All News: Marc Mercer

Skippies Sing at Sebring

October 30th, 2014 by

After 11 races of the third 2014 season for the UK&I Skip Barber League the championship was sealed by Sebastian Job who became champion last time out at Sonoma.  Even though Job had secured the title, he didn’t take any breaks, and qualified in second place for the final race of the campaign on Sebring … Read the Rest »

The Big British Brands Hatch Bash

October 9th, 2014 by

Last season Brands Hatch proved to be one of the more dangerous and exciting tracks for the UK&I Skip Barber League, and this season’s 15 lap sprint would prove to be no different.  At one of the several home tracks for the league, motivation and experience were predictably high for the over two dozen sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Epic Okayama

September 12th, 2014 by

Recent history has shown Japan’s Okayama International Circuit to be a thrilling venue for the UK&I Skip Barber League, with no shortage of dramas and masterful sim-racing.  So with just 14 laps separating the grid of over 30 F2000s from green lights to checkered flag, not even pole position could guarantee a good result.  That … Read the Rest »

SSR Lockout Front Row in New Hampshire

September 2nd, 2014 by

The fourth round of 2014 Season 3 for the UK&I Skip Barber League returned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 21 laps of sim racing on the road course with South Oval.  In qualifying the front row was dominated by the Simons of Team SSR with Povey taking pole by 0.111s from Hulbert.  Richard Avery … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skip Barber League Opener at Lime Rock

August 13th, 2014 by

After a thrilling season where Marcus Hamilton clinched his first championship title in the UK&I Skip Barber League, a much deserved break led to the first race of the new season at Lime Rock.  25 laps separate the 30 sim-racers from glory or disappointment as they start a new chapter in the league.  Sebastian Job … 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 »

UK&I Skip Barbers at Brands Hatch

June 18th, 2014 by

Brands Hatch seems to be all over iRacingNews in June as regular readers may have noticed the Grand Prix Legends high SOF race article I wrote not long ago.  The temperatures are rising in the northern hemisphere and what better way to spend your time than sim-racing in a single-seater around a circuit as thrilling … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skippies Return to Laguna Seca

June 9th, 2014 by

Last season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca it was George Streetly taking the top step for the UK&I Skip Barber League.  Streetly was followed by Sebastian Job and Blake Townend who, like the Streetly, are not racing in this second season of 2014. After missing the opening races Marc Mercer is on a mission to … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skippies Return to Oulton Park

May 30th, 2014 by

Oulton Park in Cheshire is a track the UK&I Skip Barber League didn’t get to race last season because of the limited number of pit boxes, but this season an exception was made and the field broken into two groups.  This article is about the top split of qualifiers, the top 27 of the league … Read the Rest »