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iGPS – Third Quarter Season Review

July 15th, 2013 by

The 2013 Season 2 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) has reached the business end of the season. With ten weeks down, just two remain, as the battle for the Road to Pro is heating up. With ten Pro licenses vacant, nine sim-racers have almost certainly secured their spot in the 2013 Road Pro Series at … Read the Rest »

Who Knew Paperclips Were for Racing?

July 15th, 2013 by

Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought sim racers from all over the globe to the virtual Martinsville Speedway for 55 circuits around the 0.526-mile paperclip. Martinsville is a track that can be feast or famine depending on which end carnage you’re on. If you escape the almost inevitable multiple car … Read the Rest »

Down Edges Closer To V8 Title No.7

July 15th, 2013 by

Round 10 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Barber Motorsports Park.  The last time the series was here was back in 2010 when the iRacing.com Pro Series visited the circuit, so this was a first time at Barber for most of the sim-racers. Qualifying was lead by Madison Down with a blistering time … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Storms to Huge CTC Lead

July 15th, 2013 by

ver two races at Virginia International Raceway and then the classic Mosport (now Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), Gernot Fritsche practically guaranteed his return as champion of the Classic Teams Championship. The former champion put his seventh and eighth scores in the book and in doing so scorched to a 189 point lead over Dror Mizrahi … Read the Rest »

GT Challenge Series Week 10: Japan

July 15th, 2013 by

Week 10 of the iRacing.com GT Challenge headed to Japan and the Suzuka International Grand Prix Circuit, most notably known for its hosting of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix.  The circuit consists of a flowing layout that includes a bridge where the track actually crosses over itself.  And while this fast circuit is one … Read the Rest »

Week 17 Good for Alfalla and Hill

July 15th, 2013 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted Week 17 of the NASCAR iRacing Series with Tyler D Hudson still leading the points over Landon Harrison by a healthy margin. Thursday night marked the start of the week and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Timmy Hill found himself on the pole with Kyle McCormick, third in points, starting … Read the Rest »

The Lefturn Memorial 100 – July 23

July 15th, 2013 by

As the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series winds down their latest season, many vividly remember their thrills and spills that have highlighted one of the most exceptional sprint car seasons to date. With the experience that iRacing.com supplies for their sim drivers, almost all aspects of many kinds of motorsports are replicated with intricate detail; from … Read the Rest »

inRacing News Challenge Reaches for the Summit

July 12th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com inRacing News Challenge Mixed-Class series headed back to West Virginia for the fourth and final time this season to Summit Point’s longest configuration in Week 10.  The 1.98 mile layout provides racers with a long 2,900 foot straight away which makes for exciting sling-shot passing before heavy braking into Turn 1. Last week … Read the Rest »

Meet iRacing IndyCar Oval Series Nice Guy Matt Cooke

July 12th, 2013 by

IndyCar Oval series nice guy Matt Cooke took time to meet with me. Matt is considered a relative new comer to the series and has made a huge impact in the IndyCar Oval racing community. Matt has so far been one of two drivers to start an IndyCar Fixed SoF race from the pole. Overall … Read the Rest »

Hulbert Barely Wins at VIR

July 12th, 2013 by

For this week, the iRacing Skip Barber Series dropped by Virginia International Raceway. They will utilize the Full Course. The track was opened in 1957, but closed in 1974, becoming a cow pasture afterwards. It reopened in 2000 thanks to Harvey Siegel,  New Yorker. So far, the only major race series to have ever visited … Read the Rest »