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Kusheba Cashes in at Daytona

October 11th, 2012 by

Daytona International Speedway was the site of racing during Week 10 of the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series. A large number of drivers showed up during Week 10 to race under the lights at the famed 2.5 mile super speedway  For the week, 954 drivers attempted at least one race while 300 drivers turned at least … Read the Rest »

Caddy Title Contenders Show Their Hands

October 10th, 2012 by

Round Ten of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup saw the series return to Monterey, California where the drivers and teams tackled fabled Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with its 11 turns and the famous CorkScrew.  540 drivers turned up to do a race this week, with 131 of them also turning a lap in qualifying and 105 … Read the Rest »

Classic Teams Championship Ignites at Oulton Park

October 9th, 2012 by

Ever since its arrival on the iRacing service, Oulton Park has gained a reputation as a popular and exciting track and, in Week Nine of the Classic Teams Championship, this English race track delivered; again. The biggest news of the week was the utter failure of two of the top three, teams causing the CTC … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: E.J. O’Rourke

October 9th, 2012 by

If you’re a NASCAR fan, an Indycar fan, a Grand-Am fan, it doesn’t matter, we all have that driver we cheer for the most. For some, it may be Dale Earnhardt Jr, Will Power, Scott Pruett, or (believe it or not) Kyle Busch, but for the iRacer I interviewed for this week’s article, his favorite … Read the Rest »

Second iRacing Pro Race of Champions Set for December 12

October 9th, 2012 by

Real World Pros Meet in the Virtual World for a Rematch An impressive line-up of the world’s top professional race drivers will square-off in the second annual iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions on Wednesday, December 12.  Drivers who are expected to compete in the online racing event include NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Dale Earnhardt, Jr, … Read the Rest »

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 »