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Ward Wins Dramatic Barber 2k World Cup Opener

January 12th, 2017 by Paul Malokas

The 2017 spring season of Skip Barber 2k World Cup got underway last weekend at Summit Point. The season will feature 13 races over 10 weekends. Two time champion, Philippe Leybaert, returned to start the defense his championship. A field filled with former champions, podium finishers, and potential title contenders contributed to making this an … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k World Cup @ Summit Point: de Vreede Breaks Nassi’s Streak

January 31st, 2016 by Paul Malokas

The early part of the Skip Barber 2k World Cup season has seen former series champion Mikko Nassi return and dominate. He has started from pole and won four straight races. The championship has also seen a return of a few past champions who should be challenging Nassi, but they have not been able to … Read the Rest »

More Thrills at Summit Point

October 23rd, 2014 by

The UK&I Skip Barber League has had an exciting history with Summit Point.  The two-mile track has produced some of the best sim racing I’ve personally witnessed from the drivers in this league. So it was with considerable degree of anticipation that well over two-dozen F2000s lined up on the Start/Finish straight of the West … Read the Rest »

iPCC Battle Heats-Up at Summit

December 3rd, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Production Car Challenge headed back to West Virginia for the second time this season in Week Four in an effort to tame the always popular “short” configuration.  This nine turn short layout provides sim-racers with elevation changes, two long straights and heavy braking zones which are ideal for passing. The Pontiac Solstice battle … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ & Rollin’ at Lime Rock

September 10th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge mixed-series visited the hills of Connecticut and the very popular Lime Rock Park road course for Week Five of 2013 S3.  Oddly, this high speed, 1.53 mile circuit only has one major left hand turn so your setup is crucial for a quick lap.  If you leave the racing surface and … Read the Rest »

Boettcher Wins at Summit Point

August 9th, 2013 by

The first week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race series’ third season took place at Summit Point Raceway. The track is not very well-known in the racing world, as it hasn’t hosted a “major” professional racing series event since a 1984 Trans-Am race. However, the West Virginia circuit is a fixture on the SCCA (Sports … Read the Rest »

Loginov, Dolezal Lead iRNC at Halfway Mark

June 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com inRacing News Challenge mixed-class series has entered the second half of the season in Week Seven visiting Japan’s Okayama International Circuit for its “long” configuration.  The turnout is always popular at this slick 2.34 mile, eleven turn road course and this week was no different. Last week in Solstice a new leader emerged … Read the Rest »

iRN Three-fer

June 15th, 2012 by

Back from a three week sabatical, Christopher Leone brings us up to date on all the goings-on in the inRacingNews Challenge . . . Summit Point For the second time in four weeks, Summit Point Raceway played host to the multi-class inRacingNews Challenge. Week Four saw the Pontiac Solstices, Spec Racer Fords, and Mazda MX-5 … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Mitch Weatherly

May 26th, 2012 by

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?  Just ask Mitch Weatherly, a charter member of the Pong generation.  The resident of Dunwoody, Georgia was introduced to sim-racing at the ripe old age of 49 . . . and he’s taken to it like a teenager to a smart phone.  Since joining iRacing in the … Read the Rest »

Three’s a Charm

May 2nd, 2012 by

Season One of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge is in the books, and for the first time in its history, three champions have been crowned. After five seasons of multi-class competition between the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices, the series added the Mazda MX-5 Roadster for 2012, and the online racing competition has been just as … Read the Rest »