SRO Motorsports Group and iRacing.com have announced a partnership to form two virtual racing championships based on SRO’s??Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series.
The two series will feature iRacing???s digital GT3 cars, including the BMW Z4, Ford GT and McLaren MP4-12C (with Aston Martin and another major manufacturer expected in the future) in races from thirty minutes to three hours in duration.
“We???re proud to have the SRO Motorsports Group as the first European-based racing series promoter in a group of iRacing partners that includes NASCAR, IndyCar and V8 Supercars,??? commented Steve Myers, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer at iRacing.com.?? ???This partnership began with our initial introduction at September???s iRacing.com??N??rburgring 1000 and quickly developed into a conversation on how iRacing and SRO could work together.”
???The fact that over 1500 iRacers participated in our recent endurance event attests to GT racing???s popularity on the iRacing service.?? We look forward to working with SRO in developing innovative methods of engaging fans of GT racing the world over.???
