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Huttu Wins Silverstone Strategy Battle

July 11th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series played host to the digital version of the Williams-Toyota FW31 at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and it was Greger Huttu claiming the spoils of victory with his sixth win of the season. In a strategy battle with championship rival Hugo Luis, the 2010 champion … Read the Rest »

Malik Ray Wins Daytona SoF Race

July 11th, 2012 by

For the tenth week of the season, the NiCBS traveled to the sunshine state to race the famous Daytona International Speedway. Daytona is known for high participation and big points. . Drivers took to the track under the lights in hopes in cashing in on the high points payouts.  For the week, 1668 drivers ran … Read the Rest »

King Wins Chaotic Dover

July 11th, 2012 by

Earlier this season’s NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship, Kevin King looked poised for a win at Phoenix International Raceway before contact on a restart late in the race sent him spinning from contention. This time at Dover International Speedway, there was no late-race drama and King capitalized on the opportunity to take his first NiSWC … Read the Rest »

Up ‘n Comers

July 11th, 2012 by

Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself as a new contributor for inRacingNews. Over the next couple of months I’ll be covering up and coming drivers from the road and oval side of iRacing. I’m not going to just write about people with the most wins or anything like that, but how they give back … Read the Rest »

Bad Moon Rises at Bristol

July 10th, 2012 by

Bristol Motor Speedway has a well-deserved reputation of hosting some of the most exciting races one can experience. For sprint cars, this means action with a roaring 820 HP engine and less than 14s lap times around the renowned half-mile oval. As the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series rolled into “Thunder Valley” for Week 10, nobody … Read the Rest »

Improving Your iRacing Experience: A Guide Part I

July 10th, 2012 by

Practice, Qualifying and Racing Etiquette Hey everybody, my name is Michael Vaughn and I’m going to offer some general advice on how to improve your iRacing experience for yourself and your fellow iRacers. These views may not necessarily be shared among the community, but I think they can help anyone out. Practice We all have … Read the Rest »

Familiar Ground

July 9th, 2012 by

It’s not an inRacingNews Challenge season unless the series makes multiple visits to Summit Point Raceway. This season, the Pontiac Solstices, SpecRacer Fords, and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters of the iRNC visit the track four times, taking-on the Jefferson Course layout in Week Eight. With only eight of 12 weeks counting towards a driver’s championship score, … Read the Rest »

New Smyrna Showdown

July 9th, 2012 by

New Smyrna Speedway hosted Week 10 of the iRacing SK Modified Series, and the top split race was filled with excitement.  Mike Daniel and Marc Pilon filled-out the front row, while championship leader Richard Smith started back in sixth place, giving Daniel and Pilon a great opportunity to gain ground in the point standings. When … Read the Rest »

iRacer of the Week: Michael Conti

July 9th, 2012 by

As most of us know, the iRacing population is mostly filled with adults. But there are also plenty of teenagers and young kids who take part in sim-racing. Logically, if you compare adults to the overall youth on iRacing, the adults should run better and win more races based on the years of experience that … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Matthew Pilus

July 7th, 2012 by

iRacing is not just about the WDC, Pro Series, “aliens” and real world pro drivers preparing for the Indy and Daytona 500s.  It’s also about people new to sim-racing who, like everyone from Ray Alfalla to Greger Huttu, have to start iRacing in the rookie cars and series. Matthew Pilus is one such sim-racer, having … Read the Rest »