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Touring Cars Continue Spa Heritage
February 28th, 2013 by DavidP
In eastern Belgium lies a track that any racing fan likely knows: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The circuit has been hosting races since 1925 and features its picture perfect Eau Rouge-Raidillon uphill corners that lead to the long Kemmel Straight. With tons of configurations and 4.352 miles of race track, it is known as one of … Read the Rest »
Reinkort Starts With a Bang
February 5th, 2013 by DavidP
This week marked the start of a new year and a new season for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series. With the start of the new season we saw the departure of some well known faces, the return of some veterans, and the welcoming of new drivers. Playing host to all of this action was Summit … Read the Rest »
Streetley Crowned Champion, Carla Takes Victory
January 25th, 2013 by DavidP
Week 12 of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series visited Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia, USA. This circuit was perfectly built for the Skip Barber at 1.98 miles (3.187 km) in length with 10 turns. The lap begins down a long main straight with hard braking just like many other tracks we have visited this … Read the Rest »
Cedrati, Hughson Lead inRacingNews Challenge Into Final Two Weeks
January 21st, 2013 by Chris Leone
Weeks Nine and 10 of the inRacingNews Challenge schedule saw a return to two series mainstays—Charlotte Motor Speedway and Summit Point Raceway, the latter using the fourth of four layouts on the season. The late season battles at both tracks have set up a close fight for championships in both the Pontiac Solstice and Mazda … Read the Rest »
Streetley Brightens Title Chances
January 16th, 2013 by DavidP
Week 11 brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Circuit Park Zandvoort, located in The Netherlands, using the “Grand Prix” layout. The European styled, flowing circuit features 13 turns over 2.671 miles (4.299 km) of asphalt. The week saw 690 sim-racers take to the track in a race session, 309 place a qualifying lap, and … Read the Rest »
iRNC Points Battle Takes Shape in Okayama, Summit Point
January 4th, 2013 by Chris Leone
Through eight weeks of this run of the inRacingNews Challenge—enough for most drivers to accumulate a full slate of championship points—a pair of familiar faces rank atop the standings. Chris Hughson leads the Mazda MX-5 Roadster class with 1036 points, 97 ahead of second-place Joseph Pisciotta III. He extended his lead by scoring 147 points, … Read the Rest »
Hughson, Cedrati Lead iRNC Standings Through Four Weeks
November 30th, 2012 by Chris Leone
A third of the way through the final 2012 season of the inRacingNews Challenge, two familiar names are on top of the standings—Chris Hughson in the Mazda MX-5 Roadster and Niccolo Cedrati in the Pontiac Solstice. After Weeks Three and Four at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Summit Point’s short configuration, respectively, the two drivers possess … Read the Rest »
Familiar Faces Lead Early Standings in inRacingNews Challenge
November 17th, 2012 by Chris Leone
Through two weeks of Season Four of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge, two familiar names from last season have taken their place atop the standings in the Mazda MX-5 Roadster and Pontiac Solstice classes. But with many familiar names currently in the championship battle, and some new faces already challenging for supremacy, it seems clear already … Read the Rest »
inRacingNews Challenge Closes In On Conclusion To Season
October 19th, 2012 by Chris Leone
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 Take On Distinctive Characters
October 2nd, 2012 by Chris Leone
With eight weeks of this season of the inRacingNews Challenge complete, the battles for the two class championships have taken on completely different characters. While the Mazda MX-5 Roadster championship battle is down to a 19-point margin between leader Chris Hughson and second-place Christoph Schon, Peter Velkov has extended an 85-point lead in the Pontiac … Read the Rest »