All News: multi class racing


The Importance of Practice

May 17th, 2013 by

Week Three is well underway in the iRacing.com Global Challenge Series as racers battle for top honors at Mid-Ohio. Early excitement and frustrations arise as the first quarter of the inaugural season nears its completion. Many top division drivers are enjoying strong finishes while others can’t seem to get themselves away from on-track trouble. The … Read the Rest »

Abrahall, Kopec Victorious at the Glen

April 7th, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to Watkins Glen.  The 3.4 mile (5.47 km) “Boot” course features 12 turns, most which are quick sweeping corners, and wide racing surface well-suited to multi-class racing.  No wonder there was an approximately 30% participation boost with 375 Daytona Prototype drivers entering an online race along … Read the Rest »

Multi-Class Racin!

January 29th, 2013 by

After a week or so of battling with the snow, I thought it was about time to post another blog entry. It never ceases to amaze me how inept we – the United Kingdom – are at dealing with a dash of adverse weather. In the winter it rains – we get flooding. If it … Read the Rest »

Vincent and Rhyne Master Mosport

July 5th, 2012 by

Mosport International Raceway north of Bowmanville, Ontario Canada hosted eighteen members of the Red Sox Racing League in week eight of their 2012 Season Two schedule.  With a layout almost two miles shorter than the one drivers faced in Spa Francorchamps last week, Mosport was sure to induce much more passing between the lightweight Class … Read the Rest »

Vincent and Hastings win at Spa

June 26th, 2012 by

Nineteen members of the Red Sox Racing League traveled to Francorchamps, Belgium for the “Armco Crash Barriers Presents Circuit De Spa 30”at the world famous Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps road course of the seventh race in the 2012 Season Two schedule.  The track’s modern configuration offers a scenic 4.35 mile layout containing nineteen corners.  Home to … Read the Rest »

Vincent and Rhyne shine at Zandvoort

May 30th, 2012 by

  Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands was the site for the “Dutch Grand Prix 30 at Zandvoort” in week three of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2012 Season Two schedule.  The 2.67 mile, 13 corner lay out hosted the Dutch Grand Prix between 1952 and 1985 and is considered one of the most exciting … Read the Rest »

Back to back wins for Vincent

May 29th, 2012 by

Twenty-six members of the Red Sox Racing League traveled to the Alton, Virginia for the “The Virginian 30 at VIR” at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in week two of the 2012 Season Two schedule.  VIR is a challenging 3.27 mile, 17 corner road course with significant  elevation changes between long straights and tight corners … Read the Rest »

Season Two kicks off at Daytona

May 18th, 2012 by

The Red Sox Racing League began Season Two of 2012 at the Daytona International Speedway’s road course.  Despite giving considerable thought to using the recently released Cadillac as the Class B vehicle, league officials decided to stick with the Corvette C6R for this season.  “We may switch to the Cadillac for Season Three, or add … Read the Rest »

Under the lights at Daytona

April 11th, 2012 by

The Red Sox Racing League wrapped up its first season of multi-class competition under the lights of the Daytona International Speedway’s road course when eighteen drivers raced in the “Gentleman Jim’s 24 Laps of Daytona” season finale.  In a fitting end to the season, Les Turner and Tommy Rhyne not only earned victories in the … Read the Rest »

Missed opportunities at VIR

March 29th, 2012 by

Having survived the thrills of last week’s race at Zandvoort, members of the Red Sox Racing League returned to the United States for week eleven of the 2012 Season One schedule where the rolling hills of the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) hosted the 18 lap “Oak Tree Tavern 30 at VIR Full”. VIR has been … Read the Rest »