Oct 24, 2007
\nBedford, Ma. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c iRacing.com has been named Official Driver Development Software for Team USA Scholarship, an organization that provides support to up-and-coming young American racers of championship-winning potential. The announcement was made today by Jeremy Shaw, Team USA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s founder, and Scott McKee, vice president of marketing for iRacing.com. <\/p>\n
The announcement comes shortly after the arrival in England of the 2007 Team USA Scholarship winners Joel Miller and Patrick Barrett, where they will compete in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, a series of six races on consecutive weekends at the Brands Hatch and Snetterton race tracks.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our scholarship winners are long on potential, but relatively speaking, they are still fairly inexperienced,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Shaw said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In addition to the annual fall races in England, through the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sponsors and supporters we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re often able to arrange for our drivers to test in other series. Earlier this month Patrick and Joel tested Star Mazda cars at Virginia International Raceway. In the future, our team members will be more competitive in their races and get more out of their on-track tests because they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be able to better prepare for them with iRacing.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simulation software.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our business is about helping racers develop their skills,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d McKee said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our simulation software is useful for drivers at all levels of skill and experience, but there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something particularly satisfying about helping the stars of tomorrow make their way in the sport. It feels good to be a part of such a worthy program.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Miller had the chance to try out iRacing.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s simulation software this past weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where he was competing for in the Snap-On Stars of Karting National Finals. Miller conducted a back-to-back comparison, driving a Formula Mazda at VIR in the sim, just a week after testing the real car on the 3.7-mile circuit. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The brake and shift points are spot on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Miller said after getting acclimated in a Formula Skip Barber 2000 and then switching over to the Formula Mazda for several hot laps. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s especially good for learning tracks. When you go someplace new, you spend the first two sessions just learning the track. But when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re under pressure, like we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be in England, you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have those two sessions to just learn the track \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re expected to know that right away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Team USA Scholarship, which began operations in 1990, has assisted the careers of a number of drivers who have gone on to stellar success, beginning with the first scholarship winner, Jimmy Vasser, long-time open-wheel star and 1995 CART champion. Others include Bryan Herta, who is now driving an Acura entry in the American Le Mans Series following a long career in CART and IRL; former Champ Car driver A.J. Allmendinger, who is now a NASCAR Nextel Cup regular; Joey Hand and Bryan Sellers, both drivers for Team PTG Panoz in the ALMS; 2004 Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice; and Tony Ave, the winner earlier this month of the GT1 class at the SCCA National Runoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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