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Brandt Wins Spa as IndyCar Title Chase Tightens
September 27th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series made a visit to one auto racing’s most historic tracks – Belgium’s Circuit de Spa Francorchamps — for Week Eight in the series one and only appearance on European soil this season. 102 drivers put-in laps during the week with 10 different drivers taking victory on the 4.35 mile … Read the Rest »
King & Baird on Top after Japan
September 26th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
iRacing.com’s inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series entered the second half of the season in Week Seven with a visit to Okayama, Japan for its “long” configuration. The turnout in Japan is always popular at this slick 2.34 mile, eleven turn road course and this week was no different. Last week in Solstice standings a new leader … Read the Rest »
Down Does it Again
September 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Madison Down has taken out the honours in Racecentre’s “Race To Reality” iRacing Final. He has now advanced to the Grand Final in the chance of winning a real race drive in December this year. Madison was looking the goods through practice and qualifying but was pushed along from his TTR Team mate Josh Muggleton … Read the Rest »
Prototype & GT Challenge Week Eight: Mosport
September 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The eighth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series is at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (aka Mosport) in Ontario, Canada. The 10 turn, 2.459 mile (3.957 km) circuit marks the series’ second visit to Canada, and the second week in a row we test the driver’s skills at a fast and skinny circuit. … Read the Rest »
Ottinger Takes the Fifth at Kansas
September 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Nick Ottinger earned his fifth win of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship at Kansas Speedway, holding-off Tyler Hudson on a green-white-checker finish. Ottinger led 120 of 167 laps and was clearly the class of the field, masterfully working through traffic on a track which may be the toughest to pass on in the … Read the Rest »
Huttu Heads Redline One-Two at Suzuka
September 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Freshly-crowned iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series champion Greger Huttu secured his ninth finish on the top step of the podium with a dominant pole-to-flag performance at Suzuka International. The Finn, who recently secured his third world title, held-off a spirited early challenge from his erstwhile championship rival, Hugo Luis, to cruise to victory, with … Read the Rest »
Maximizing Scarce Opportunities
September 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
VIR (Virginia International Raceway) was the destination for Week Seven of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS). Arguably one of the more unpopular venues of the season, VIR is also undisputedly one of the most challenging for the drivers thanks to its very narrow, technical layout – one noted for its extremely high curbs and … Read the Rest »
Hansen Handles the Bricks
September 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
In the eyes of many motorsport fans, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the premier racing venue in the United States and one of the top in the world. The prestigious speedway played host to Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Fixed Series where over 1,900 sim racers took the green flag for at least … Read the Rest »
Hooah, Soldier!
September 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought nearly 1,800 sim racers to the virtual Chicagoland Speedway for 35 laps of intense side-by-side racing. The 1.5-mile speedway is a favorite among both real life and sim racers due to its high banks and fast speeds. One person who is definitely a fan … Read the Rest »
Muggleton Survives Canadian Chaos
September 23rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to a brand new track to iRacing for this season: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (also known as Montreal). With the drivers now into the second half of the season, the championship is well and truly alive. Qualifying was led by Josh Muggleton, following on his excellent form … Read the Rest »