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Prototype & GT Challenge Week 1: Sebring

November 10th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge arrived at historic Sebring International Raceway for the first of twelve rounds in 2013 Season 4.  The new season has seen no changes since last S3, featuring the HPD ARX-01c, the Corvette C6R GT1, and the Ford GT.  Field sizes reached their limits and the competition displayed great promise … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 12: Road Atlanta

October 29th, 2013 by

The twelth and final round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series came to the famous Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia.  Site of the annual Petit Le Mans, the 2.54 mile (4.08 km) circuit is twisty, and extremely unforgiving, especially The Esses. Drivers Paul Ilbrink, WIlliam Levesque and Roope Turkkila had the HPD, … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 11: Silverstone

October 18th, 2013 by

The eleventh round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series took place on the fast and flowing Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, England.  The twisty and somewhat unforgiving 3.194 mile (5.14 km) circuit hosts many different pedigrees of racing, including Formula One and the World Endurance Challenge.  Prototype and GT Challenge drivers Paul Ilbrink, William … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Andre Trego

October 15th, 2013 by

Andre Trego of Illinois has done a lot on iRacing since joining the service in October of 2010. He has earned 23 victories in 226 road course races, including victories at Okayama International Circuit and Summit Point Raceway. His first road course victory came at Oulton Park Circuit in 2012 Season 1 of the Mustang … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 10: VIR

October 9th, 2013 by

The tenth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series took the HPD ARX 01Cs, Corvette C6.Rs and Ford GTs to twisty Virginia International Raceway (VIR).  The circuit was the host for the American Le Mans Series this past weekend, and was therefore a fitting venue for our second endurance round of 75 minutes.  … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week Nine: Spa

October 5th, 2013 by

The ninth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series was full of great online racing as the cars attacked Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the full 45 minute duration.  The 4.35 mile (7.00 km) circuit hosts a number of series and events including Formula One, World Endurance Championship and the always popular 24 Hours … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week Eight: Mosport

September 25th, 2013 by

The eighth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series is at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (aka Mosport) in Ontario, Canada.  The 10 turn, 2.459 mile (3.957 km) circuit marks the series’ second visit to Canada, and the second week in a row we test the driver’s skills at a fast and skinny circuit. … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 7: Laguna Seca

September 17th, 2013 by

The second half of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series kicked-off at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca located in Monterey, California.  The 11 turn, 2.238 mile (3.602 km) circuit promised to challenge not only the speed but the mental patience and awareness of drivers.  In particular, traffic would play a pivotal role this week as … Read the Rest »

Globe Trotters

April 27th, 2012 by

Weeks 9 and 10 took the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge outside of North America for the final time this season, to a pair of tracks 10,000 miles apart in opposite hemispheres. Their track layouts once again provided the globe-trotting sim racers with contrast from week-to-week as Silverstone’s wide, historic airfield layout in the English … Read the Rest »

'Round the Boot at The Glen

November 18th, 2011 by

After Season 4’s initial race at Sebring, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge set forth along the East Coast to the state of New York, where it took to Round 2 at Watkins Glen Intenational. In keeping with the modern theme of the online racing series, the configuration chosen was the Full Course including the … Read the Rest »