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High Speed High Jinks at MIS

August 22nd, 2013 by

Week 3 of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series saw the drivers and teams head to Michigan International Speedway for high-speed action. The 80 lap events saw 315 drivers take part in the week and fight for a win on the two mile oval where the bottom line was to avoid the bottom line on both … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 3: Montreal

August 21st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series made its maiden visit to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Week 3.  Re-named in honor of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve following his death in 1982, the tight and twisty circuit has fast straights intermixed with chicanes have high curbs that drastically upset the cars.  The most notable … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Stretches Fuel, Wins Michigan

August 21st, 2013 by

Ray Alfalla played his strategy just right after a flurry of early yellows and found victory lane at Michigan International Speedway for his second win of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship. Alfalla made the winning move on Lap 37 when he pitted out of the lead during the sixth caution of the online … Read the Rest »

Mustang Season Sizzling – 3 Leaders in 3 Weeks

August 20th, 2013 by

The top spot in the iRacing.com Mustang Challenge season points changed for the third time in three weeks, with Missouri sim-racer Dan Rasch having a 6-point lead over Season 2 Champion Todd Honczarenko.  Just 15 points further back is Season 1 Champion Dariusz Bielawski, followed by Kimmo Suominen who led the overall standings after Week … Read the Rest »

Muggleton Victorious at VIR

August 19th, 2013 by

Round 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Virginia International Raceway. While the famous oak tree is no more in real life, it lives on in iRacing. Justin Ruggier decided to sit this week out, opening up the opportunity for someone else to have a good look at getting a podium finish Josh … Read the Rest »

Luck of the Irish (Hills)

August 19th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing series made its second stop at the Michigan International Speedway in the Irish hills of Michigan, with points leader Tyler D Hudson still on top of the standings over Landon Harrison after week 20. Kicking-off the week of sim-racing, Danny Hansen and Matthew Moose grabbed the first front row in … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Anthony Kernich

August 19th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed 22 year old Anthony Kernich from Adelaide, South Australia. Now, Americans’ common stereotype for “foreign” drivers is that they are superb road racers and a majority of the tracks they run are road courses.  As the saying goes, there is a reason that stereotypes are stereotypes: because they are true. Kernich … Read the Rest »

It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over

August 19th, 2013 by

Week 2 of iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Fixed Setup Series saw the teams head to Phoenix International Raceway.  This season’s visit to the Valley of the Sun takes place in the second week rather than the last week so many teams were revving to go as the drivers felt comfortable about what they had under themselves. … Read the Rest »

Nässi Dominates at Road America

August 19th, 2013 by

For the second week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing Series, the drivers headed to Road America.  As many know, the classic American road course has hosted top line sports car racing since the days of the USRRC, Can-Am and F5000 and, more recently the Champ Car World Series, GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, the … Read the Rest »

Radicals Surge Past 500

August 19th, 2013 by

No, this isn’t a report on the 500+ mile online race sponsored by Surge Pass.  Rather, it’s written in recognition that attendance in the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge surged past the 500 mark after another excellent week’s racing which saw 290 drivers take part in over 40 races. The dip from week 2 was not … Read the Rest »