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Stergios Closes the Gap at Richmond

January 13th, 2011 by

Week 10 of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series held a special challenge for the sim racers: short oval racing under the lights of ¾ mile Richmond International Raceway. With lap times of just around 16 seconds, which  means an average speed of 169 mph or 272 kph, there is hardly any room  for mistakes or … Read the Rest »

Between (a Lime) Rock and a Hard Place

January 12th, 2011 by

The tenth round of twelve in the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series paid a visit to the tricky and tight virtual-corners of Lime Rock Park, as the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S continue to battle in the mixed class championship. With the inaugural season drawing to a close, the fights for … Read the Rest »

inRacingNews Challenge Week 10: A R-Ovaling We Go

January 12th, 2011 by

The sim racers of the inRacingNews Challenge took their Pontiac Solstices and SpecRacer Fords to Charlotte Motor Speedway last week in a reprise of Week Four’s r-oval experience, one fusing much of CMS’ 1.5 mile oval with an infield road course to create a 12 turn, 2.25 mile challenge. Chris Hughson was certainly up to … Read the Rest »

Short Trackin’ at Stafford

January 11th, 2011 by

Week Three of the iRacing Street Stock Series took a trip to Stafford Springs, Connecticut to run on the half-mile short track of Stafford Motor Speedway.  Formerly a horse racing track, Stafford Motor Speedway switched to mechanized horsepower following World War II and has held races with all different types of racecars including weekly NASCAR … Read the Rest »

World Cup of iRacing Heads for Finish Line

January 11th, 2011 by

The World Cup of iRacing is heading for the proverbial finish line, with 15 clubs already having cashed their tickets for the second annual World Cup of iRacing tournament and several more still looking to qualify for the prestigious event which runs from January 25 to January 30, 2011. The week-long tournament pits the top-scorers … Read the Rest »

VALLEY TOPS MODIFIEDS AT MARTINSVILLE

January 10th, 2011 by

Stergios takes three wins on “the Paperclip” Though he didn’t have a win to his credit during the week, Division One NASCAR Tour Modified driver Royce Valley stood tall as the big winner after leaving Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. Valley rode his ground pounding Tour Modified car to a second place run in the … Read the Rest »

ISRA GP1 Championship Brings F1 Back to The Glen

January 10th, 2011 by

From 1948 to 1955 sports car races were staged on the streets and local roads at the southern end of Seneca Lake in the small New York town of Watkins Glen.  Owing to growing safety concerns about racing of public roads, a permanent circuit – designed as a smaller version of the original 6.6 mile  … Read the Rest »

Club England Road Championship Update

January 7th, 2011 by

Blake Townend has stamped his authority on the Club England Road Championship with a remarkable run of seven online racing victories in a row; however, the championship is far from sealed. Reigning champion, Adam Miles, is only eight points behind with just four rounds to go. Townend has been made to battle hard for his … Read the Rest »

Fourth Time’s a Charm

January 6th, 2011 by

For the fourth time in nine weeks the inRacingNews Challenge competitors journeyed to picturesque Summit Point Raceway to do mixed-class battle in their SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices.  Although this was the iRNC’s fourth trip to the West Virginia road course this season, it would be just the second time the series sim racers tackled … Read the Rest »

Orbis Charity Showdown, Live on PSRTV

January 6th, 2011 by

Saturday, January 8 will see the new iRacing Mazda MX5s and the Pontiac Solstice battle it out on the epic Circuit de Spa Francorchamps in the name of charity. The specially organised 30 lap endurance race, supported by iRacing.com and PSRTV in the form of prizes and live broadcasting, is being held to raise money … Read the Rest »