All News: strength of field

Sansone Scores at Richmond

July 3rd, 2012 by

Last week, defending iRacing.com Sprint Car Series (iSCS) champion Alan Binder let his fellow drivers know that he would be taking Week 9 off.  The competition responded like sharks in a feeding frenzy, with 55 sim-racers entering this week’s events at Richmond International Raceway, all hoping to catch that elusive win with their sprints. Three … Read the Rest »

Nine for Mosport

June 29th, 2012 by

The ninth installment of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series was held at Canada’s Mosport International Raceway. The 10 turn, 2.459 mile track provided exciting online racing and some exciting twists this week. With the championship picture coming to fruition, the contenders at the top of the overall standings had to be very … Read the Rest »

All Quiet on the Wisconsin Front

June 15th, 2012 by

It was a quiet week for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series, as the circuit headed to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the eighth installment of the season. Only 46 drivers showed up to partake in the festivities, as many drivers elected to take this race as their “drop race” for the season.  The … Read the Rest »

Aranha Tops in Okayama

June 6th, 2012 by

Week 7 of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series headed to the Okayama International Circuit in Japan to jumpstart the second half of the season.  Each week, drivers are continuing to pursue a place on the podium, in hopes of shuffling up the overall standings in pursuit of one of the series prizes … Read the Rest »

Wild Monterey Weekend

May 21st, 2012 by

After a calm week in the British Isles to start the season, the iRacing.com Star Mazda Championship took to tight and twisty Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Week Two.  While it was again Tony Repussard emerging with the points lead, a wild and chaotic week of online racing unfolded in his wake. He emerged from … Read the Rest »

Competitive Edge

May 18th, 2012 by

Brands Hatch played host to the sixth round of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series. For the first time in the series’ young history, the virtual site of the online racing was outside the United States, which may have given a competitive edge to some of the European drivers.  Indeed, many series regulars … Read the Rest »

New Players, New Stories

May 9th, 2012 by

The opening week of Season 2 in the iRacing.com Star Mazda Championship looked quite similar to the way Season 1 ended, with perennial front-runner and defending overall champion Tony Repussard taking control of the standings after a week of online racing at Silverstone.  However, several new challengers have emerged to bring the fight to the … Read the Rest »

The Eyes Have It

May 4th, 2012 by

Week Five of the iRacing.com saw the Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series visit historic Watkins Glen, NY for half a dozen races on the 3.4 mile, 11 turn “Boot” version of the circuit.  Despite seeing his undefeated streak broken at Road Atlanta two weeks ago, Christian Aranha arrived at The Glen in complete control … Read the Rest »

New Names and Upsets

April 20th, 2012 by

Week Four of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series kicked-off in the small town of Braselton, Georgia, home of Road Atlanta.  The 12 turn, 2.54 mile road course proved to be an exciting and challenging configuration for the 84 sim racers who competed this week as some new names and upsets filled the … Read the Rest »

Mungin Marches Closer to Modified Crown

April 14th, 2012 by

Giovanni Mungin continues to inch closer to his first NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series (NiTMS) championship after a strong showing during Week Nine and Ten of the series. When the weekly points were awarded at the Milwaukee Mile and USA International Speedway, it was the championship hopeful besting all his nearest rivals at the top … Read the Rest »