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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 »

Warren’s Magic Mile

February 18th, 2014 by

With visits to Pocono Raceway and Kentucky Speedway to start the season, the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brings together over 1,700 sim-racers for 35 laps of action at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. New Hampshire is a 1.058-mile flat oval with banking ranging from two to seven degrees in the turns. Since opening its … Read the Rest »

A Team of One

February 17th, 2014 by

With the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series set to get underway later this week, iRacingNews is introducing the first in a regular series of articles by Eric Isenbeck designed to help those many iRacers who are not part of multi-driver teams develop set-ups for the Gen 6 Chevy SSs and Ford Fusions they’ll be racing in … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors Do Battle at Bathurst

February 17th, 2014 by

Round Two of the iRacing.com Road Warrior Series was held at the daunting Mount Panorama Circuit, a venue in keeping with the series’ title. This week saw the MX-5 Cup cars do battle for 40 minutes around the most intense road course in the world. Bathurst, as the circuit is commonly known, has the steepest … Read the Rest »

Déjà vu at Daytona

February 17th, 2014 by

After flying back on virtual 747s from Twin Ring Motegi, at the old , the iRacing Silver Crown Cup loaded-up in virtual DeLoreans with flux capacitors. After reaching 88 miles per hour, they found themselves on the Daytona surface circa 2007, featuring racing that made for a very 2007-like finish. An unexpected front row saw … Read the Rest »