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Pick Your Poison

March 10th, 2010 by

No place to run, no place to hide. That is racing at Bristol Motor Speedway in a nutshell. Cramming 20 trucks on a high banked, 1/2 mile race track can turn out a lot like attempting to fly a fighter jet in a gymnasium — a whole lot of power and not a lot of … Read the Rest »

Hail Huttu, The VIR King

March 8th, 2010 by

The second race of the iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing series (iDWCRR) at Virginia International Raceway saw Greger Huttu  maintain his grip on his early lead in the points standings, thanks to a pole-to-flag victory in Saturday’s ‘primetime’ online race. Having qualified at the front, Huttu put on a display of faultless driving from … Read the Rest »

Caudill Jnr., Michigan Top Dog

February 26th, 2010 by

Whilst the championship is in its infancy, this week inRacingNews take a closer look at this week’s top performances.  The third week of the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series (NiCAS) witnessed the virtual Impalas heading to fast and wide Michigan International Speedway. Topping the charts this week, Jim Caudill Jnr. became the highest points scorer, … Read the Rest »

Show Stealer

February 24th, 2010 by

Sandeep Banerjee absolutely stole the show in the second ever NASCAR iRacing World Championship race.  Fittingly, the “big roulette wheel” — aka  Las Vegas Motor Speedway — was the stage for what many are calling the biggest longshot story in online racing history.  While there may, (stress may) have been bigger upsets in sim racing … Read the Rest »

iDWCRR at Barber Motorsport Park

February 22nd, 2010 by

Online racing begins an exciting new era. Well ladies and gentlemen, something many sim racers have dreamed of for years has finally come to fruition with the inaugural iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing (iDWCRR). Finally a race simulation producer has taken the final step of not only recreating the driving experience but the competition … Read the Rest »

Roberts Continues to Reign

February 18th, 2010 by

As the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series (NiCAS) departs the second round of online racing at Chicagoland, it’s Justin Roberts who continues to lead a tightly-bunched championship table. The Virginias’ Club driver scored a podium finish in his first race of the week, which was superseded by a subsequent win a few days later, earning … Read the Rest »

New Faces at the Front

February 17th, 2010 by

Nothing is worse for a race car driver than a broken down race car. When it comes to online racers, nothing is worse than a broken down computer. For almost the past two months, a broken computer was exactly what iRacer Jason Burstein had to deal with. He was unable to race, unable to compete … Read the Rest »

New Name, Same Game

February 10th, 2010 by

Season One of 2010 started off with a bang before any tires hit the pavement at Daytona International Speedway when the Chevy Silverado Championship (CSC) became an official NASCAR online racing series, earning the title of NASCAR iRacing Class C Series. It is very well known that the CSC is one of the most competitive … Read the Rest »

The Time is Come for the NASCAR iRacing World Championship

February 9th, 2010 by

The moment so many have anticipated for so long is nearly upon us.  People like  iRacing.com co-founders John Henry and Dave Kaemmer, who dreamed of the day when the world’s best sim-racing would be sanctioned by NASCAR.  And the late Bill France, Jr. who, as NASCAR chairman, spoke more than a decade ago of a … Read the Rest »

Jirak, DE-AT-CH Club Take Road America and World Cup of iRacing

February 7th, 2010 by

Marcus Jirak and Andre Boettcher waged an epic dual over the second half of the World Cup Final at Road America.  And while the outcome of the race may have been in doubt almost until the checkered flag, the champion of the World Cup of iRacing was not.  Barring a collision between the leading teammates, … Read the Rest »