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Super Late Model is . . . Super
January 29th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
On Monday, iRacing released a new build that included what is possibly the greatest car they have ever developed. The Super Late Model has been long anticipated and it seems to be so popular that the service had to go into maintenance mode multiple times over the past 36 hours. But enough about that . … Read the Rest »
Britton Takes Demidov Innovations Round One
January 29th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
26 members of the Australian and New Zealand club turned up to race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Wednesday night for the opening round of the Demidov Innovations Nationwide Championship. Formerly known as the SimInstruments Trucks Series, the championship has found a new sponsor and some new cars to race. Nathan Britton took the first … Read the Rest »
When One Millisecond is Too Long
January 28th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
It had been 13 weeks since the inaugural SpecRacer Ford Big Grid race. As a commentator for the Global SimRacing Channel, I had watched and participated in plenty of online races since then. However, once I heard of plans for a second rendition of the race at Road America, I instantly circled the day on … Read the Rest »
PRL: Precisely What a League Should Be
January 28th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
At last count iRacing boasts an impressive 700+ leagues for sim-racers to join. One such league is the Precision Racing League. While PRL is on the smaller side compared to others, each member is a dedicated and clean online racer who wants only to taste the thrill of pure racing with like-minded individuals. With almost … Read the Rest »
Road Warriors Off and Running at 2.4 Hours of Daytona
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The inaugural round of the iRacing.com Road Warrior Series was held at the Daytona International Speedway under the lights for a two hour and 24 minute endurance challenge. Across the four race time slots there were 67 splits with 2,024 drivers participating. Of those drivers 1445 scored their best points in the RUF RT-12 Track, … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Chad Laughton
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
North Carolina’s Chad Laughton may be a pro, literally, at getting around the tracks on iRacing, but he is still relatively new to the sim. He will celebrate his two year anniversary on April 17. For nearly two years, Laughton has been tearing-up the virtual tracks of iRacing, scoring 138 wins in 372 starts on … Read the Rest »
The GT3 Challenge is Here!
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
With the anticipation being built-up over the past several months, it’s finally here. The GT3 Challenge series is now officially on iRacing.com and will feature the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 and the RUF RT 12R Track car pitted against each other in a single-class, online race. The “tale of the tape,” so to speak, shows some … Read the Rest »
Overland, Uusi-Jaakola Top Pro Series
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Chris Overland and Aleksi Uusi-Jaakola took somewhat different paths in the recently concluded iRacing Pro Series, but both arrived at their destinations: iRacing Pro Series champions trophies, $300 in iRacing credits . . . and berths in the 2014 iRacing World Drivers Championships. Overland was the soul of consistency in the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series, … Read the Rest »
Marlon J. McMullen Claims V8 Supercars Americas Championship
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
With the year coming to an exciting close, the V8 Supercars Americas league saw Marlon J. McMullen claim the 2013 Season 4 V8 Supercars Americas Championship with a 169 point margin. Concluding the season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, there were two celebrations going on as victory at the final race was claimed by Chad Chastain … Read the Rest »
Design & Build Your Own Sim-Rig
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
In the weeks ahead iRacingNews will carry a series of stories by iRacer Ben Nile on the design and construction of your own sim-rig. The first installment focuses on some of the preliminary steps, not least of which is deciding where the sim-rig will be located and the materials to used in its construction -Ed. … Read the Rest »