All News: Disciplines
Coverage of the many forms of racing available on iRacing, from new car builds to race events.
Seeing the Global Picture
July 31st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
One of the most important weapons in a race driver’s arsenal is selective memory. By all means learn from your mistakes, but don’t dwell on them . . . then move on. Be it the Daytona 500, Monaco Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans or an iRacing rookie Legends race, the most important race … Read the Rest »
Grigg-Gault Brings the Heat in the USA
July 30th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The heat was on for series leader Ethan Grigg-Gault and the rest of the competitors in the latest round of the iRacing V8Supercar Series held at Sebring International Raceway in sultry central Florida. Qualifying Hot and humid weather made conditions very uncomfortable for the 24 sim racers who lined up for the main SOF qualifying … Read the Rest »
PR1/Mathiasen Prototype wins Lime Rock’s Northeast Grand Prix
July 26th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
By Dave Moulthrop ( Lakeville, CT) Mike Kimber-Smith and teammate Mike Guasch celebrated the return of Prototype racing to Lime Rock Park after a one year absence by winning their third Tudor PC Challange race of the season by a 8.304 second margin, but that was hardly the story. The first 65 laps of the … Read the Rest »
Solo Drivers Dominate Blancpain Endurance Series
July 24th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
For many drivers, the iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series is oftentimes seen as a unique challenge given the sheer length of the online races. Additionally, it’s no secret that the Endurance Series takes a bit more finesse than its Sprint Series counterpart in that one must look after their car for a longer period of time … Read the Rest »
Back Down to Business at COTA
July 23rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
It was a great welcome back to two of the category’s finest drivers in multiple series champion Madison Down and the 2014 Premier Series Champion Richard Hamstead for Round 5 of the official iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series championship at the Circuit of the Americas – West circuit. Qualifying A hot clear day confronted the field … Read the Rest »
V8s Endure on The Island
July 17th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
“That was the toughest race I have ever done” stated Ethan Grigg-Gault, the winner of Round 4 of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series at the conclusion of what was an epic 46 laps of the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia. Qualifying Inviting weather welcomed the 24 starters to the wonderful Phillip Island Circuit, a … Read the Rest »
Schartner Enters Blancpain Endurance Series; Wins at Montreal
July 10th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series descended on the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve located in Montreal, Canada for Week 3 and it’s fair to say that the track was represented in the best possible way. For 112 laps around the hybrid circuit, teams and drivers navigated through the treacherous chicanes and sweeping turns as the three-hour … Read the Rest »
V8 Spa Treatment
July 10th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
As Meatloaf once sang “two out of three ain’t bad.” And so it was with Ethan Grigg-Gault as Round 3 of the official iRacing V8 Supercar Series returned to Belgium and the highly-anticipated challenges Circuit de Spa–Francorchamps. Qualifying Clear skies welcomed the drivers to qualifying and, with just the twelve minutes on the clock and … Read the Rest »
iRacing Signs Agreement with Le Mans
July 9th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
iRacing.com announced today it has signed an agreement with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to develop a digital version of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit for its award-winning online motorsports simulation service. iRacing’s team of nearly a dozen laser scanning technicians, photographers and artists recently completed their data-gathering work in France prior … Read the Rest »
Glacier Racing Takes Victory in Blancpain Endurance Series
June 29th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series wraps up an amazing week of sim racing as teams from all over the world competed on the hills and long straights of Road America. For three-hours, drivers negotiated massive fields of sometimes over 50 cars on the track at once. In the top Strength of Field race (SoF 2977), … Read the Rest »