NEWS & RACES

2021.02.19

Team Goh will join TEAM MUGEN to race in The 2021 Super Formula

TEAM MUGEN announced the below.


Feb. 19th, 2021
Announcement of 2021 Super Formula
TEAM MUGEN team structure

 

Here we announce the 2021 Super Formula team structure of TEAM MUGEN (M-TEC Co., Ltd.)

 

TEAM MUGEN will welcome Team Goh that was founded in 1996 and won various races including The 24 Hours of Le Mans and participated in the top category of formula races in US, INDYCAR SERIES as a partner of #15. As a driver Hiroki Otsu who showed the performance of speed at the Super GT GT500 race in previous year will take the wheel of #15 to win the series championship.

 

Team Name : Red Bull MUGEN Team Goh
No : 15
Team Director : Hirokatsu Tanaka (Mr.)
Driver : Hiroki Otsu (Mr.)

2020.08.09

Alex’s Special Helmet for the Upcoming Indianapolis 500

Alex Palou, Rookie Driver of Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh got a new helmet with special graphics designed by Veneratio Designs for the upcoming Indianapolis 500-mile race.

 

Alex is introducing his new special helmet for 2020 Indianapolis 500. 

Here is 360°visual

Alex is relaxing with his new helmet at home this weekend.

Cannot wait for the opening day of Indy 500!  Practice 1 will be held on 12 Augusut.

Check out the detailed on -trak schedule.

 

 

2020.05.03

P26 at the First Responder 175 presented by MGR

In the “real” racing world the month of May is famous for staging the Indianapolis 500 event and so at 2.30pm on Saturday, 2nd May, to mark the culmination of the  the IndyCar iRacing Challenge the final round was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  As in the previous five rounds of the Challenge, the cars lined up two abreast for the rolling start, unlike the legendary Indy 500 event we are all familiar with which has a traditional start grid comprising three cars abreast.  It was a wild experience in the virtual world of iRacing which fully lived up to its category.

With eight of the participating drivers having won the real Indy 500, only three of the 33 drivers who took the start for the sixth and final round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge had no previous experience on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, and Alex Palou, from Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh, was one of the three.  Based on his five previous iRacing performances – where he finished fourth on 4th April at the virtual Barber Motorsports Park; where he led four laps and finished tenth on 11th April at Michigan; and where he led a lap and finished ninth the previous Saturday, 25th April, at the Circuit Of The Americas – Alex was considered to be a “dark horse” for a surprise victory, especially having won an iRacing practice session at the Indy Speedway oval two days prior to the race.

Palou started the race at Indianapolis on the fourth row of the grid in P8, but after five laps of battling for position, his car was squeezed against the wall.  He recovered, and even led the race for three laps, but by lap 55 when in sixth position it was necessary to pit for fuel.  He rejoined the race, but just three laps after his pit stop there was an incident in front of him on lap 58 which forced him into a spin and ultimately a crash causing a lot of damage to his car. He managed to overtake a few of the seriously damaged cars on track, but was finally classified P26 having only completed 59 laps of the 70 lap race.

The six rounds of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge having come to an end, we now await the start of the real 2020 IndyCar season.

 

2020.04.26

P9 Finish at COTA, AUTONATION INDYCAR CHALLENGE

The fifth round of INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, AUTONATION INDYCAR CHALLENGE, was held at Cirtuit of the Americas on Saturday, April 25.

 

Alex Palou, car numer 55, took the checkered flag in ninth place for his third top-10 finish in the series.

 

The next race, the last one of the series, will be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 2.

2020.04.19

“Not our day today.” The 4th round of INDYCAR iRacing Challenge at Twin Ring Motegi.

The fourth round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge was held at the Twin Ring Motegi oval course, which has been closed since the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, at 3:30 a.m. on April 19 (Japan time).

 

There was a full course caution due to a vertual-like multi-crash on Lap 2, and a restart on Lap 9.

 

Alex Palou from Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh, returning to the Japanese circuit after an year’s absence, albeit virtually, and he finished in 22nd place for the 113-lap race.

 

Alex said “Not our day today at Motegi.  Kissed the wall in lap 15 and had to try a different strategy that didn’t work.”  “It’s all good people!  We will have COTA next week.”  “Hope you are all safe at home with the family.”

 

The fifth round will be held at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, April 25.

2020.04.12

10th Finish at Michigan International Speedway for INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Rd.3

The 3rd round of INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, CHEVROLET 275, was held at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, April 11.

 

This 1st oval track race in the series was quite thriing that featured 9 leaders and 18 lead changes.

 

Alex Palou in the No. 55 Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh Honda took the lead when 10 laps remainig, but he finally finished P10 due to stopping for fueling.

 

Here is REPLAY on YouTube.

2020.04.05

P4 at Alabama!

Alex Palou finished P4 by Car No. 55 at the second round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, the HONDA INDY GRAN PRIX OF ALABAMA, was held on Saturday, April 4th.

Palou made a great effort among the top drivers with a lot of experience in Sim Racing.

 

Watch replay here.

2020.04.03

INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Round #2 at Barber Motorsports Park on April 4

The second round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA, will be held this weekend on April 4.

 

Alex Palou, who had trouble with pit stops in the first round, is ready and eager to take on further challenge, so please support us through live-streaming.

 

The race will be streamed live on NBCSports.com(US only).

The green flag is at 2:30 (US ET Time).

2020.03.31

What happened to Alex Palou? — American Red Cross Grand Prix

American Red Cross Grand Prix, the first round of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, which started at 16:00 local time on March 28th and 05:00 Japan time on March 29th, was live-streamed with NBC’s commentary team.

 

Alex Palor was running in P4 in the early laps, pitted early in an attempt to undercut, but for some reason, there was not virtual team crew in the pit!

 

Palou continued to drive and re-set up his pit stop, but was unable to change tires on his second pit stop, again causing trouble.

 

Alex Palou was suffering from tires’ wear out.  Finally he ended up crashing and running off the track after 37 laps. Immediately afterwards, his internet connection was also interrupted, and he could only laugh at the result.

 

 

The second round of INDYCAR iRacing Challenge will be held at Barber Motorsports Park on April 4.

 

Everybody, do not miss it.

 

 

You can watch the first round here.  ↓

 

 

2020.03.28

American Red Cross Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International — INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Opening Round

The INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, a virtual racing event featuring a full field of NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers, begins this weekend with Saturday’s American Red Cross Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

 

The event, which will last approximately 90 minutes, will be streamed through INDYCAR.com while INDYCAR’s YouTube and Facebook platforms as well as iRacing’s Twitch will serve as additional outlets for viewing. The NBC broadcasting team of Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy will be calling the action. The pre-race activities will be highlighted by iconic national anthem singer Jim Cornelison adding his voice as he has for the past three Indianapolis 500s.