All News: Circuit of the Americas

Thrilling Start to 2nd AMGSC Season

April 22nd, 2015 by

The second season of the Autobahn Motorcar Group Sportscar Challenge kicked-off on Monday night at Daytona International Speedway. With a packed grid of 43 drivers, the race was always going to be a thriller. However, few could have predicted just how hard and how close the sim racing would be. Reigning Prototype champion John Ulmer … Read the Rest »

Gooden Doubles-Up

April 6th, 2015 by

Barber Motorsports Park; one of the most underrated tracks in the world. It may be a short 2.38 mile circuit, but this certainly doesn’t take away the challenge it poses to drivers. The 16 turn circuit features a vast array of gradient changes along with a flurry of quick and slow speed sections. The Verizon … Read the Rest »

VergilRacing’s Maiden Masters of Endurance Win

February 18th, 2015 by

Masters of Endurance held its penultimate round of the season back in the USA, as sim racers took to one of iRacing’s newest road circuits at Circuit of the Americas. The grade 1 track in Austin, Texas played host to the 6 hour race featuring GT3 cars, which was sponsored by grandprix247.com. After 24 hours … Read the Rest »

ineX Masters Master of Endurance 24 Hours of Spa

January 28th, 2015 by

Masters of Endurance reached the midway point of its 2014/15 season at the 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The iconic Belgian circuit played host to round 3 on January 10 and 11th, the 8th annual 24 hour race held by Masters of Endurance since 2006. New teams from iRacing communities in France, Portugal and Turkey – … Read the Rest »

Tactics — and Ward — Reign Supreme at COTA

January 9th, 2015 by

The Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix layout played host to the third round of the season for the UK&I Skip Barber league.  The nearly 3.5 mile circuit took roughly two and a half minutes to complete for the F2000s, so a ten lap race was in store for the sim-racers.  Sebastian Job took pole … Read the Rest »

Coanda Simsport Rebounds at NES 6 Hours of COTA

January 5th, 2015 by

After a month the whole paddock went from the Sunshine State to the sunny Lone Star State for Round Two of the NEO Endurance Series at Circuit of the Americas in Austin (TX). During free practice sessions on Friday and Saturday it became clear this would be a tough race for all classes. COTA is … Read the Rest »

End of the Road

December 10th, 2014 by

After 20 exciting rounds in a wildly diverse collection of digital race cars on some of the world’s great road courses, the inaugural season of the iRacing Road Warrior Series crossed the proverbial finish line in Austin, Texas. The Road Warriors’ weapon for the final weekend? The Skip Barber F2000 car. The Skip Barber car … Read the Rest »

Radicals Online Win NES Six Hours of Sebring

December 3rd, 2014 by

After many months of preparations the NEO Endurance Series (NES) finally kicked-off last Sunday at Sebring International Raceway for a six hour race. The NES is a multi-class endurance series with three classes: Prototype (P), Grand Touring (GT) and Grand Touring Challenge (GTC). In the GTC class all teams need to have at least one … Read the Rest »

Road Warrior Brazilian Grand Prix

November 26th, 2014 by

The penultimate round of the inaugural iRacing Road Warrior Series was held “between the lakes” aka Interlagos, aka Autódromo José Carlos Pace.   The famed Brazilian Grand Prix Circuit flows up and down the side of a hill the “interlagos” neighborhood of Sao Paulo, so called because it is situated between two large artificial lakes, Guarapiranga … Read the Rest »

Hoffman Wrangles Win at COTA

October 28th, 2014 by

AUSTIN, TEXAS -There’s long been the saying everything’s bigger in Texas, and Austin Texas’ Circuit of the Americas certainly aids that claim. The 20-turn, 3.4 mile circuit is a state-of-the-art racing facility laid out on about 900 acres of land, offering enough room to let track developers to run wild. Tight hairpins, sweeping esses, multi-apex … Read the Rest »