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Ferrari Charge, McLaren Show Their Hand

September 21st, 2012 by

For the seventh round of the Classic Teams Championship the field flew back to the UK for one of the most iconic circuits on the calendar.  Silverstone hosted the first ever Formula 1 race in 1950, the British Grand Prix since 1948 and has hosted the event 27 times. Coming into the week Ferrari had … Read the Rest »

Down Fights Back to Take Twin Ring Victory

September 20th, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond made its first ever appearance at Twin Ring Motegi, Located in Motegi, Japan it is a new track for the teams and drivers to tackle. With Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin absent due to real life racing commitments, the week’s top race featured … Read the Rest »

Aussie Assault at Mid-Ohio

September 20th, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup went to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which is a track located just outside the village of Lexington. This difficult track is 2.25 mile (3.6km) long and features a lot of slow corners and some longs straights which lead into heavy braking areas and make for good passing opportunities. … Read the Rest »

Dusett Sets Sail at Chicago

September 19th, 2012 by

Chicagoland Speedway was the location of all the action last week in the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series. Sim racers traveled to the D shaped oval, located in Joliet, Illinois, in hopes of scoring big points. Chris Seymour (Western Canada) came into Week Seven as the point’s leader with many drivers breathing down his neck. … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Comes Up Big

September 19th, 2012 by

Fifth Win Sets-up Exciting Season Finale With the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title in the balance, Ray Alfalla came up big at Chicagoland Speedway, passing Jason Karlavige on the final green flag run to take his series-leading fifth victory.   Alfalla’s win, coupled with a third place finish by rival Michael Conti, puts him … Read the Rest »

iRNC Championship Battles Tighter Than Ever

September 19th, 2012 by

We’re halfway through the first season of the inRacingNews Challenge to feature only Pontiac Solstices and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters, and the championship battles are as close as they’ve ever been. With both series featuring slim advantages at the top, and multiple drivers within 100 points of the lead, there’s a great chance that neither of … Read the Rest »

Luis Zooms to Zolder Victory as Huttu Nears Second Title

September 18th, 2012 by

In a gruelling 77 laps around iRacing’s latest addition to its growing catalogue of race tracks, Hugo Luis scored his fifth victory of the 2012 season at the beautifully rendered Circuit Zolder.   Despite scoring maximum points, the Brazilian did little to slow Greger Huttu’s inexorable march to the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, a … Read the Rest »

Cadillacs Return to Laguna

September 18th, 2012 by

Round 6 of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup took the drivers to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the second time this season. This challenging 2.2 mile (3.6km) track features 11 turns and the famous Corkscrew. This week we saw 681 sim-racers take to the grid to compete in at least one race, with 210 turning a … Read the Rest »

Saturday International Radical Showdown Week 7

September 17th, 2012 by

Saturday International Radical Showdown (SIRS) is a weekly race run in the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge series using official sessions and points, and includes a mini championship with a cash prize. Started as an initiative to co-ordinate off-peak racing for AUS/NZ racers, plus a strong EU contingent and as many US racers who can attend, … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »