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Early Advantage: Sicilia

December 30th, 2014 by

Week 1 of the inaugural 2015 season took the Star Mazda’s to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The 2.238 mile circuit had an 11 turn configuration awaiting the drivers over 20 laps of sim racing. This season is where the new qualifying format has been implemented.  In brief, the new format means qualifying and the race … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skip Barber Kicks Off 2015 in Style

December 29th, 2014 by

The opening round of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s first season in 2015 landed in Okayama for a 14 lap race of the full circuit, one that has proven to be a thriller in seasons past.  Taking the first pole position of 2015 was Simon Povey, but he shared the front row with Sebastian Job.  … Read the Rest »

Scott Jr. Makes Early Championship Statement at Richmond

December 29th, 2014 by

Although the big ball in Times Square has not even dropped yet, 2015 is underway — at least in iRacing, where the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series Open opened its first season of the year under the lights of Richmond International Raceway.  After falling 11 points short of championship in the final season of 2014, … Read the Rest »

Nadin Shakes-off Shunt; Takes Early Radical Lead

December 29th, 2014 by

UK&I’s Ian Nadin took the honors in the Radical Racing Series 2015 week 1 opener at Oulton Park despite ending up on his roof after a major incident at the second chicane on the opening lap of the weeks feature race. Chicanes had been a bit of a talking point during the discussions around the … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Back Half Wrap-Up

December 23rd, 2014 by

Week 4: Road America Week 4 of the iRacing IndyCar Road Series saw the field take to the rolling hills of Wisconsin. Road America, in Elkhart Lake, is a historic old American track. One of the few, if not the only historic tracks that is still in its original configuration, the track is a true … Read the Rest »

Fortune and Misfortune for WiFiSPARK in European Stock Car Championship

December 19th, 2014 by

Excitement and anticipation were both high as the WiFiSPARK iRacing NASCAR team prepared for the penultimate round of the 2014 European Stock Car Championship. Staged at the famed Indianapolis motor speedway, (aka The Brickyard) the race was broadcast live, in high definition, on MaxSpeedTV. The race marked the debut of The Netherlands’ Harm Smit on … Read the Rest »

Ibérica Racing Team Masters Suzuka 1000K

December 19th, 2014 by

Masters of Endurance traveled to Japan for Round 2 of the 2014/15 season, and once again had a capacity 60 car grid of GT3 cars. Teams of sim racers faced the prospect of 173 laps at the tight and challenging Suzuka circuit for this 1000 km race. A total of 87 teams took part in … Read the Rest »

Royal Race for Turner at Donington

December 19th, 2014 by

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – Donington Raceway Park touts itself as the “Heart of British Racing,” and with good reason. The venerable circuit has seen more than its fair share of pulse-pounding moments over the years, hosting the best that Formula One, Superbike, Touring Car, and virtually every world-touring category of racing has to offer. A week … Read the Rest »

Hill Cruises to Victory in iRacing Pro Race of Champions

December 18th, 2014 by

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Timmy Hill drove to a commanding win in last night’s 4thAnnual iRacing Pro Race of Champions.  Starting on the front row at the virtual Iowa Speedway, Hill drove his digital Super Late Model into the lead when pole sitter, defending champion – and German Porsche Carrera Cup champion — Phillip Eng … Read the Rest »

A Season of Highs and Lows

December 18th, 2014 by

The 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series featured a number of high and lows in participation and for the sim-racers who participated. Season 4 of the 2014 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series was an abbreviated season, featuring only six weeks of competition instead of the normal dozen weeks. The number of drop weeks was also … Read the Rest »