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Fourth Time a Charm
July 21st, 2011 by DavidP
For Seattle’s Jason Stock, winning the iRacing.com NVIDIA Cup Season 2b title was a case of fourth time’s a charm. Since joining the service in January, he’d finished in the top ten in each of the pint-sized season standings (seventh in 2011 Season 1b, fourth in Season 1c, second in Season 2) so although he … Read the Rest »
Many Happy Returns
July 21st, 2011 by DavidP
For the second time this season the iRacing.com Street Stock Series made a stop at the Thompson International Speedway for some good short track online racing. Week Eleven had a large turnout as over 800 sim racers participated in an official race during the seven days of racing but, after all was said and done, … Read the Rest »
Southern Flavor
July 21st, 2011 by DavidP
Week Eleven in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge took the sim racers to Braselton, Georgia for the twists and turns of one of the United States’ most famous road courses: 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta. During the week a total of 426 drivers attempted to conquer the monster of a track, but it was Laszlo Kotrocz (England) … Read the Rest »
Engelhart Tames The Monster
July 21st, 2011 by DavidP
Herbert Engelhart continues to pick-up steam as he heads towards a NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified championship in 2011 Season Two. Engelhart, a veteran sim racer from the MidSouth Club, scored the most points in Week Eleven at Dover International Speedway to take one step closer to the prestigious online racing championship. Engelhart scored 181 points … Read the Rest »
Davies Dominates The Brickyard
July 20th, 2011 by DavidP
Week Twelve of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship brought the series to the fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With the season’s end in sight it was anyone’s guess what might happen in the online race. The Brickyard is not known for intense stock car battles thanks to its flat corners and long straightaways, but the … Read the Rest »
Championship Horizons
July 19th, 2011 by DavidP
The virtual Daytona International played host to Round Eight of the Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online racing Championship that pitches the digital-replica’s of the Riley MKXX Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S in multi-class races. With the prize of an all expenses paid trip to the final round of the real-life GRAND-AM … Read the Rest »
Schneiders Strikes Back at Lime Rock
July 19th, 2011 by DavidP
After two weeks of sneaking into the top five in the NVIDIA Cup, Marco Schneiders showed the online racing competition at Lime Rock that he is not to be taken lightly in the championship hunt. Schneiders, who hails from Germany, took top honors in Week Three of 2011 Season 2c and moved himself within 14 … Read the Rest »
All But a Lock
July 19th, 2011 by DavidP
Silverstone’s International circuit marked the penultimate round (of 12) for the inRacingNews Challenge, 2011 Season 2. Marius Golombeck and Gabriel Tobar have essentially locked-up the Pontiac Solstice and Spec Racer Ford championships, respectively, leaving their online racing opponents racing for second. With that in mind, the sight of two different sim racers atop each series’ … Read the Rest »
Hardin is King in New Hampshire
July 18th, 2011 by DavidP
While the stars of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) jockey for positions in points, it was a driver outside the top ten in the standings who made the biggest move on Week Ten as Ricky Hardin was the overall winner at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Hardin, who finished 27th overall in 2011 … Read the Rest »