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Asumaniemi Dominates at Japanese Classic

March 10th, 2014 by

Kimi Asumaniemi stamped his name as a potential challenger for the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge title with a dominant performance around the classic Suzuka race track last week. Asumaniemi’s superb 219 point haul in Week Five enabled the Finn to scream 16 places up the rankings to P12 overall. In what was another classic week … Read the Rest »

Quiet Yet Chaotic Corkscrew

March 8th, 2014 by

Last time out it was Marc Mercer who nabbed the victory by less than a tenth at Watkins Glen, becoming the first person to win a second race this season for the UK&I Skip Barber league (and giving himself a 30 point lead in the championship ahead of Blake Townend and Wojciech Swirydowicz).  Mercer was … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Extends PEAK Dreams Lead

March 7th, 2014 by

After a week of beating and banging in Thunder Valley, it was more of the same as the iRacing.com PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series traveled north to the .625-mile Thompson International Speedway.  Paul Kusheba entered the Thompson week with the series points lead and, after pulling the classic “Bump & Run” on Ray Alfalla … Read the Rest »

Crawford and Bussa Sprint to Victory Lane at PIR

March 6th, 2014 by

Phoenix International Raceway was the scene for Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing Series, and with its small front straight and trademark left dogleg occupying the backstretch, it proved to be quite a challenge for most of the drivers this week. With close to 1650 sim-racers participating in the seven Open and Fixed races at … Read the Rest »

‘RUF’ing It at Oulton Park

March 6th, 2014 by

If you happen to find yourself sauntering through the Cheshire countryside of England, you might be lucky enough to find the Oulton Park Circuit amidst all the beautiful scenery. The racetrack is built on a plot of land overflowing with history: it’s the site of the former Oulton Hall manor, which was destroyed by fire … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Takes-Up the Title Fight

March 6th, 2014 by

The official iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Montréal, this week for Round Five of 2014 S1. The race didn’t involve any pit stops so it would be a sprint from start to finish. All the drivers had to do was negotiate the tough and unforgiving Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve for 20 laps, or 87 kms. Once … Read the Rest »

Bragg’s Langley Clinic

March 5th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model tour traveled to Hampton, VA this week and the bullring known as Langley Speedway. This flat, 0.395 mile oval is a true test for drivers on all levels; success takes consistency and patience, two of the hardest skills for a driver. The online race of the week proved very exciting … Read the Rest »

De Sá Does Concord

March 5th, 2014 by

Week Five of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series headed to the Tricky Tri-Oval known as Concord Speedway.  Although this week saw low participation and only a handful of races take place, we did see championship leader, OJ Dompier take to the track looking to hold onto his top spot. The longest online race on the … Read the Rest »

Kellermeier, Abbate, Chepilevski Early Favorites in Global Challenge Series Championship

March 4th, 2014 by

Welcome to 2014 Season One coverage of the Global Challenge Series. Drivers are battling it out this week at Road Atlanta, and a couple of drivers are looking to make it a break-out season in the Cadillac CTS-V and KIA Optima. In the Cadillacs, Lyle Kellermeier has topped the score charts each week this sea … Read the Rest »

A Team of One

March 4th, 2014 by

I really want to write a monologue on how I hate change. Specifically, change from the standard. I think we can all agree that a 1.5 mile cookie-cutter is the standard in NASCAR tracks. Las Vegas is the standard of the standard. Fairly new surface, progressive banking . . . a set-up builder’s dream. I’m … Read the Rest »