All News: Simon Hulbert

A Close Shave at Barber

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s third season of 2014 descended on Barber Motorsports Park for a 15 lap race and a grid on the smaller side, with just under two dozen sim-racers participating.  In qualifying championship leader Sebastian Job took pole position, certainly eager to perform well after the disappointment of Okayama … 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 »

Okaya-Mamma Mia!

September 10th, 2014 by

Round Five of the Skip Barber 2K Cup ventured to Okayama for a 23 lap race and one mandatory pit stop, as per usual.  Simon Hulbert took pole position for the first time this season after posting a lap of 1:45.733, only four hundredths faster than Vinicius Rocha in second.  Ricardo Ferreira looked to build … 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 »

A New Home for UK&I Skip Barber League

August 29th, 2014 by

The third race of the third season of 2014 for the UK&I Skip Barber league ventured to a track Allan Paterson had expressed his excitement about in my Q&A with him earlier this year, and the newest road track to iRacing did not disappoint.  Donington Park is a circuit that brings this league one step … Read the Rest »

Lanpheer Stretches Radicals Lead as Hulbert Charges

March 4th, 2014 by

Series veteran Simon Hulbert continued his charge to the top of the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge in Week Four but Tom Lanpheer continued his consistent start to the season and now sits 81 points clear at the top of the table. The first third of the season finished at Belgium’s Spa-Franchorchamps circuit in the virtual … Read the Rest »

Barber Series’ Belgian Finale

July 25th, 2013 by

This is it, the final week for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series, where everything the drivers worked for this season can fall in the blink of an eye. Where better to contest the final week than Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps? This racetrack is legendary in every way, one of the most iconic circuits in the world. … Read the Rest »

Ganzeveld Wins After Last Lap Drama

July 22nd, 2013 by

or the penultimate week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series, the drivers headed to Road Atlanta. Best known as the home of Petit Le Mans, the 2.54 mile race track features a dozen turns with The Esses (Turns Three to Five) being the most famous and difficult ones. The track is perhaps most well … Read the Rest »

Hulbert Survives Chaos and Wins At Okayama

June 6th, 2013 by

The fifth week of the Skip Barber Race Series took place at the Okayama International Circuit. The circuit, located in Japan, has formerly hosted such series as Formula One, WTCC and currently hosts SuperGT. The racetrack was opened in 1990, serving as a private circuit for wealthy people. Shortly thereafter, it hosted its first race, … Read the Rest »

CTC Bubbles Nicely Following Hulbert's Shock Departure

August 16th, 2012 by

On the Classic Teams Championship’s arrival at Phillip Island one driver was conspicuous by his absence as Ligier only brought cars to this other side of the world for David Jaques and Gareth Prosser. Shortly afterwards Ligier announced they and Simon Hulbert had mutually decided to go their separate ways, sparking a ‘silly season’ on … Read the Rest »