P2 Recap: AVA’s Late Pass Seals a Spa Success
For some race teams, running anywhere but the front of the field is a cause for concern. Others seem at their best when they’re charging through the pack to get back in contention. The most well-rounded teams are equally comfortable with either approach. That has…
Race replay: 6 hours of Spa
Broadcaster: RaceSpot TV
Date: February 10th 2019
P1 Recap: A Clutch Conclusion to the Season’s Biggest Upset
The giants of this season’s P1 class in the NEO Endurance Series have been Thrustmaster Mivano Racing. In the first four races, no one could quite put together a complete enough race to take them down. It would take a mixture of fast but clean…
Rapid Recap: Race Clutch, AVA Lead Frantic Prototype Finishes
The NEO Endurance Series’ first ever race into true nighttime conditions wouldn’t have been complete without a few fireworks, and those came courtesy of the two prototype classes and a pair of thrilling battles for victory that came down to the closing laps. In the…
Race Preview: 6 Hours of Spa
After several rounds of expecting the unexpected, from a dreaded return to Interlagos to an untested circuit at Suzuka to new features like day-to-night transitions, the NEO Endurance Series finally looks to return to normality with this weekend’s visit to the time-tested Circuit de Spa-…
NEO Notebook: Altus, Torque Freak Sweep Daytona’s GT Classes
It may have lacked the soggy straightaways and extended red-flag periods of the real-world race, but this year’s Daytona 24 on iRacing was the first to feature the realism of day-night transitions and dynamic weather. The race two weeks ago fell on an off-weekend for…
10 Turns with Nick Rowland
On this edition of 10 Turns, we’re talking with Nick Rowland from the Wyvern Racing P1 team. They’re coming off their best finish of their season, a fourth-place result at Suzuka. Corey Davis: Nick, well done to you and your team on that result and thanks…
Roundtable: Teams Shed Light on Racing at Night
What did your team learn about traffic management while racing at Interlagos and Suzuka, the two shortest tracks on the schedule? Marcus Hamilton, Thrustmaster Mivano Racing #3: I think we validated the whole “safe is fast” approach for these two races. In particular at Suzuka,…
GT Recap: It’s Altus Again in a Suzuka Sweep
Entering this NEO Endurance Series season, one storyline was how new teams would assimilate themselves within a field of familiar faces. After the first three races, veteran NEO GT teams had a two-to-one edge over newcomers on the strength of CoRe SimRacing’s wins at Sebring…
P2 Recap: Early Issues Can’t Slow AVA’s Victory March
If there has been any theme to the NEO Endurance Series’ P2 class this season, it has been the fall of favorites during each race. As far back as pre-qualifying, at least one top team has encountered problems and dropped out, setting the stage for…
Race replay: 6 hours of Suzuka
Broadcaster: RaceSpot TV
Date: January 16th 2019
P1 Recap: Mivano Strikes Again at Suzuka
In a season where they’ve proven they can handle anything thrown at them — from new cars to new times of day to literally new heights after taking flight late in the Interlagos race — a new track seemed like it should naturally yield the…