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A Win-Win-Win Proposition

January 22nd, 2013 by

You might think sim-racing and golf share little in common.  One focuses on driving virtual race cars around virtual race tracks in competition with real people around the world . . . all from the relative comfort of their offices, game rooms or dens.  The other consists of hitting (and chasing) a tiny ball around … Read the Rest »

Ehnström Storms to CTC Crown

January 22nd, 2013 by

Roland  Ehnström stormed to an emphatic overall drivers crown in the 2012 Season 4 Classic Teams Championship series.  The Swedish sim-racer won all but one of his races throughout the season and was a deserving champion as outgoing champion, Gernot Fritsche, struggled to come to terms with the heavily-revised Lotus 79. With a couple of … Read the Rest »

World Tour of iRacing Round 2: Daytona 2.4

January 22nd, 2013 by

The 2013 World Tour of iRacing continues this weekend with the Daytona 2.4.  As with all events on the World Tour, iRacers will have two chances to compete, with one online race on Friday, January 25 at 9 PM Eastern (02:00 GMT Saturday, January 26) and a second on Saturday, January 26 at 1 PM … Read the Rest »

Down Breaks His V8 Drought

January 21st, 2013 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship Presented by Big Pond headed to the Netherlands to tackle Circuit Park Zandvoort, which has a challenging 13 corners.  With this being the penultimate round of the series in 2012 Season One, things where heating up. Justin Ruggier captured pole position with a blistering lap of 1:40.532 … Read the Rest »

Finland Wins 2012 World Cup of iRacing

January 21st, 2013 by

Finland broke DE-AT-CH’s stranglehold on the World Cup of iRacing, dethroning the only champions the competition has ever known with impressive performances at Road America and Texas Motor Speedway in Saturday’s 2012 World Cup of iRacing Finals.  Further emphasizing the depth of competition, Brasil finished runner-up in the online racing event with DE-AT-CH taking third … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Nick Del Campo

January 21st, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed a driver who is no stranger to painting cars on iRacing.com. Along with racing the cars on iRacing, he also paints them. As the owner of N.D.D (Nick Del Campo Designs), he paints cars on iRacing as well as real world racecars. Many people know him for the signature lime green … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Kevin Gries

January 18th, 2013 by

When Kevin Gries says his favorite iRacing car is “definitely” a Corvette C6.R believe him.  Officially-speaking, he hasn’t run a race, a time trial or even practiced in anything besides a ‘Vette since a mid-November run in a Class A Impala at Homestead.  Since then it’s been a steady diet of Corvette and the iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Moore Victorious in Ohio

January 16th, 2013 by

Two rounds to go in the 2012 Season 4 iRacing.com Cadillac Cup and the pressure was building.  With Dylan Sharman holding a steady lead in the championship and looking like he would take his third title, the battle for second in the overall championship was heating-up between Nathan Moore, Carlos Reyes Aiguadé and Pavel Okhrimenko. … Read the Rest »

Binder Miles Ahead at Milwaukee

January 16th, 2013 by

By being the oldest operating motorsport facility in the world, The Milwaukee Mile has its fair share of history with USAC and sprint cars. It’s only fair, then, that the iRacing Sprint Car Series devotes a week in their schedule to this historic track. Featuring long straights and flat, tricky turns, “The Mile” isn’t for everyone, especially … Read the Rest »

Schmidt Wins Charlotte as Laughton Clenches NiPS Title

January 16th, 2013 by

Brandon Schmidt capped off the 2012-13 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series season with an impressive victory under the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Schmidt led 117 laps of the 200 lap, 300 mile season finale and was clearly the class of the field. The win also locked Schmidt into the upcoming NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship … Read the Rest »