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Lidqvist Storms to CTC Drivers Title; Lotus Tops Constructors
April 26th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
A quiet final week at Oran Park didn’t dampen the fact that — once again, the Classic Teams Championship provided an excellent and exciting player-led addition to the official iRacing.com Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series. For the second season in a row, multiple-champion Gernot Fritsche had to play second fiddle to a superb newcomer to … Read the Rest »
SARA vs CARS All-Star Invitational Slated for May 19
April 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The Sim Auto Racing Association and Can-Am Racing Series, two sim-racing leagues on the iRacing service, announced this week a special league vs league event scheduled for May 19th. The SARA vs CARS All-Star Invitational race will feature each league’s top 12 Late Model drivers competing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for what has become … Read the Rest »
iRNC 2013 Season 1 Championships Decided at Laguna Seca
April 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The inRacingNews Challenge Series finished 2013 Season 1 at Mazda Laguna Seca in Week 12. Laguna regulars can attest that this slick track is especially challenging at the left hand kink into “Rahal Straight.” This is the second time the multi-class series has visited Laguna Seca in Season 1. The 14 laps of online racing … Read the Rest »
Finland Start World Cup Defence in Style
April 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Finland opened their defence of the World Cup of iRacing in style by scoring top points ahead of 2012 finalists Brasil. Last weekend all 35 clubs took to the tracks in the first of four qualifying events for the 2013 tournament and from there the finals. The 2013 championship is being run on broadly the … Read the Rest »
ESM Wins Long Beach…with a little help from iRacing
April 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
It’s no small challenge for Extreme Speed Motorsports to transition to HPD prototypes after campaigning GT Ferraris the past couple of seasons in the American Le Mans Series. But, with a little help from their friends at iRacing, the Florida-based team finished an impressive one-two in last weekend’s Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at … Read the Rest »
Down’s Half-Dozen
April 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Round 12 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Japan for the season finale, with teams tackling a new layout at Suzuka International Racing Course. The drivers took-on the challenge of the “Moto Course” which, compared to the GP circuit, features one additional chicane as well as a different chicane at the end of … Read the Rest »
Mustangs Rock Road Atlanta
April 24th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The final week of the iRacing.com Mustang Cup series featured the heart pounding elevation changes and tricky curves at Road Atlanta, producing thrilling victories and agonizing losses even for the top contenders. The top Mustang FR500S driver for week was Sean Maher who claimed six wins and five runner-up finishes in 11 races. Maher often … Read the Rest »
Another Visit to Belgium
April 23rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Season One of 2013 is coming to a close. That means championship implications will play a role in every series’ points standings. The iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup points have been tight throughout the season in all three classes and it may be even tighter during Week 11. iRacing made sure to incorporate tracks into the … Read the Rest »
Goke Delivers at Michigan
April 22nd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The last 30 laps of the 2013 ISOWC Michigan 400 lived up to reputation, by delivering it all. Excitement, confusion, drama, and high emotions. Who could expect less from the track where over the two years previous, no driver could be certain of their finishing position until the last corner of the last lap? The … Read the Rest »
Martti and Tero’s Excellent Adventure
April 22nd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
On the morning of 19th April I jumped in my car, and headed towards Salo to pick-up Tero for our small road trip towards Kankaanpää, Finland. After few hours of driving, we finally arrived to the Foracer factory, and got to meet the people behind the motion simulators: Janika Vanhatalo, Jukka Leskinen and Joni Leskinen. … Read the Rest »