All News: UK&I Skip Barber
Skippies Sing at Sebring
October 30th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
After 11 races of the third 2014 season for the UK&I Skip Barber League the championship was sealed by Sebastian Job who became champion last time out at Sonoma. Even though Job had secured the title, he didn’t take any breaks, and qualified in second place for the final race of the campaign on Sebring … Read the Rest »
Best Race of the Season (Part 1)
October 24th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
A grid of just under two dozen sim-racers would play their roles in the story that was the UK&I Skip Barber League’s 14 lap race at Sonoma Raceway. As was the case at Summit Point, Sebastian Job sat on pole position, but unlike Summit Point he would be starting from pole as the championship leader. … Read the Rest »
The Big British Brands Hatch Bash
October 9th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Last season Brands Hatch proved to be one of the more dangerous and exciting tracks for the UK&I Skip Barber League, and this season’s 15 lap sprint would prove to be no different. At one of the several home tracks for the league, motivation and experience were predictably high for the over two dozen sim-racers … Read the Rest »
Epic Okayama
September 12th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »
A New Home for UK&I Skip Barber League
August 29th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »
How Many Skippies is Too Many for Summit Point?
July 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week Ten of the UK&I Skip Barber League returned to Summit Point for a 19 lap race at what was the inaugural race of the first 2014 season, and over three dozen F2000s lined up on the grid to challenge for top honors. Heading into the race Wojciech Rabsztyn and Marcus Hamilton were sitting on … Read the Rest »
Skippies Go “Clubbing” at Zandvoort
June 25th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The seventh race of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s second season in 2014 headed to the Netherlands for 21 laps of the 1.6 mile long Club Circuit layout at Zandvoort. Half-way point through the season after six races, Wojciech Rabsztyn has taken the top spot from Marcus Hamilton with a 13 point lead, with … Read the Rest »
UK&I Skippies Go Roval
May 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week Three of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s second season in 2014 headed to New England for 21 laps of sim-racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The field was a bit smaller than other races with 34 F2000s lined up on the “roval” and championship leader Marcus Hamilton starting from pole position with an impressive … Read the Rest »
UK&I Skippies Go for Gold at Silverstone
May 19th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
There are multiple “home tracks” for the sim-racers of the UK&I Skip Barber League within iRacing, but none quite as iconic as Silverstone. The historic British track has played host to a number of leagues and series in iRacing and England alike, but it’s been a number of months since the F2000 crowd had paid … Read the Rest »
Quiet Yet Chaotic Corkscrew
March 8th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Last time out it was Marc Mercer who nabbed the victory by less than a tenth at Watkins Glen, becoming the first person to win a second race this season for the UK&I Skip Barber league (and giving himself a 30 point lead in the championship ahead of Blake Townend and Wojciech Swirydowicz). Mercer was … Read the Rest »