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V8s Bring The Thunder to Atlanta

May 19th, 2014 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series always seems to have its fair share of sim-racing excitement and this week was no different. As the series takes us to Georgia for Week 3 at the roller-coaster called Road Atlanta, the Australian top split drivers had their hands full for 24 laps at the twisting circuit. Most of … Read the Rest »

Dudognon Tops Lotus 79 CTC at Road Atlanta

May 14th, 2014 by

Week 2 of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series was held at the Road Atlanta course in Georgia, USA. Following last week’s highly successful race at the Circuit of the Americas, we saw 45 cars register for the race this week! That’s a tremendous number, and it caused organizers to arrange for nine warm-up races … Read the Rest »

Mosport Welcomes the GT3 Challenge

May 13th, 2014 by

Another race week has come and gone as the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge wraps up Week 2 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport). This fast and sweeping track seemed to be appropriate for the GT3 series and it proved to be an exciting week as many of the drivers continued putting the new BMW Z4 GT3 … Read the Rest »

The Yellow Brick Road

May 13th, 2014 by

After spending a week on the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway, the NASCAR iRacing Class A Fixed Series brought over 700 online racers to the newly repaved 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway for 50 laps under the nighttime Kansas skies. Originally opened in 2001, Kansas Speedway had grown into favorite among drivers and fans for the multi-groove … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Fires Back at Sonoma

May 12th, 2014 by

The Ford Falcons roared to life once again at Sonoma Raceway this week for Round 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series Season 2. It was an exciting online race from the start as pole sitter Jarred Filsell (1:13.146) was quickly overtaken by defending series champion, Madison Down who started from second. Down, who had … Read the Rest »

Behind the Curtain, with Allan Paterson of the UK&I Skip Barber League

May 12th, 2014 by

The full interview can be listened to on YouTube here:  http://youtu.be/_G1ixSR-6lY So, first question I have for you, the UK&I Skip Barber league is among the most popular in iRacing, boasting well over 300 members.  How much effort went into signing members and advertising and generating interest? Well the league has been going for many … Read the Rest »

The Backyard Garage: Welcome to the Silver Crown

May 8th, 2014 by

The virtual recreation of the USAC Silver Crown on iRacing is a spectacle on its own. A car in which has a 2-speed gearbox, a 355 CI engine pumping out 819 horsepower. On top of that, a completely carbon fiber body surrounds a giant 68 gallon fuel tank. This car is night/day compared to any … Read the Rest »

Summer of Love (for the Lotus 49)

May 8th, 2014 by

On October 1st 1967 at Watkins Glen it was the other Ford powered Lotus of Graham Hill that sat on pole position on a beautiful, sunny day in central New York State.  Jim Clark was starting from second place and even lost a position on the opening lap to American driver and race winner Dan … Read the Rest »

Conti Makes Bittersweet Return to Victory Lane

May 7th, 2014 by

After nearly a month long hiatus and a new tire on the cars, the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing returned to action at Pocono Raceway Tuesday night with everyone looking to gain an edge heading into the stretch run of the season. When all was said and done, Michael Conti emerged with the … Read the Rest »

Nuno Moreira Wins Lotus 79 Week 1!

May 7th, 2014 by

For the drivers of the Classic Lotus Grand Prix iRacing Series, a new season is a time of renewed hope in their driving skills, individual and team strategies, and of course their cars’ setups. The racing break allowed teams to sign up new drivers, and so teams have been disbanded and re-created. It’s also a … Read the Rest »