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Grand Prix Legends Season Finale at Interlagos

July 28th, 2014 by

The final week of Season Two 2014 for the Grand Prix Legends series headed to Brazil for 15 laps of the legendary Interlagos and the last big race of the season.  Believe it or not, this historic track wouldn’t be a part of the Formula One calendar for another five years after the Lotus 49’s … Read the Rest »

A New Champion in Bathurst – Part II

July 24th, 2014 by

Editor’s note: When we last left you UK&I championship sim racing rivals Wojciech Rabsztyn and Marcus Hamilton were duking it out for fourth place behind Marc Mercer while Simon Povey and Tom Ward took turns in the lead . . . On Lap Five the anticipated battle between championship hopefuls Hamilton and Rabsztyn resumed, but … Read the Rest »

A New Champion in Bathurst – Part I

July 23rd, 2014 by

Week 11 of the UK&I Skip Barber League headed to the gorgeous surroundings of Bathurst, New South Wales for ten laps of what would certainly be one of the deciding races of the season, while providing sim racing action throughout a field of almost three dozen competitors.  At this the  penultimate race of the season, … Read the Rest »

Lotus 49s Take To Phillip Island

July 19th, 2014 by

For Week 11 the Grand Prix Legends series packed up their Lotus 49s and headed to Australia for 16 laps of the visually stunning — and technically challenging — Phillip Island for a Sunday race of 16 sim-racers from across the globe.  Only four of the cars on the grid actually qualified before the race, … Read the Rest »

How Many Skippies is Too Many for Summit Point?

July 16th, 2014 by

Week Ten of the UK&I Skip Barber League returned to Summit Point for a 19 lap race at what was the inaugural race of the first 2014 season, and over three dozen F2000s lined up on the grid to challenge for top honors. Heading into the race Wojciech Rabsztyn and Marcus Hamilton were sitting on … Read the Rest »

Grand Prix Legends Battle at Spa

July 15th, 2014 by

The Circuit Spa-Francorchamps is another track on the iRacing.com Grand Prix Legends calendar that was actually hosted a race during the 1967 Formula One season, although the layout was much different back then.  La Source and Eau Rouge were similar, as were Blanchimont and the Kemmel straight.  The major differences came once you hit the … Read the Rest »

8 Reasons To Race the Lotus 49

July 8th, 2014 by

After half a season of covering (and occasionally racing in) the Grand Prix Legends series featuring the Lotus 49 I feel marginally qualified to explain why every road-racing enthusiast should purchase this car yesterday.  There are many reasons to participate in this series, some of which are obvious, but others not so much.  In this … Read the Rest »

Sonoma: The Return of Townend

July 8th, 2014 by

The last time Blake Townend had won a race in the UK&I Skip Barber League was the penultimate race of last season, at Sonoma.  Is it a coincidence that this would be the site of his triumphant return for Season 2 of 2014?  Possibly, but his dominant victory saw him take the checkered flag by … Read the Rest »

Skippy Mid-Season at Mid-Ohio

July 3rd, 2014 by

Last season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course the UK&I Skip Barber League saw one of the largest accidents of the year on the first lap at Turn One when minor contact resulted in something out of a Blues Brothers movie.  This season, as the circus returned to Mid-Ohio, the sim-racers would have been well … Read the Rest »

Skippies Go “Clubbing” at Zandvoort

June 25th, 2014 by

The seventh race of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s second season in 2014 headed to the Netherlands for 21 laps of the 1.6 mile long Club Circuit layout at Zandvoort.   Half-way point through the season after six races, Wojciech Rabsztyn has taken the top spot from Marcus Hamilton with a 13 point lead, with … Read the Rest »