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Disabled Racer with Dreams

August 29th, 2014 by

Aaron Grosskopf was born with cerebral palsy some 24 years ago.  But he’s never let that get in his way.  Ever since he was a young boy, Aaron has dreamed of becoming a race car driver and, since 2012 he has been an iRacer.  And a darned good one at that, with road and oval … Read the Rest »

A New Home for UK&I Skip Barber League

August 29th, 2014 by

The third race of the third season of 2014 for the UK&I Skip Barber league ventured to a track Allan Paterson had expressed his excitement about in my Q&A with him earlier this year, and the newest road track to iRacing did not disappoint.  Donington Park is a circuit that brings this league one step … Read the Rest »

Coanda Simsport Debuts in iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series

August 29th, 2014 by

Some of the most accomplished drivers in sim racing have joined forces to form the Coanda Simsport team.  The new team will make its official debut Saturday in Round 13 of the 2014 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series at the virtual Interlagos circuit.  broadcast Saturday on iRacing.com/live beginning at 10 AM EDT (14:00 GMT). … Read the Rest »

Fabian Stops the McLeod Train

August 28th, 2014 by

In a flawless display of driving skill, Mad Cow Racing driver, Michael Fabian, toppled the winning streak of Mitchell McLeod with a dominant win at Oulton Park.  With McLeod coming into this race as the driver to beat, Fabian put one on the former champ with a dominance of his own. Starting on pole position … Read the Rest »

A Thrilling Third Winner for Skip Barber 2K Cup

August 28th, 2014 by

The third race of the flagship season for the Skip Barber 2K Cup headed to a new circuit to iRacing for a 22 lap race at Donington Park.  In qualifying LJ Garnett was fastest by less than a tenth after posting a 1:45.731 ahead of Ricardo Ferreira.  Sebastian Job took third, less than two hundredths … Read the Rest »

Q&A with Thomas Lewandowski

August 27th, 2014 by

After 3 years, 361 days (Dover: August 30, 2011), Thomas Lewandowski made a return to victory lane in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series, followed quickly by a trip to a virtual gas station! He didn’t have the fastest car, or the best track position (starting 16th). However, he did have the best fuel-mileage game, as … Read the Rest »

Here Comes a New Challenger

August 27th, 2014 by

Brazilian portuguese translation below The Circuit of the Americas, one of the newest tracks on the service, was the third stage of the 2014 Season 3 Classic Lotus Grand Prix schedule. It was interesting to see the contrast between classic and modern during the week that had only eight official races and six different winners: … Read the Rest »

Demeritt Dominates Motegi

August 27th, 2014 by

Week Four of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Twin Ring Motegi in the Empire of the Sun. Only a mere 52 sim-racers would tackle the track throughout a week of sim racing marked by cautions, handling and passing opportunities that were few and far between. Tim Holgate (Ohio) … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors – Zolder

August 27th, 2014 by

iRacing’s Road Warriors were back in action this weekend in Belgium. The battles this weekend were staged at the two and a half mile Circuit Zolder, with drivers having a choice between the McLaren MP4 GT3, RUF Track or the BMW Z4 GT3 for the 2.4 hour sim races. By the end of the weekend … Read the Rest »

A Different Way to Introduce Sim Racing Teams

August 27th, 2014 by

The “Desafio das Equipes” (Teams’ Challenge) made its debut on August 1. This Brazilian league started their activities with a different approach: aiming to give more focus on brazilian sim racing teams (for a start) who are part of the Brazilian sim racing scene. An oval series, the events run on a biweekly schedule, counting … Read the Rest »