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Continental Endurance Sports Car Series Round 4: VIR

April 4th, 2012 by

Two dozen sim racers took to the field for Round 4 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at 5.26km Virginia International Raceway on March 24th.  The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda MX5 of the ST Class. Qualifying A brief rundown on qualifying … Read the Rest »

Stergios Surprise Winner at Vegas

April 4th, 2012 by

Jake Stergios used pit strategy and a timely caution to grab an improbable win in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, spoiling a dominant run by Robert Hall to claim his first career series victory.  Stergios, who is better known for his achievements in online road racing, opted to … Read the Rest »

iGPS visits Indianapolis

April 3rd, 2012 by

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400. A modern infield road course was constructed between 1998 and 2000, incorporating the western and southern portions of the oval (including the southwest turn) to create a 2.605-mile (4.192 km) track that hosted the United … Read the Rest »

Juhring Continues to Dominate

April 3rd, 2012 by

For the ninth week of the season, the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series traveled to the “Blue Grass State” to race on the 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway. Drivers looked to stop Phil Juhring’s (New Jersey) recent domination in the Class B series. During the week, 732 drivers attempted at least one race while 223 drivers … Read the Rest »

Huttu Bags Win No.2 at Indy

April 3rd, 2012 by

In an action-packed 73 laps around the virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Grand Prix circuit, Greger Huttu secured his second outright victory in the 2012 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series to march further ahead in the standings table after three rounds. Starting alongside My3id’s Hugo Luis, who’d set a pole position time of 1:04.196, Huttu … Read the Rest »

Top Names in Racing Share Expertise Online

April 2nd, 2012 by

iRacing Joins Franchitti, Newgarden, Pruett, Lally, Hinchcliffe and More Support New SAFEisFAST.com Initiative A group of racing’s finest has come together to support the next generation of up-and-coming drivers in a new initiative launched by SAFEisFAST.com, a free online resource offering video tutorials on safety, fitness, mental skills, race craft, career development, sponsorship and marketing … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Blake Townend

March 31st, 2012 by

If Blake Townend’s name seems familiar, it’s with good reason.  A past Star Mazda, Solstice Cup and double England Club champion, the resident of Milton Keynes (UK) has been a top iRacer since joining the service in early 2009.  So much so that he carries an A-license to the ovals and a coveted-Pro license to … Read the Rest »

In Good Company

March 30th, 2012 by

If a company can be judged by the quality and breadth of its partnerships, then iRacing.com qualifies as the bluest of blue chip companies.  The world’s foremost online auto racing simulation service, iRacing’s partners include sanctioning bodies like NASCAR and IndyCar, race car manufacturers Dallara and Williams, automotive giants Ford, General Motors, Mazda and Volkswagen … Read the Rest »

Two Legs Up

March 30th, 2012 by

By any measure, Rubens Barrichello had a rough introduction to the IZOD IndyCar Series at St. Petersburg.  As if making his IndyCar debut on an unfamiliar street circuit wasn’t challenge enough, the Formula One veteran played catch-up most of the weekend after his Dallara-Chevrolet was sidelined by mechanical problems in the opening practice session.   Nevertheless, … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Build Virtual RUF RT12R

March 29th, 2012 by

iRacing.com, the world’s foremost online motorsport simulation service, today announced plans to add the RUF RT12R to its lineup of virtual race cars and high performance automobiles.  Manufactured by RUF Automobile GmbH, the RT12R is among the world’s very fastest production automobiles. “We’re excited to offer the RUF RT12R to iRacers around the world,” says … Read the Rest »