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Week 13 SpecRacer Ford GP Returns

January 20th, 2014 by

Real life SpecRacer Ford races sport huge fields of cars battling it out and having fun. See the videos at the links at the end of the article as examples. By contrast, official SRF races in iRacing often struggle to attract more than a handful of entries. Things change during Week 13, however: the SRF … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Brandon Schmidt

January 20th, 2014 by

Since March 6, 2010, Brandon Schmidt has been turning laps on the virtual tracks of iRacing. By the end of the year, the Mason City, Iowa resident had an oval iRating close to 6000. Since then, he hasn’t stopped moving through the ranks and winning races. In total, Brandon has won 216 races in over … Read the Rest »

2013 iRacing World Cup of iRacing Preview

January 17th, 2014 by

The field is set for the fifth annual World Cup of iRacing, in what looks to be the most competitive club competition to date. Five clubs will battle over four races on January 18 to determine who will have bragging rights for the next 12 months, being able to call themselves World Cup Champions. The … Read the Rest »

Broekman Breaks Draught at VIR

January 17th, 2014 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Virginia International Raceway and while the “real” Oak Tree may have fallen down, its virtual counterpart is alone and well lives on iRacing!   As the for V8 championship, Madison Down has control of the point race but John Emerson is still in the hunt. VIR … Read the Rest »

Finland Top Points in Euro-heavy World Cup Final Qualifier

January 16th, 2014 by

Defending champion Club Finland head into this weekend’s World Cup of iRacing finals as favourites after notching an impressive 868 points, 22 points more than DE-AT-CH and nearly 100 more than third placed UK&I. The three European clubs are joined by last year finalists Brasil and newcomers, the EU based, Club Iberia who comfortably beat … Read the Rest »

Hauff Handles The Rock

January 16th, 2014 by

The 11th week of action in the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought nearly 1,300 sim racers to one of NASCAR’s most historic race venues—Rockingham Speedway. The 1.017-mile speedway opened its gates in 1965 and has hosted hundreds of races throughout its tenure on both the NASCAR circuit as well as many other racing … Read the Rest »

iRacer Simona De Silvestro to Serve as Online Instructor

January 15th, 2014 by

There have been plenty of talented female racers over the years, and one who is steadily gaining in prominence, Switzerland’s Simona De Silvestro, will be available to offer advice and answer questions as she becomes the latest Online Driving Instructor for the Road Racing Drivers Club’s highly acclaimed www.SAFEisFAST.com website. Questions for De Silvestro — … Read the Rest »

Overland Clinches NiPS Title as Humpe Wins Fourth Straight

January 15th, 2014 by

Kenny Humpe likely does not want the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series season to end any time soon. Humpe put on yet another dominating performance, this time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The win was Humpe’s fourth in a row and, as usual, it was an absolutely dominating effort as the Ohioan’s #58 Chevy SS showed … Read the Rest »

Taylor Overcomes Early Mishap at Thompson

January 14th, 2014 by

Week 11 saw the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour head to Connecticut to tackle Thompson International Speedway.  Thompson is a 5/8 mile oval where the racing groove is the high line since the bottom can become a handling nightmare for many sim-racers, while the entry to Turn Three has a significant bump that will disrupt … Read the Rest »

Red Sox 2014 Season Opener

January 14th, 2014 by

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – A little over a month ago, a chapter of the Red Sox Racing League closed with the final race of the McLaren Turbo Challenge, powered by identical McLaren MP4-12C GT3 spec cars. In its place enters a new challenger – the RUF Rt-12, Track edition. Much like Callaway does for Corvettes, … Read the Rest »