All News: Lime Rock Park

Mustangs Kickoff Strong

May 8th, 2013 by

The most-watched pony race of the week may have taken place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but the four-wheel variety provided a full week of excitement at Lime Rock Park, first stop for Season 2 of the iRacing.com Mustang Cup series.  A great turnout of 353 different sim-drivers took their Ford Mustang FR500S to the … Read the Rest »

iRNC Invades Lime Rock Park Chicane

April 17th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge Rookie Series made the trip northeast to Connecticut in Week 11 for Lime Rock Park’s challenging 1.54 mile Chicane layout.   It was the second trip to LRP this season for the multi-class series and, as sim-racers are aware, misjudging your entry into the Chicane means you’ll spin right through it resulting in … Read the Rest »

Down Dodges Drama at Action-Packed Sonoma

April 11th, 2013 by

Round Ten of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series was back in the USA at Sonoma Raceway where, for the first time, the sim-racers would not be using the Long circuit instead of the more familiar Cup layout. The championship had closed-up after Madison Down’s win at Phillip Island with Justin Ruggier only five points ahead … Read the Rest »

Sulzer Sizzles To Victory

February 28th, 2013 by

Week Four brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series take to the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps located in Francorchamps, Belgium.  The 4.35 mile (7.00 km), 19 turn circuit is the longest track on the Barber schedule, one pole sitter Norbert Sulzer (DE-AT-CH) lapped at 2:47.422.  Not only famous, but also very popular, Spa saw 903 race … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Brad Newman

February 25th, 2013 by

One of the awards iRacing offers is the 10,000 lap award, which goes to iRacers who  complete 10,000 laps in official competition. The driver I interviewed this week earned the award in September of last year and it’s a no brainer why.  Just look at how many starts he has made so far: 842 oval … Read the Rest »

Late Models Pay a Visit to the Ardennes

February 22nd, 2013 by

Round Four of the Late Model Road Racing World Series will be broadcast live on latemodelroad.com this Sunday, February 24 at 22:30 GMT. This week, the series heads to the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a favorite of many road racers because of its elevation changes and combination of high speed and challenging corners. The previous … Read the Rest »

You only Brake Twice… The sequel!

January 15th, 2013 by

A belated Happy New Year all! 2013… where does the time go? Here’s the plus side – only two more years until hover boards are invented! Whoop!  I just keep these bad jokes coming don’t I? Anyhow, let’s kick off where we left off – my last blog post (https://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/you-only-brake-twice). Over the Christmas period a … Read the Rest »

iRNC Championship Battle Tightens as Hughson Pursues Dual Championships

December 17th, 2012 by

Lime Rock Park and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hosted the past two race weeks for the inRacingNews Challenge, the fifth and sixth of the season, respectively. With eight of 12 weeks counting towards the championship, both Mazda MX-5 and Pontiac Solstice drivers are nearing what will likely be their final points totals for the season. … Read the Rest »

inRacingNews Challenge Closes In On Conclusion To Season

October 19th, 2012 by

There’s only one week left in the third season of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge, after the Pontiac Solstices and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Summit Point Raceway, and Lime Rock Park’s chicane layout over the past two weeks. And while the past few weeks have served to space out one championship, the … Read the Rest »

iRNC Championship Battles Tighter Than Ever

September 19th, 2012 by

We’re halfway through the first season of the inRacingNews Challenge to feature only Pontiac Solstices and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters, and the championship battles are as close as they’ve ever been. With both series featuring slim advantages at the top, and multiple drivers within 100 points of the lead, there’s a great chance that neither of … Read the Rest »