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Masterful Huttu Wins at Motegi

August 13th, 2013 by

Round 12 of the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series brought the virtual Williams-Toyota FW31 Formula 1 cars to Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi complex, where Greger Huttu continued his rich vein of form to extend his lead in the standings. The Finn has 500 points to his name and now leads his closest rival, Hugo … Read the Rest »

2013 iGPS Opener: Well Worth the Wait

August 12th, 2013 by

With 2013 Season Two of the iRacing Grand Prix Series (iGPS) finally water under the bridge, Season Three is now upon us. Now that the top finishers from S2 have achieved their long-awaited promotion, new opportunities present themselves for those awaiting S3 as this is the last chance during 2013 to join the sim racing … Read the Rest »

Conti’s Excellent Road Trip

August 12th, 2013 by

The NASCAR iRacing Series made its 20th stop of the season at Watkins Glen International for the final road race on the calendars. Tyler D Hudson was the points leader coming into the weekend with second place Landon Harrison 920 points back. Lance Gomez Jr was the first guy to grab a pole this week … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Jesse Atchison

August 12th, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed someone who could be considered one of the original iRacers. He joined the iRacing service on June 26, 2008 and has since started 1,129 official oval races, and 172 road races. On the oval side of iRacing, he has 252 career wins and has finished in the top five 67% of … Read the Rest »

Fisher Catches the Big One in Lakeland

August 9th, 2013 by

USA International Raceway was located in Lakeland, Florida – the key word there being “was.” Alas, like all too many tracks the world over, it no longer exists. Luckily for sim-racers, however, iRacing.com scanned and built a digital version of the track before ceased operations.  So, like Australia’s Oran Park, USA International Raceway lives on … Read the Rest »

iRNC Off to “Okay” Start in 2013 S3

August 9th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series opened the 2013 – Season 3 in Japan this week at Okayama “Short,” a track that can be tricky due to hard braking zones and slick racing surface.  After crowning last season’s champions a week ago the three-time Mazda champion is back to defend his title once again while the … Read the Rest »

Judson, Miller Off to Fast IndyCar Starts

August 9th, 2013 by

The new season of Indy Car Oval Racing dawned on the teams as they sped to — and around — Homestead-Miami Speedway for the opening event on the 2013 S3 calendar. The 1.5 mile oval’s varying degrees of banking (18 to 20 degrees) would surely affect the racing throughout the week, with both the Fixed … Read the Rest »

Down Starts New V8 Season In Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Round One of the 2013 S3 iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series and the start of the new season at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (affectionately known as Mosport); with Tatts dominating last season– winning 10 of 12 races — everyone was wondering if anyone can stop their domination. Qualifying offered some hope for the non-Tatts contingent as  … Read the Rest »

Boettcher Wins at Summit Point

August 9th, 2013 by

The first week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race series’ third season took place at Summit Point Raceway. The track is not very well-known in the racing world, as it hasn’t hosted a “major” professional racing series event since a 1984 Trans-Am race. However, the West Virginia circuit is a fixture on the SCCA (Sports … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Opens CTC Defense in Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Gernot Fritsche started the defense of his title in style at Brands Hatch as 110 drivers opened the 2013 S3 CTC and Classic Lotus Grand Prix season at the classic Kent race track. Brands Hatch presented a new opener for the season but this fantastic roller coaster track drew  over a hundred drivers and races … Read the Rest »