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4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions Tonight!

December 15th, 2014 by

Past champions Shane Van Gisbergen and Philipp Eng headline an impressive lineup of professional racers expected to compete in tonight’s 4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions.  Van Gisbergen, Eng and other pros from stock, sports and touring cars, open wheel and drag racing will compete against one another from the comfort of their homes … Read the Rest »

Bragg Wins Thompson and SK Modfied Title

December 15th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modified series completed the final week of 2014 Season 4 at Thompson International Speedway. At .625 miles in length and 26 degrees of banking Thompson is one of the trickier short tracks to drive in iRacing, as sim racers are relegated to just the high groove, making passing extremely difficult.  Thus … Read the Rest »

Nahkala Takes the Mountain

December 15th, 2014 by

Week 3 of the IndyCar road series saw the sim racers leave the Dallara DW12-friendly Phillip Island GP Circuit for something more . . . out of the ordinary. Yep, that’s right, the series took-on Mount Panorama. With fast and flowing sections, nearly vertical plunges and tons of blind corners, the immensely popular and challenging … Read the Rest »

Road Warrior Recap

December 12th, 2014 by

The dust has settled and the points have been tallied. 3,185 drivers competed in this year’s iRacing Road Warrior series. A huge congratulations to the iRacing Road Warrior Series overall points top 10 . . . and to everyone who battled it out, hunting for this year’s Road Warrior crown, from Phillip Island to Circuit … Read the Rest »

World Sport Car Series Finale at Road America

December 12th, 2014 by

Road America played host to a very challenging and difficult last round of the iRacing World Sports Car Series that saw Paul Ibrink claim the overall championship with Robert Tinsey taking second place honors only 22 points behind the championship leader. The battle for the championship was tight between Ilbrink, Tinsey and third place finisher … Read the Rest »

Filsell Wins Carnage Filled Season Finale

December 12th, 2014 by

Although Filsell made off with the final with of Season 4, Cubis also had reason to celebrate. It’s no wonder why drivers are often in awe of the great Mount Panorama Circuit. While it seems that every inch of the 6.2 km track can both excite and intimidate, it  also has a unique talent to … Read the Rest »

Cornwell Shocks at Dover

December 11th, 2014 by

Week Five of the 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval series brought the competitors to the high-banked concrete mile known as Dover International Speedway. Only total of 42 sim-racers were brave enough to take on the challenge of the “Monster Mile” throughout the week. Cautions, a difficult pit road entry, a high attrition rate, lapped … Read the Rest »

Via Victorious in Radical Racing Challenge

December 11th, 2014 by

Jairo Via took the 2014 Season 4 Radical Racing Challenge title by a huge margin of 120 points from his nearest rival, DE-AT-CH’s Markus Papenbrock. Papenbrock recovered strongly from a poor first round, to clamber up to a strong second place finish but was unable to challenge for the lead. After five of six rounds … Read the Rest »

What a Season!

December 10th, 2014 by

It was my first season on iRacingNews, and I was covering the series which I personally loved to take part in: the Star Mazda Championship. This shortened season has produced some fantastic sim racing along with bringing some huge fields out for the races which counted most. All in all. it’s been a pleasure to … Read the Rest »

Laughlin Pulls the Upset at Richmond

December 10th, 2014 by

Tyler Laughlin scored a surprise victory Tuesday night in the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series race at Richmond International Raceway after making the right call to stay on the race track with 38 laps to go when the leaders chose to pit for new tires.  Five cautions slowed the field during the last 33 laps, allowing … Read the Rest »