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Continental Endurance Sports Car Series Debuts at Daytona

February 19th, 2012 by

41 drivers took to the field for Round 1 of the inaugural Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at Daytona International Speedway – Road Course on February 11th (just prior to the much anticipated resurfacing of the circuit).  The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Farid Laggoune

February 18th, 2012 by

What’s a nice guy from Algeria doing at Lanier and South Boston?  Well if you’re speaking of Farid Laggoune the answer is: winning sim races.  Lots of them.  Laggoune (who sports the red, white and green colors of Algeria on his helmet despite having since moved to France) finds himself in familiar territory these days, … Read the Rest »

Intel GT Series Battles the World ‘Round

February 17th, 2012 by

The Intel GT Series featured some great battles on two continents last week, with both the European Finals and the South American regionals taking place at Spa-Francorchamps. First came the European Finals which produced a race full of drama and not a little controversy. Lap 7 saw second place Jesse Nieminen (Finland) get a run … Read the Rest »

Classic Prototype and GT Action

February 17th, 2012 by

For 2012 Season 1, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge opened at two of North America’s classic circuits, Watkins Glen and Road America, for the third season of Le Mans-style multiclass online racing featuring LMP2, GT1 and GT2 classes.  A few changes took place during the off season, namely adding extra weight to bring the … Read the Rest »

Stroud Takes Milwaukee

February 16th, 2012 by

The Milwaukee Mile, the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, hosted Round 3 of the 2012 Season 1 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series.  The one mile track is one of the toughest the series travels to and usually provides great short track action.  29 drivers showed-up to do battle, with the Top Split comprising 15 … Read the Rest »

A Battle is Joined

February 16th, 2012 by

Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series has come and gone and the battle to make the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series is in full force. Class A drivers stepping up their game to unheard of levels made Week Two at Atlanta Motor Speedway the most thrilling week in quite some time. Top names … Read the Rest »

Quick Start Jumps Jarrell to Lead

February 16th, 2012 by

Virginias Club sim racer Trey Jarrell started-off the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) in 2012 Season One with a boost of momentum. After hitting the ground running in Week One at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jarrell followed-up with an overall weekly victory during the Week Two stop at the Richmond International Raceway. With only … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series Debuts

February 15th, 2012 by

Three Day Skip Barber Racing School Awarded to Series Champion iRacing.com and the Skip Barber Racing School are teaming-up to give a talented driver the opportunity of lifetime: a Skip Barber Racing School 3-Day Racing School.   The prize will be awarded to the winner of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series, a new … Read the Rest »

Gerrald Scores Big at Iowa

February 15th, 2012 by

Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series (NiCBS) saw the world’s top sim racers travel to Newton, Iowa’s Iowa Speedway. The 7/8th mile track, which was designed by Rusty Wallace, has become a staple in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as well as the NiCBS series. During Week Two, 529 drivers attempted atleast one … Read the Rest »

2012 World Tour of iRacing’s Doubleheader Kick-Off

February 14th, 2012 by

iRacers will have not one but two chances to channel their inner AJ Allmendingers, Justin Wilsons, Billy Johnsons and Jack Roush, Jrs this weekend, with a doubleheaded kick-off to the 2012 World Tour of iRacing. That’s right, not one but two events – the Roar Before the 2.4 and the 2.4 Hours of Daytona – … Read the Rest »