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Richard Hamstead: The Making of a Champion

July 25th, 2014 by

Motor racing is a passion which can be difficult to explain to someone who has never experienced it for themselves. The intensity, the excitement, the euphoria; these are the things which drive us towards the next turn and beyond. It’s what sometimes keeps us awake at night and what allows our imagination to relive those … Read the Rest »

Cross Conquers Iowa; Clinches Championship

July 25th, 2014 by

Week Eleven of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Iowa Speedway. Only 47 sim-racers participated in races during the week. The story of the week was the ability to keep up with the front runners. Scott Beck (California) started on pole with Philippe Lambert (France) on his outside. Kristian … Read the Rest »

A New Champion in Bathurst – Part II

July 24th, 2014 by

Editor’s note: When we last left you UK&I championship sim racing rivals Wojciech Rabsztyn and Marcus Hamilton were duking it out for fourth place behind Marc Mercer while Simon Povey and Tom Ward took turns in the lead . . . On Lap Five the anticipated battle between championship hopefuls Hamilton and Rabsztyn resumed, but … Read the Rest »

Moreira Wins Spa, Lotus 79 Championship!

July 24th, 2014 by

The 12th and final week of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix 2014 Season 2 Series ran at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The series championship would be decided this week between Nuno Moreira of the Ligier team and Andrea Ventura of the Elf Gitanes team. The Race 26 CTC drivers were joined by three … Read the Rest »

A New Champion in Bathurst – Part I

July 23rd, 2014 by

Week 11 of the UK&I Skip Barber League headed to the gorgeous surroundings of Bathurst, New South Wales for ten laps of what would certainly be one of the deciding races of the season, while providing sim racing action throughout a field of almost three dozen competitors.  At this the  penultimate race of the season, … Read the Rest »

Broekman takes GT3 Championship!

July 23rd, 2014 by

From his amazing performance at Bathurst to his numerous wins throughout 12 weeks of sim-racing, Rens Broekman has enjoyed nothing short of an amazing Season 2. With 35 GT3 race starts, Broekman claimed victory 18 times along with 13 pole starts and 30 top-five finishes. By the end of the season, he had dominated the … Read the Rest »

Q&A With Matt Orr

July 23rd, 2014 by

Matt Orr (AKA Empty Box) has been sim racing since the golden days of Papyrus with the NASCAR Racing series and the infamous NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. He has been on iRacing since 2009. Besides his YouTube videos, Matt spends his time in many iRacing series such as GT3, Prototype & GT Challenge, and any … Read the Rest »

Bricks and Championships

July 23rd, 2014 by

When it comes to winning races, every driver will say winning at any track is special, but when it comes to the truly special ones, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is often at the top of the list. Of the 447 sim racers who took the green flag for at least one event during the week, nearly … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Wins Season 2 V8SC Championship

July 22nd, 2014 by

The battles were many and oftentimes costly. Still, the warriors eagerly arrived every week wanting more and ready to put it all on the line. Throughout these various tests of skill and stamina, some found triumph while others found only ruin and disappointment. However, after an exciting 12 Weeks of door-to-door sim-racing action from the … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

July 22nd, 2014 by

This just in: Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5 mile oval. Long straights and four sharp turns provide the qualities of the high speed speedways with the challenge of setting-up the car for braking and corner rotation which will be key here as corner exit is going to play heavily on the cars’ acceleration going … Read the Rest »