All News: Disciplines
Coverage of the many forms of racing available on iRacing, from new car builds to race events.
GT3 Challenge Debuts at CoTA
May 20th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
In its debut event with the series, the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge concluded a week of twists, turns and high speeds at the brand new Circuit of the Americas located in Austin, TX. The 3.4 mile, 20 turn mammoth of a track brought victory to some and anguish to many others. Several drivers failed to grasp … Read the Rest »
Mosport Welcomes the GT3 Challenge
May 13th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Another race week has come and gone as the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge wraps up Week 2 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport). This fast and sweeping track seemed to be appropriate for the GT3 series and it proved to be an exciting week as many of the drivers continued putting the new BMW Z4 GT3 … Read the Rest »
GT3 Challenge Revisits The Glen
May 7th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
It’s been an exciting week of online racing as Week 1 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Season 2 took us to the fast and simple Watkins Glen International Classic Course. It was chock full of action as we saw many new faces take to the field for the first time with the new BMW Z4 … Read the Rest »
Trost Triumphs at Auto Club
May 7th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »
Moreno Captures GT3 Challenge Championship!
April 22nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
After 12 grueling weeks of intense, door-to-door sim racing, special congratulations are in order for Julian Rodriguez Moreno for winning the debut season of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Championship! This season definitely had its share of ups and downs for Moreno. From an incident early in the season which took him out of the online … Read the Rest »
GT3 Challenge Week 11 Recap
April 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
As we enter the final racing week of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge debut season, let’s have a quick rundown on the action which took place at Phillip Island for Week 11. Italian driver Mario Bertolotti made his presence known when he completed the hat trick with his dominating performance during the Australian Strength-of-Field (SoF) race. … Read the Rest »
Gernot Fritsche Wins at VIR, Expands Lotus 79 Championship Lead
April 2nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 »