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Hudson Edges Crawford at Charlotte

May 30th, 2012 by

Week Four of the NiCBS traveled to the Mecca of stock car racing, Charlotte Motor Speedway. Top sim racers traveled to Charlotte to try and put a stop to Jared Crawford’s domination. Crawford has been hot this season, winning eight out of his 11 races while leading almost 84% of the laps he has ran. … Read the Rest »

Vincent and Rhyne shine at Zandvoort

May 30th, 2012 by

  Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands was the site for the “Dutch Grand Prix 30 at Zandvoort” in week three of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2012 Season Two schedule.  The 2.67 mile, 13 corner lay out hosted the Dutch Grand Prix between 1952 and 1985 and is considered one of the most exciting … Read the Rest »

World Tour of iRacing Memorial Day Winners

May 30th, 2012 by

Dario Franchitti and Kasey Kahne (and Mark Webber) weren’t the only race winners on Memorial Day. Thanks to the World Tour of iRacing’s first doubleheader, more than 40 sim-racers added their names to the ranks of winners in the Third Annual iRacing.com Indianapolis 500 and the inaugural iRacing.com World 600 last weekend. Actually, it was … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Survives Schoenburg’s Charge, Wins Charlotte

May 30th, 2012 by

Nick Ottinger scored his second win of the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding hard-charging polesitter Brian Schoenburg at bay on a late restart before the latter’s motor expired with four laps remaining. After starting eighth, Ottinger ran at or near the front throughout the online race and took advantage … Read the Rest »

Fritsche's Back

May 29th, 2012 by

The ‘Home of British Motor Racing’ was the scene of the latest battle in the Classic Teams Championship. Silverstone’s ‘historic’ layout, with its long straights and sweeping turns, is one of the few venues in iRacing of the same era as a ground effect Formula One. Over the four days of racing, 68 competitors had … Read the Rest »

Fritsche’s Back

May 29th, 2012 by

The ‘Home of British Motor Racing’ was the scene of the latest battle in the Classic Teams Championship. Silverstone’s ‘historic’ layout, with its long straights and sweeping turns, is one of the few venues in iRacing of the same era as a ground effect Formula One. Over the four days of racing, 68 competitors had … Read the Rest »

Back to back wins for Vincent

May 29th, 2012 by

Twenty-six members of the Red Sox Racing League traveled to the Alton, Virginia for the “The Virginian 30 at VIR” at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in week two of the 2012 Season Two schedule.  VIR is a challenging 3.27 mile, 17 corner road course with significant  elevation changes between long straights and tight corners … Read the Rest »

First Visit

May 29th, 2012 by

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course plays host to two rounds of this season of the inRacingNews Challenge, and Week Three marks the first visit. Coming off the first of four stops at Summit Point Raceway, the Pontiac Solstice, SpecRacer Ford, and Mazda MX-5 Roadster sim racers looked to establish themselves in the championship chase, while … Read the Rest »

A Decidedly Unofficial Guide to iRacing, Part II

May 27th, 2012 by

Yesterday we featured the first of a two part story in iRacing by  Swedish sim-racer Dan Segolson.  A resident of Stockholm, Segolson has been into racing games since 2000.  He switched to serious sim-racing with a clear road focus in ’07 in leagues at swedishsimracers.com where he is also one of the administrators.  Segolson works … Read the Rest »

Panther Forms Official Sim Racing Team, Prepares for iRacing Indy 500

May 26th, 2012 by

Panther Online Becomes Official iRacing Simulation Team of Two-Time IndyCar Champs Two-time IndyCar Series champion Panther Racing announced today it has partnered with iRacing.com and formed Panther Online, an official iRacing Sim team, which will debut in tomorrow’s iRacing Indy 500 – the full-length simulation of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Through the partnership, iRacing.com … Read the Rest »