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Coverage of the many forms of racing available on iRacing, from new car builds to race events.

Get to Know: Bas Slob

June 29th, 2015 by

An active iRacer since November of 2013, 31 year old Bas Slob has quickly become acquainted with what it takes to be a successful sim racer. Racing out of Randwijk, The Netherlands, Bas has 27 victories in nearly 400 official races on road courses, and has an oval victory at Lanier National Speedway on his … Read the Rest »

Blancpain Endurance Season Kicks Off at Zandvoort

June 24th, 2015 by

The iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series, which has often played second fiddle to its Sprint series counterpart, has suddenly been thrust into the sim-racing spotlight. With the recent announcement of the forthcoming iRacing.com Blancpain GT Series, sim-racing teams from all over the world are gearing up for something they’ve been wanting for quite some time: a … Read the Rest »

Australian Grand Prix Series Round One: Montreal

June 15th, 2015 by

The inaugural race of the Australian Grand Prix Series took off at Montreal with a massive 27 car field. 2 of the cars were fielded by 2 of our Australian Academy drivers with Daniel Benefield and Scott Newton taking to the grid. After 9 and a half hours of pre-qualifying, it came down deep into … Read the Rest »

McMullen takes 4th V8 Americas Championship; Grigg-Gault Wins Overall V8 Title

June 15th, 2015 by

If your name happens to be Marlon McMullen, then it’s a good time to be alive. But is his victory bittersweet? Having just defended his 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com V8 Supercars Americas series championship, Marlon McMullen can now add another achievement to his already impressive racing resume. In taking the 2015 Season 2 V8s Americas … Read the Rest »

McMullen Victorious at Sonoma

June 5th, 2015 by

As Marlon McMullen wraps up a dominant win at Sonoma, the defending champion has his eyes on a fourth title. Week 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Americas series brought drivers and fans alike to the technical and challenging Sonoma Raceway. The penultimate race of Season 2, tensions were high as V8 Supercars Americas defending … Read the Rest »

GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka June 14

June 1st, 2015 by

Gathering of Tweakers is pleased to announce another Season Finale: the GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka! At the end of Week 13, drivers will face off in either the Ruf C-spec or the Mazda MX-5 for a 3 hour race around Suzuka! This event is a team race with optional driver swaps. Each team may … Read the Rest »

Madison Down…Enough Said

May 28th, 2015 by

Nine-time iRacing.com V8 Supercars champion, Madison Down, knows full well that it’s never too cloudy to have a good race. With 274 career road-racing wins from 551 starts, Down is no stranger to victory lane. Indeed, even the overcast and gloomy conditions combined with the twists and turns of Virginia International Raceway did little to … Read the Rest »

Grigg-Gault Wins Sebring Thriller

May 22nd, 2015 by

Sebring International Raceway is one of the oldest and most historic race tracks still in existence in the United States. A former training base during World War II for the U.S. Army Air Corp, Sebring has been continuously operating since 1950 and is home to the world famous 12 Hours of Sebring. Although the 65-year … Read the Rest »

iRacing Blancpain GT Series Planned for 2016

May 21st, 2015 by

iRacing.com and the SRO Motorsports Group are joining forces to establish the world’s first professional endurance sim racing series: the iRacing Blancpain GT Series. Scheduled to debut next spring, the iRacing Blancpain GT Series will feature the world’s elite endurance sim racing teams in GT3 cars competing for cash prizes and merchandise in races broadcast … Read the Rest »

Virtual and Real Race Control Meet

May 20th, 2015 by

NEO Endurance Series co-founder Niel Hekkens had the opportunity to talk with and observe race control of FIA WEC during the recent 6 Hours of Spa. Below you can read his experience in this blog post. After a great debut season of the NEO Endurance Series, we already started preparing for Season 2. Right now … Read the Rest »