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Prototype & GT Challenge Two-fer: Spa and Mid Ohio

January 3rd, 2014 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series enters the winter holidays after leaving Montreal to power their way into Spa-Francorchamps followed by a visit to the Mid Ohio Sports Car Circuit.  Class leaders Tommaso Carlà, Kay Kaschube, and Csaba Volyka Jr are in control of their HPD, Corvette, and Ford GT championships entering the two … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 7: Montreal

December 26th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge put Brazil, Interlagos and Week 6 in its collective rear view mirrors to travel north to Canada and Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.  Last week in Brazil, Tommaso Carlà took another victory in HPD extending his championship lead, while the Corvette class saw Kay Kaschube take the victory and also … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 4: Silverstone

November 27th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series went from the Land Down Under to the United Kingdom and the Silverstone Circuit for Week Four.  The 17-turn, 3.194 miles (5.14km) British road course hosts the Formula One World Championship as well as the World Endurance Championship. Therefore it is only fitting that our Prototype and GT … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 3: Bathurst

November 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge bid adieu to Japan and the Suzuka International Circuit to head Down Under to Australia and iRacing’s newest addition, the legendary Mount Panaroma (aka Bathurst). The 23-turn, 4 mile (5.81km), track hosts a multitude of real life racing series, including the ever so popular V8 Supercars and the Bathurst … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 2: Suzuka

November 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge traveled across the globe to Japan for their week of online racing at the Suzuka International Racing Course.  The 17-turn, 5.81km, track hosts a multitude of real life racing series, including Formula One.  Suzuka can be seen as a driver’s favorite for hot-lapping, but when the unique figure eight … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 5 Endurance : Interlagos

September 9th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series came to Round Five of 2013 S3 at the historic Interlagos circuit, officially known as Autódromo José Carlos Pace.  With the circuit hosting the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this past weekend, it is only fitting that the first of our two 70 minute ‘endurance’ be ran here. … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 4: Mid Ohio

August 27th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge headed to the legendary Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the fourth round of the season.  The circuit has hosted nearly every series you can think of, including NASCAR, Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series, and IndyCar . . . not to mention USRRC, F5000, Can-Am and the SCCA National Championships. … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 3: Montreal

August 21st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series made its maiden visit to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Week 3.  Re-named in honor of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve following his death in 1982, the tight and twisty circuit has fast straights intermixed with chicanes have high curbs that drastically upset the cars.  The most notable … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week One: Sebring

August 6th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series arrived at the historic Sebring International Raceway for the first of twelve rounds this season.  With iRacing’s decision to mothball the original GT Challenge series, this series is now the sole playground for the HPD ARX-01c, the Corvette C6.R GT1 and the Ford GT.  The decision has also … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Rocco Barone

May 18th, 2012 by

Perhaps even more than the basic skills and techniques of motorsports, iRacing provides a window into the mental game of racing.  After all, it’s one thing to turn a fast lap or two in practice or qualifying, quite another to cope with the mental pressures of running lap after lap with another sim racer breathing … Read the Rest »