Post by zero7159 on Apr 18, 2013 15:29:31 GMT -8
Taken from the iRacing front page:
Week 13 is upon us, iRacing’s quarterly bundle of between-the-seasons sim-racing competition. For some iRacers, it’s a final opportunity to upgrade their license before the green flag waves on 2013 Season 2. For others, it’s a chance to race with no worries about iRatings, Safety Ratings, series points or standings.
Beginning on April 23, iRacers from Rookie to Class B can move up to the next rung on the license ladder in the Week 13 Mazda Cup (road) and Street Stock Challenge (oval) series. The Mazda Cup runs at Okayama (long and short), Charlotte (road), Laguna Seca, Summit Point (Jefferson Reverse) and Lime Rock, while the Street Stock Challenge features the JR Motorsports Street Stock car at Thompson, South Boston, Lanier, Charlotte (both the Legends and the 1.5 mile ovals), Oxford Plains and USA International.
Both the Mazda Cup and Street Stock Challenge are official series, with Safety Ratings and iRatings in effect, so competitors can boost their license ratings before promotions for Season 2 are finalized at week’s end. Likewise, rookies who have yet to complete the category-specific minimum participation requirements for graduation to a D license (two official races or four time trials in each category) can do so in Week 13.
The week’s unofficial competition includes the ever-popular Carburetor Cup with the Impala Class A at Talladega, along with several different versions of the 24 Hours of Fun. One features mixed-class road racing with a vengeance, with the Cadillac CTS-VR, Corvette C6R GT1, Ford Falcon V8 Supercar, Ford GT AND the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Spa, Interlagos and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. For those keeping score, that’s five different cars on three different tracks . . . in a week.
But why let the road racers have all the mixed-class fun? Another 24 Hours of Fun will see the Gen6 Chevies and Fords racing with the Street Stock at Charlotte (1.5 mile), Iowa and Rockingham. And once the new content is released, we’ll have a third series with the Caddy and the cool new 375 bhp, front wheel drive KIA Optima at Twin Ring Moteg (GP circuit), Zolder, Oran Park and Okayama.
Week 13 is upon us, iRacing’s quarterly bundle of between-the-seasons sim-racing competition. For some iRacers, it’s a final opportunity to upgrade their license before the green flag waves on 2013 Season 2. For others, it’s a chance to race with no worries about iRatings, Safety Ratings, series points or standings.
Beginning on April 23, iRacers from Rookie to Class B can move up to the next rung on the license ladder in the Week 13 Mazda Cup (road) and Street Stock Challenge (oval) series. The Mazda Cup runs at Okayama (long and short), Charlotte (road), Laguna Seca, Summit Point (Jefferson Reverse) and Lime Rock, while the Street Stock Challenge features the JR Motorsports Street Stock car at Thompson, South Boston, Lanier, Charlotte (both the Legends and the 1.5 mile ovals), Oxford Plains and USA International.
Both the Mazda Cup and Street Stock Challenge are official series, with Safety Ratings and iRatings in effect, so competitors can boost their license ratings before promotions for Season 2 are finalized at week’s end. Likewise, rookies who have yet to complete the category-specific minimum participation requirements for graduation to a D license (two official races or four time trials in each category) can do so in Week 13.
The week’s unofficial competition includes the ever-popular Carburetor Cup with the Impala Class A at Talladega, along with several different versions of the 24 Hours of Fun. One features mixed-class road racing with a vengeance, with the Cadillac CTS-VR, Corvette C6R GT1, Ford Falcon V8 Supercar, Ford GT AND the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Spa, Interlagos and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. For those keeping score, that’s five different cars on three different tracks . . . in a week.
But why let the road racers have all the mixed-class fun? Another 24 Hours of Fun will see the Gen6 Chevies and Fords racing with the Street Stock at Charlotte (1.5 mile), Iowa and Rockingham. And once the new content is released, we’ll have a third series with the Caddy and the cool new 375 bhp, front wheel drive KIA Optima at Twin Ring Moteg (GP circuit), Zolder, Oran Park and Okayama.