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iRacing for Japan in Connecticut
March 30th, 2011 by DavidP
More than 250 iRacers raced at two tracks in Connecticut last week in support of Red Cross relief efforts following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The suggested minimum donation of $10 per race, together with $500 pledged by iRacing.com, puts the total amount pledged to the Red Cross from the event at over $3,000. … Read the Rest »
Aliens Land at Zandvoort
March 29th, 2011 by DavidP
Trans Tasman’s Madison Down was back for Race Two of Monday’s online racing event in the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series amid the dunes of Zandvoort, bringing a collective (good-natured) groan from the rest of the field. Down snared pole position from Dylan Sharman in the VRS Falcon, while Wayne Harris and Darrin Vouch put on … Read the Rest »
Kivekäs King of Zandvoort
March 28th, 2011 by DavidP
Showing the sim-racing world his position atop the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) standings is no fluke, series-rookie Klaus Kivekäs secured his first victory of the season at Circuit Park Zandvoort on Saturday and, in the process confirmed his credentials as a serious title contender. The unfettered victory for the Finnish online-racer maintains … Read the Rest »
GRAND-AM Boot Camp
March 24th, 2011 by DavidP
A visit to the virtual finger-lakes of Watkins Glen played host to Round Six of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, where the Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S continued their 12 week Championship on the ‘Boot’ configuration. Open to members of the iRacing.com Motorsport Simulation service, the mixed class online … Read the Rest »
Chicagoland Goes A Class
March 24th, 2011 by DavidP
The NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series blew its way into the Windy City for Week Seven of their thrilling online racing tour. Unlike the previous week at Bristol, drivers had a bit of room to maneuver their machines around the 1.5 mile speedway. The 18 degree banks also provided high speeds to go with the … Read the Rest »
Power and Wilson Join iRacing.com for IZOD IndyCar Series
March 24th, 2011 by DavidP
At this weekend’s 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, check out the helmets worn by last year’s first and second-place finishers, Will Power and Justin Wilson. Both are big fans of iRacing.com, the world’s most authentic driving game, and for 2011 each has revised his helmet design to prominently feature … Read the Rest »
Mixed Class, Mixed Bag
March 24th, 2011 by DavidP
Featuring the Pontiac Solstice and SpecRacer Ford, the inRacingNews Challenge is a textbook example of mixed class online racing. And when it comes to the class championships, the 2011 Season One iRNC is a textbook example of a mixed bag of results. On the one hand, Gabriel Tobar seems poised to lock-up the SRF championship … Read the Rest »
Slammin’ at SoBo
March 23rd, 2011 by DavidP
Michael Wu (Virginias Club) wowed the competition during Week Seven in the iRacing.com Street Stock Series. Wu earned the most points and won the highest Strength of Field (SoF) during the week of online racing at South Boston Speedway. Wu’s win in the 2975 SoF earned him 186 points for the week placing him over … Read the Rest »
iWCSRR Zandvoort Broadcast Saturday
March 22nd, 2011 by DavidP
Round Three of the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing will be broadcast live on iRacing.com this coming Saturday, March 26. After journeying Down Under for its first visit to Phillip Island, the world’s top sim road racers head back to Europe and a date with historic Circuit Park Zandvoort. Although it’s fair to … Read the Rest »
Double Down
March 22nd, 2011 by DavidP
Can anyone stop Madison Down? For the sim racers entered in Race Two of Week Seven in the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series at Summit Point Raceway, this was the question. After his Race One win, Down retained pole position, this time from the ever-present Shay Griffith. Troy Cox, joining Down in Trans Tasman Racing, was … Read the Rest »