile (4.011 km) features ten turns, including one of the most challenging and dangerous on iRacing, the Turn 5-6 chicane.  It wouldn’t be so difficult if it weren’t for the massive curbs on either side which you … Read the Rest »

Racing Royalty

February 22nd, 2013 by

Elevation changes, high speed sweeping corners and virtual touring cars battling through 25 minute online races all describe the iRacing Grand Touring Cup on Week Three of 2013 Season 1. The location is Kent, England where a 2.301 mile track known as Brands Hatch lies east of London. The course, with nine turns in all, … Read the Rest »

Linquvist Storms into CTC Lead

February 15th, 2013 by

From the Kentish Brands Hatch circuit the Classic Team Championship moved across the North Sea to Holland and the classic Zandvoort circuit. Zandvoort represents a much different challenge than the sweeping curves of Week One and up front the lead changed with Nicklas Lingqvist besting Gernot Fritsche into second place. BRM driver, Nilsson, dropped to … Read the Rest »