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iRacer Profile: Paul Hesla

October 6th, 2012 by

Paul Hesla is a racer.  Hailing from suburban Chicago’s Tinley Park, how could be not be?  After all, patriarch of one of the most legendary families in racing – Tony Bettenhausen – not only came from Tinley Park, he was nicknamed the “Tinley Park Express.” Hesla, however, counts another Chicago sports icon as his hero: … Read the Rest »

Muggleton Takes Maiden V8 Win in Japan

October 5th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond headed back to Japan for the final time this season, as the teams and sim-racers tackled the 5.8km, 17 turn Suzuka International Racing Course. Qualifying saw Justin Ruggier taking the pole with a 2:05.378 flyer, just ahead of Joshua Muggleton’s 2:05.453. On the second … Read the Rest »

Moore Tops Cadillacs in Canada

October 4th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup headed into Canada to visit Mosport, a challenging 2.45 mile course (3.95km) with 10 turns, making this track the most difficult track on the calendar to pass on. This week saw 428 drivers take part in a race with 155 drivers taking part in a qualifying session. Qualifying … Read the Rest »

Duval Wins; Dusett Struggles

October 3rd, 2012 by

The Monster Mile was the site of racing for Week Nine of the season. Sim racers traveled to Dover International Speedway to take the 1 mile concrete oval. Week Nine is the first week in which drop weeks come into effect. For the week, 517 drivers attempted at least one race while 147 drivers attempted … Read the Rest »

Luis Powers to Motegi Win as Huttu re-Claims Championship Crown

October 3rd, 2012 by

In the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship’s inaugural visit to the digital replica of the Twin-Ring Motegi circuit, Hugo Luis dominated proceedings to grab his sixth win of the 2012 season. Despite mounting the top step of the virtual podium, Luis couldn’t prevent Greger Huttu from reclaiming the championship crown that he ceded to … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Takes Second NiSWC Title

October 3rd, 2012 by

After 17 weeks of tough online racing, Ray Alfalla has won the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title for the second straight season. Alfalla came into Homestead-Miami Speedway with a comfortable 31 point lead over Michael Conti, stayed out of trouble all race and earned a solid fifth place finish which easily secured the title. … Read the Rest »

Norton and Porzuc Take Talladega Wins

October 1st, 2012 by

Talladega.  When it was included on the 2012 Season Three IZOD IndyCar Series schedule, the controversial choice was met with some drivers saying that they would not race that week at that facility. This presented some non-regular top split participants the opportunity to race with the big guns.  However, in spite of those sitting-out the … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Steven R. O’Rourke

October 1st, 2012 by

Foreveralone Motorsports currently has eleven drivers on their team, and earlier last week, I got the chance to talk to the driver who was added to their roster in early September.  This driver may not one of the top drivers on the iRacing service but he is definitely a force to be reckoned with in … Read the Rest »

Down Takes Belgian Win

October 1st, 2012 by

Round Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond went to Belgium’s world famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. With Madison Down taking victory in the last round in Japan the question was whether he could continue on or if Justin Ruggier would climb back to the top step of the podium. In qualifying it … Read the Rest »

Ferrari Falter as Ligier Close-in on Top Spot

October 1st, 2012 by

Sebring marked the point in the Classic Teams Championship where many drivers and teams will have scored eight times and dropped scores will start to become a factor. To date 303 drivers have entered an online race during the season with a whopping 46 of them registering at least a single win with 96 registering … Read the Rest »