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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 »

Loginov & Dario Cling to Slim iPCC Leads

January 13th, 2014 by

The iRacing.com Production Car Challenge series headed back to West Virginia to Summit Point in Week Ten for the fourth and final time this season.  This two-mile, nine turn layout provides sim-drivers with elevation changes a plenty, along with long straights where most passes are done by out-braking the competition.  Summit Point is so popular … Read the Rest »

Iberia See-off Invasion by Finnish Radicals

January 10th, 2014 by

As 2013 Season 4 moves into its final stages and the drop weeks start to come into play, it is clear that the initial promise of a Finnish counter for the previous season’s Iberian dominational of the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge has largely evaporated. After eight rounds, Omar Soto II, leads the field by 28 … Read the Rest »

New Jersey Head Last Chance Qualifiers as World Cup Ramps-Up

January 9th, 2014 by

New Jersey headed the leaderboard as six clubs booked their places in the iRacing 2013 World Cup finals. The US club was joined by four other North American clubs – Ohio, Carolina, Michigan and Midwest — as well as the European, Scandanavia clubs. Participation for this final chance event was disappointing as smaller clubs often … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Fixed with Epic Turnout for Michigan

January 7th, 2014 by

Seldom does the IndyCar Series experience a high strength of field for more than the first two races of the week. Week 10 at Michigan International Speedway however, saw huge field sizes from start to finish.  The first day of the week produced three races offering a substantial amount of points to the high finishers, … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Crushes Richmond

January 7th, 2014 by

Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought almost 1,800 sim racers from all around the world to the virtual Richmond International Raceway for 55 laps of action around the 3/4-mile venue. After spending last week on the high banks of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, there were a plethora of racers eager … Read the Rest »

Berg Victorious at Richmond

January 7th, 2014 by

Week 10 of 2013 S4 saw the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series venture to Virginia’s Richmond International Raceway.  The biggest track the Late Models see this season, the .75 mile oval posed some serious challenges with handling playing a huge factor as the cars tightened-up late in the runs.  Thus consistency would be one of … Read the Rest »

Emerson Keeps V8 Title Fight Alive

January 6th, 2014 by

Round Ten of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Watkins Glen International Raceway. With a majority of the sim-racers returning from the Christmas/New Year break, it’s back into the seat and ready to start the run to the championship. Qualifying was led by Madison Down with Michael Fabian alongside him on the front row. … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Al Smith Jr

January 6th, 2014 by

Al Smith Jr has been an iRacing member since April of 2012, but his racing career started well before that. Before iRacing, he raced and won in go-karts for three years. He did not stop improving in his transition from real world racing to sim-racing.  With nearly 400 online starts, he has 16 career oval … Read the Rest »