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iRacing.com to Build Digital Honda for New Super GT Series

May 10th, 2012 by

iRacing.com has bolstered its commitment to its Asian market with the announcement of new partnerships with Japan’s Super GT Series and the Honda Motor Company.  Beginning in 2013, the Japanese Super GT Series will join NASCAR, GRAND-AM, IZOD IndyCar and the Australian V8 Supercar Championship in staging an officially sanctioned iRacing series:  the iRacing.com Super … Read the Rest »

Out of the Gate

May 10th, 2012 by

A new season is upon us in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), and there was no messing around as the series took to the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway right out of the gate. With the current iRacing.com build of the Chevrolet Impala SS, the drafting in the sim models itself much like … Read the Rest »

Daley Tops Talladega

May 9th, 2012 by

Season 2 of the 2012 Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series started the season by traveling to one of the most popular tracks on the iRacing service, Talladega Super Speedway. Sim racers looked to start their season on a high note in route to winning the season championship. 1525 drivers attempted at least one race during … Read the Rest »

New Players, New Stories

May 9th, 2012 by

The opening week of Season 2 in the iRacing.com Star Mazda Championship looked quite similar to the way Season 1 ended, with perennial front-runner and defending overall champion Tony Repussard taking control of the standings after a week of online racing at Silverstone.  However, several new challengers have emerged to bring the fight to the … Read the Rest »

Ruokola Rocks the Glen

May 7th, 2012 by

Watkins Glen, the spiritual home of the United States Grand Prix, greeted the drivers for the first round of the Classic Teams Championship. The opening week turned out to be a very busy one with 68 of the 80 registered drivers competing in 19 ‘official’ races over four days of online racing. Saturday racing also … Read the Rest »

The Eyes Have It

May 4th, 2012 by

Week Five of the iRacing.com saw the Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series visit historic Watkins Glen, NY for half a dozen races on the 3.4 mile, 11 turn “Boot” version of the circuit.  Despite seeing his undefeated streak broken at Road Atlanta two weeks ago, Christian Aranha arrived at The Glen in complete control … Read the Rest »

Three's a Charm

May 2nd, 2012 by

Season One of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge is in the books, and for the first time in its history, three champions have been crowned. After five seasons of multi-class competition between the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices, the series added the Mazda MX-5 Roadster for 2012, and the online racing competition has been just as … Read the Rest »

Three’s a Charm

May 2nd, 2012 by

Season One of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge is in the books, and for the first time in its history, three champions have been crowned. After five seasons of multi-class competition between the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices, the series added the Mazda MX-5 Roadster for 2012, and the online racing competition has been just as … Read the Rest »

Strategy Sends Sheehan to Richmond Victory

May 2nd, 2012 by

Steve Sheehan knows what it is like to be on the wrong end of a strategy call, but Tuesday night at Richmond International Raceway, it was Sheehan who outsmarted everyone en route to win Round Six of the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship.  The veteran sim racer stayed out on old tires under a … Read the Rest »

Wide Open

May 1st, 2012 by

A dramatic 83 laps of the virtual Okayama International, saw Hugo Luis claim his second victory of the season in the fifth round of  the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series. With erstwhile championship points leader Greger Huttu crashing-out in the early stages of the online race, the battle for the 2012 title is now … Read the Rest »