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Alfalla Comes Up Big

September 19th, 2012 by

Fifth Win Sets-up Exciting Season Finale With the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title in the balance, Ray Alfalla came up big at Chicagoland Speedway, passing Jason Karlavige on the final green flag run to take his series-leading fifth victory.   Alfalla’s win, coupled with a third place finish by rival Michael Conti, puts him … Read the Rest »

Luis Zooms to Zolder Victory as Huttu Nears Second Title

September 18th, 2012 by

In a gruelling 77 laps around iRacing’s latest addition to its growing catalogue of race tracks, Hugo Luis scored his fifth victory of the 2012 season at the beautifully rendered Circuit Zolder.   Despite scoring maximum points, the Brazilian did little to slow Greger Huttu’s inexorable march to the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, a … Read the Rest »

Cadillacs Return to Laguna

September 18th, 2012 by

Round 6 of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup took the drivers to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the second time this season. This challenging 2.2 mile (3.6km) track features 11 turns and the famous Corkscrew. This week we saw 681 sim-racers take to the grid to compete in at least one race, with 210 turning a … Read the Rest »

Saturday International Radical Showdown Week 7

September 17th, 2012 by

Saturday International Radical Showdown (SIRS) is a weekly race run in the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge series using official sessions and points, and includes a mini championship with a cash prize. Started as an initiative to co-ordinate off-peak racing for AUS/NZ racers, plus a strong EU contingent and as many US racers who can attend, … Read the Rest »

Get to Know Matt Stallknecht

September 17th, 2012 by

Before I start, the reason there was no article last week was because I had lost internet connection and did not get it back for a week, hopefully this won’t happen again.  — David This week’s featured iRacing member has accomplished a lot in the four months he has been on iRacing. He has earned … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Dan Garrison, Jr

September 15th, 2012 by

Although Daniel Garrison, Jr is an experienced sim-racer, he still had some things to learn about the sport when he joined iRacing in February.  In fact, he received an accelerated Ph.D. on the Mazda MX-5 at Lime Rock when he attempted to take Turn Five flat-out — and finished atop the guardrail.  In the intervening … Read the Rest »

Tension at Thunder Valley

September 14th, 2012 by

For the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, Week 5 at Lanier Speedway was a week where hardly anyone escaped without racking up incident points. As the drivers packed up to go to Bristol Motor Speedway for Week 6, many were expecting a similar story, and a theoretical collective sigh of relief was still seven days away. … Read the Rest »

Top Teams Show Form as ATS Fades

September 14th, 2012 by

The Classic Teams Championship took a dramatic turn as it approached the half-way phase with Ferrari and Ligier both scoring top points and Williams snapping at their heals as ATS faded. As the field took on the challenge of the Mid-Ohio circuit for Week Five, all eyes were on the top teams as they desperately … Read the Rest »