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Emerson Takes V8SC S1 Title; McKnight Takes Season Finale

March 12th, 2015 by

Wrapping-up what has been nothing short of a remarkable season which included 21 wins and 24 pole positions out of 25 starts, veteran iRacing.com V8 Supercars driver John Emerson of Team TTL claimed the Season 1 championship with 1890 points. A dominating force from the start, there were only a handful of drivers who were … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – New Build, Same Plan

March 12th, 2015 by

A few weeks ago, I had a chat with an old friend.  He’s an old “iRacing buddy” of mine, one of the big-wigs at the team I was part of before joining Gale Force Sim Racing.  The two of us are great examples of how iRacing has developed its own types of members, very similar … Read the Rest »

Humpe Wins Controversial Vegas

March 11th, 2015 by

Kenny Humpe went to victory lane last night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first win of the 2015 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing. However, the win was not without controversy as Humpe made contact with Nick Ottinger while battling for the lead with just six laps remaining in the 167 lap event.  … Read the Rest »

Luza Hits the Jackpot

March 11th, 2015 by

This past weekend the NASCAR iRacing Series began its West Coast tour with a stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that saw Thursday night’s Open top split taken by Ryan Michael Luza, after passing Tyler Hudson with about 20 laps to go. “Passing TDH was much more difficult than I expected, and it took two … Read the Rest »

Marneef Wins Race, Championship Battle at Indy

March 11th, 2015 by

The twelfth and final week of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the competitors to the Indianpolis Motor Speedway.  A grand total of 212 sim-racers took to the historic track throughout a week when aero-push, cautions, handling, high attrition rates, lap traffic, pit road exits, pit strategy and tire wear – not … Read the Rest »

SafeisFast with Shane van Gisbergen

March 10th, 2015 by

V8 Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen is no stranger to iRacing or iRacers. He has more than iRacing 800 starts to his credit and has collected a total of 263 wins . . . and as evidence of Shane’s multi-faceted talent, 131 of those wins came on the ovals as compared to his 132 road … Read the Rest »

Tanson’s Title, Carroll’s Race

March 10th, 2015 by

The last round of the season; and still the final points standings weren’t set in stone. Gregory Tanson had a comfortable lead heading in to Silverstone, but with a fantastic finish from Jan Schwitter the top of the standings could quite possibly change. The 2.023 mile circuit had many overtaking opportunities around its 17 corner … Read the Rest »

Qualifying Was Close, Race Was Closer

March 10th, 2015 by

Road America is undoubtedly one of the best circuits in the country, and when the swarm of over 50 sim-racers from the UK&I Skip Barber League land for a ten lap race the legendary nature of the circuit is highlighted for all to see.  Matthew Daniels took pole position by two thousandths of a second … Read the Rest »

Majeski Returns To SARA Victory Lane

March 9th, 2015 by

After taking nearly a month off to race his real iRacing.com Super Late Model, Ty Majeski returned to Sim Auto Racing Association (SARA) competition last week, and he returned with a bang. He picked up a Sportsman Street Stock pole and victory last Tuesday night, and repeated the feat on Wednesday when he did the … Read the Rest »

Burnin’ Rubber & Cash: Vegas

March 9th, 2015 by

Viva Las Vegas!  I love this town.  There’s always plenty to do, stuff to see, and money to make. Last week, we left Hotlanta with a little over $2.27 million in the bank, a chassis with barely any damage, and a great engine.  We had to repair some sheet metal and most of the more … Read the Rest »