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Plenty of Passion at Phoenix
February 18th, 2013 by In Racing News
Before the final weeks of 2012 S4, iRacing.com announced that they would be expanding the race times and dates for all series. No longer would iRacing.com series be racing on just a few days a week, but every day, opportunities to participate in official races would be given. The likelihood for newcomers to participate in … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Richie Davidowitz
February 18th, 2013 by DavidP
If you want to talk about an iRacer with talent, and I mean a lot of talent, then you have come to the right place. The iRacer I interviewed for this week’s Get to Know article joined iRacing.com on June 26, 2008 and earned his first win a day later in the Legends car at … Read the Rest »
Moustakas & Humpe Master Darlington
February 16th, 2013 by In Racing News
Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup) is arguably the most difficult week of the season. The series pays a visit to the track too tough to tame in Darlington Raceway for some beating, banging, and undoubtedly, some arguing. Over 400 sim racers took the green flag for at least one … Read the Rest »
iRacer Profile: Lee Ball
February 16th, 2013 by DavidP
It’s common for sim-racers to sing iRacing’s benefits in making the transition from online racing to real world motorsports. In Lee Ball’s case, you could almost say the process has worked in reverse. The McLeansville, NC resident already had plenty of real racing miles under his belt when he joined iRacing in 2012. So you … Read the Rest »
Hamstead Strikes Back At The Park
February 15th, 2013 by DavidP
Round Two of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship presented by Big Pond headed back into Australia, to one of iRacing’s newest tracks — Oran Park. As Madison Down took Round One with Richard Hamstead finishing in second it looked like it might go the same way in Round Two. However, Hamstead’s win in the early … Read the Rest »
Taming the Tricky Triangle
February 15th, 2013 by DavidP
Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed to the “Tricky Triangle” in Long Pond, PA. Drivers would have to tame Pocono Raceway’s three completely different corners to be successful and hope to find their way to Victory Lane following 50 laps of racing around the 2.5 mile tri-oval. In total, 571 sim … Read the Rest »
Linquvist Storms into CTC Lead
February 15th, 2013 by DavidP
From the Kentish Brands Hatch circuit the Classic Team Championship moved across the North Sea to Holland and the classic Zandvoort circuit. Zandvoort represents a much different challenge than the sweeping curves of Week One and up front the lead changed with Nicklas Lingqvist besting Gernot Fritsche into second place. BRM driver, Nilsson, dropped to … Read the Rest »
Ward, Broekman Lead The Way
February 14th, 2013 by DavidP
Week Two brought the GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, where the famous 4.048 mile (6.515 km) circuit hosted 50 minute online races every other hour for sim-racers to enjoy. The Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype saw fewer entries this week, 572 entering a race, 265 placing a qualifying … Read the Rest »
Gomes Returns in Style
February 14th, 2013 by DavidP
Week Two brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Sebring International Raceway. The “modified” 1.97 mile (3.17 km) layout produced many spectacular online races throughout the week. The front and back straight aways which, together, make up almost half of the track’s distance gave following drivers massive “tow” effects from the draft. This made it … Read the Rest »