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Passion, Quality and Innovation

December 24th, 2014 by

For more than two decades Thrustmaster has brought a unique combination of know-how and innovation to the video games accessory market.  Since its founding in 1992, Thrustmaster has focused on developing precision products that enhance the gaming experience and address the needs of the gaming community worldwide. iRacingNews recently had the opportunity to discuss the … Read the Rest »

Caudill Conquers Pocono

December 24th, 2014 by

Week One of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series to Pocono Raceway. A grand total of 129 sim-racers had the courage to tackle the “Tricky Triangle” throughout the week. Cautions, handling, lap traffic, pit strategy, tire wear and single-file restarts were just some of the storylines that played out throughout the … Read the Rest »

Fun Factor

December 23rd, 2014 by

After my previous blog about my loss of performance midway through the last WCS season I received a massive amount of questions (final amount: three) asking what actually was the thing that was causing the troubles I had. Well, in the end it was my brake pedal which wasn’t working too well. The degradation of … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Cam Stark

December 22nd, 2014 by

A versatile iRacer at the age of 16, Cam Stark of Wimborne Minster in southern England is a regular on the oval and road course sides of iRacing. A member since July 29th of last year, Stark took less than a month drive to victory lane in both the iRacing Street Stock Series at Charlotte … Read the Rest »

Ibérica Racing Team Masters Suzuka 1000K

December 19th, 2014 by

Masters of Endurance traveled to Japan for Round 2 of the 2014/15 season, and once again had a capacity 60 car grid of GT3 cars. Teams of sim racers faced the prospect of 173 laps at the tight and challenging Suzuka circuit for this 1000 km race. A total of 87 teams took part in … Read the Rest »

A Season of Highs and Lows

December 18th, 2014 by

The 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series featured a number of high and lows in participation and for the sim-racers who participated. Season 4 of the 2014 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series was an abbreviated season, featuring only six weeks of competition instead of the normal dozen weeks. The number of drop weeks was also … Read the Rest »

Marc Mercer, Seven Times a Champion

December 17th, 2014 by

With a 100% bonafide UK&I Skip Barber League championship on the line, the circus returned to Zandvoort for a 13 lap race of the Grand Prix layout to determine the final champion of 2014.  After the sim racing thrills at Barber Motorsports Park the only championship contenders still remaining were Marc Mercer with 108 points … Read the Rest »

Season’s Swan Song at Sonoma

December 16th, 2014 by

The final week of the first season with the Team GT3 Challenge landed at the tricky Sonoma Raceway for another 60 minute sim racing enduro on the Long Layout.  On the front row for the big SOF race were Massimo Erra of GT World and Joonas Savolainen in the Putkarit Racing BMW.  Heading to the … Read the Rest »

4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions Tonight!

December 15th, 2014 by

Past champions Shane Van Gisbergen and Philipp Eng headline an impressive lineup of professional racers expected to compete in tonight’s 4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions.  Van Gisbergen, Eng and other pros from stock, sports and touring cars, open wheel and drag racing will compete against one another from the comfort of their homes … Read the Rest »

Bragg Wins Thompson and SK Modfied Title

December 15th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modified series completed the final week of 2014 Season 4 at Thompson International Speedway. At .625 miles in length and 26 degrees of banking Thompson is one of the trickier short tracks to drive in iRacing, as sim racers are relegated to just the high groove, making passing extremely difficult.  Thus … Read the Rest »