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Conte Takes PEAK Points Lead at Chicagoland

February 20th, 2014 by

Some of iRacing’s top stars flexed their muscles in Week 3 of the PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series, taking over the points lead at the first quarter mark of the 2014 Season 1 championship after a visit to the virtual Chicagoland Speedway. Woodland Park, New Jersey’s Michael Conti grabbed 263 points in Wednesday night’s … Read the Rest »

One… Two…. Three… Fun !!

February 20th, 2014 by

A new challenge just started for the iGPFun League: racing the Skip Barber F2000 for first time after three enjoyable and competitive seasons with the SpecRacer Ford. Leaving that little car that always provided exciting races was not an easy choice for the organizers, but the first race at Silverstone International made the community quite … Read the Rest »

Star Mazda Champion takes Pre-WCS Showdown Overall

February 19th, 2014 by

The Pre-WCS (World Championship Series) Showdown took place on Saturday with 30 drivers taking it to the track, and a good one third of the grid holding World Championship licenses. This was a chance for any lower-licensed drivers to race against these drivers as we are getting closer to the start of the 2014 WCS. … Read the Rest »

Virtual Daytona 500 Kicks-Off Full NASCAR Cup Series Schedule on iRacing

February 19th, 2014 by

Real world racers and sim-racers alike are preparing for the biggest stock car race of all: the Daytona 500.  This year 50,000 iRacers worldwide can compete in an online version of the full NASCAR Sprint Cup Season in the NASCAR iRacing Series (NiS), which kicks-off this week with iRacing’s version of the Daytona 500. From … Read the Rest »

Sim-Racing for Cancer Research

February 19th, 2014 by

Apex Racing UK will be running a 2.4 hour race on iRacing on March 1  in order to raise some money and awareness for Cancer Research. The race will pit  co47mpetitors against each other around the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in McLaren MP4-12C and RUF RT 12R Track cars and the event will be broadcast live … Read the Rest »

Class A Status Quo

February 18th, 2014 by

Indianapolis is home to some of the world’s biggest auto racing events. From the Brickyard 400 to the Indy 500, this track has some of the most amazing history and stories that one could hope to find. As I sat down to prepare this article for iRacing News, I couldn’t help but applaud iRacing on … Read the Rest »

Riding Shotgun with Justin Boston

February 18th, 2014 by

This story is the first in a series that will follow 2013 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year Justin Boston as he runs the 2014 ARCA Racing season from start to finish. Boston finished-up 2013 with eight top fives, 16 top tens and two poles (both coming at Salem Speedway in Indiana).  Driving for … Read the Rest »

Photo Finish Pays-Off for Brooks

February 18th, 2014 by

Week 3 of  the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour saw the teams visit a popular NASCAR venue: Richmond International Raceway. This .750 mile, D-shaped oval is the longest circuit on the series, but can still be just as tricky as any short track. As drivers and teams keep learning the new build and tire model, … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Wins Demo Derby at Spa

February 18th, 2014 by

Week 3 of this season’s iRacing.com Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series was held at Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. This popular track always draws a crowd, and this weekend was no different despite the cold weather of the last two weeks. The 7km (4.2mi) course was slippery as a result of the cool weather, but most … Read the Rest »

Marianetti Holds-on for Bristol Win

February 18th, 2014 by

Week 3 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Super Late Model series traveled to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to tackle one of the fastest short tracks of this or any season.  Bristol Motor Speedway was the site and once the sun went down the action lit up the track known as Thunder Valley.  In the … Read the Rest »