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A Design Contest Story: From iRacing to Real Racing

June 2nd, 2014 by

Last year, by the month of October, I was taking a look on the iRacing forums for paint requests. I’m a Brazilian graphic designer, living in Rio de Janeiro, and had decided to offer my services for the community – as many of you reading this right now already know. Before, I would only paint … Read the Rest »

iRacers at Indianapolis

May 24th, 2014 by David Phillips

Ed Carpenter, Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden, JR Hildebrand, Justin Wilson, Oriol Servia, James Davison, Martin Plowman and Sage Karam aren’t the only iRacers at the Indianapolis 500. Thursday evening found an enthusiastic collection of two dozen iRacers including Todd and Cary Bettenhausen – and iRacingNews contributor/karaoke king Wil Vincent – gathering for a … Read the Rest »

Trost Triumphs at Auto Club

May 7th, 2014 by

The first week of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com Indycar Oval Series started off with a bang as the series went to Auto Club Speedway for only the second time. A total of 65 sim-racers took part in races throughout the week. The story of the week was the ability to keep up with the … Read the Rest »

Gernot Fritsche Wins at VIR, Expands Lotus 79 Championship Lead

April 2nd, 2014 by

The ninth week of the 2014 Season 1 Classic Lotus Grand Prix iRacing Series was held at the beautiful and terrifying Virginia International Raceway this past Sunday. Terrifying? Consider that only 23 drivers elected to take part (of whom 19 are regular CTC members), and that only four warm-up races were able to get adequate … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Michigan

March 27th, 2014 by

Michigan is one of my favorite tracks on the Indy Car schedule, second only to Iowa Speedway. Both tracks require different driving styles, and both tracks are next on the IndyCar schedule. So, expect another article next week. I decided to skip Kentucky because the eight page document that I wrote introducing you to Homestead, … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Overtakes in Last Laps to Win at Silverstone

March 26th, 2014 by

The Classic Lotus Grand Prix iRacing Series held its eighth race week of the season at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, this past Sunday. Chilly temperatures of 66F (18C) and a 10MPH (16kph) westerly wind required windbreakers for the fans, and setup and gearing adjustments for the drivers! Five warm-up races were held in … Read the Rest »

Moreira wins in Cold Montreal!

March 17th, 2014 by

Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosted the 7th week of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix iRacing Series this past Sunday. Chilly temperatures of 65F (18C) and a light northerly wind greeted fans and drivers, causing setups to feature softer tires and more stable arrangements than usual. The week leading up to the main Sunday event featured … Read the Rest »

Lotus 79 Races at Lime Rock!

March 14th, 2014 by

Week 6 of the iRacing.com Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series marked the very first time that the Lotus 79 raced at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, USA this Sunday! It was a warm and partly cloudy day at this short (1.53-mile / 2.5km) track. Everyone was quite curious about how it would all turn out. … Read the Rest »

Schiavon Turns it Up at Sebring

October 21st, 2013 by

Sebring International Raceway played host to the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series for Week 11 of the series.  53 drivers raced during the week with four different drivers taking victory on the mile 3.7 mile course.  Sebring was formed on air strips of a former World War II airfield and is the oldest permanent road … Read the Rest »

Schiavon Kisses the Bricks in Pivotal Victory at Indianapolis

October 17th, 2013 by

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course played host to the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series for Week Ten of the series.  59 drivers competed during the week with six different sim-racers taking victory on the mile 2.605 mile course.  The Road Course layout uses parts of the short chute, Oval Turn One and the front … Read the Rest »