All News: Kenneth O’Keefe

O’Keefe Back On Top Down Under

February 25th, 2013 by

Week Three of 2013 Season One brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to the Phillip Island Circuit, located in Victoria, Australia.  Being a new venue for the Barber series, drivers hit the track with blind eyes, embracing the circuit’s extremely high speed sections along with its slippery surface.  Many sim-racers chose not to take … Read the Rest »

Ward, Broekman Lead The Way

February 14th, 2013 by

Week Two brought the GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, where the famous 4.048 mile (6.515 km) circuit hosted 50 minute online races every other hour for sim-racers to enjoy.  The Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype saw fewer entries this week, 572 entering a race, 265 placing a qualifying … Read the Rest »

Gomes Returns in Style

February 14th, 2013 by

Week Two brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Sebring International Raceway.  The “modified” 1.97 mile (3.17 km) layout produced many spectacular online races throughout the week.  The front and back straight aways which, together, make up almost half of the track’s distance gave following drivers massive “tow” effects from the draft. This made it … Read the Rest »

Kis and Roda On Top At Daytona

February 6th, 2013 by

iRacing.com’s GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series visited the famous Daytona International Speedway to begin 2013 Season 1.  The 3.56 mile (5.729 km) “Roval” played host to some fantastic racing throughout the week.  With the addition of the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 to the series and many drivers wanting more action after the Daytona 2.4 World … Read the Rest »

Reinkort Starts With a Bang

February 5th, 2013 by

This week marked the start of a new year and a new season for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series.  With the start of the new season we saw the departure of some well known faces, the return of some veterans, and the welcoming of new drivers.  Playing host to all of this action was Summit … Read the Rest »

Streetley Crowned Champion, Carla Takes Victory

January 25th, 2013 by

Week 12 of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series visited Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia, USA.  This circuit was perfectly built for the Skip Barber at 1.98 miles (3.187 km) in length with 10 turns.  The lap begins down a long main straight with hard braking just like many other tracks we have visited this … Read the Rest »

Streetley Brightens Title Chances

January 16th, 2013 by

Week 11 brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Circuit Park Zandvoort, located in The Netherlands, using the “Grand Prix” layout. The European styled, flowing circuit features 13 turns over 2.671 miles (4.299 km) of asphalt.  The week saw 690 sim-racers take to the track in a race session, 309 place a qualifying lap, and … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe Strikes at Mid-Ohio

January 11th, 2013 by

Week Ten brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, located in Lexington, Ohio, USA.  The tricky 13 turn, 2.25 mile (3.62 km) circuit attracted sim-racers from across the globe, with 866 drivers competing in a race, 397 turning a qualifying lap, and 168 completing a time trial.  This high race participation … Read the Rest »

Sun Shines on Carla in California

January 3rd, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, located in Monterey, California, USA.  The eleven turn, 2.238 mile (3.602 km) track challenged sim-racers with the tight circuit surrounded by sand as far as the eye can see.  This circuit is among Oran Raceway Park the base content available to iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Success For Carla in Australia

December 26th, 2012 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Oran Raceway Park, located in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. The twelve turn, 1.62 mile (2.61 km) circuit challenged drivers with a tight inner-section, followed by a long front straight.  This created exciting online racing all week long, attracting 555 race entrants, 238 of them completing … Read the Rest »