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The 14 Days of Florida

April 12th, 2012 by

Weeks 7 and 8 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge were spent in Florida, as sim-racers started the second half of their season at two of the most historic venues for road and oval racing in the USA.  The sunshine state is no stranger to multiclass endurance racing, as it hosts a pair famous … Read the Rest »

Under the lights at Daytona

April 11th, 2012 by

The Red Sox Racing League wrapped up its first season of multi-class competition under the lights of the Daytona International Speedway’s road course when eighteen drivers raced in the “Gentleman Jim’s 24 Laps of Daytona” season finale.  In a fitting end to the season, Les Turner and Tommy Rhyne not only earned victories in the … Read the Rest »

Montgomery Wins Under The Lights

April 11th, 2012 by

Week Ten of the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series traveled to the center of the Nascar world, Charlotte, North Carolina. Sim Racers made the trip to run under the lights at the 1.5 mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. Phil Juhring (New Jersey) came enter the week with a huge points lead in the championship and he … Read the Rest »

It's Official

April 10th, 2012 by

Eight of 12 race weekends an official season makes, and the inRacingNews Challenge celebrated Week Eight of 2012 Season One at famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It was a fitting location to celebrate the first official season of the Mazda MX-5 Roadster in the iRNC, which joined the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices in what … Read the Rest »

It’s Official

April 10th, 2012 by

Eight of 12 race weekends an official season makes, and the inRacingNews Challenge celebrated Week Eight of 2012 Season One at famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It was a fitting location to celebrate the first official season of the Mazda MX-5 Roadster in the iRNC, which joined the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices in what … Read the Rest »

iRacing Addiction

April 9th, 2012 by

If the powers-that-be were to base iRacing’s catalogue of road racing cars on the driving history of one driver, they could do far worse than Bruno Junqueira.  Formula One and go-karts, Champ Car and F3000, IndyCar and F3, A1GP and GT . . .   Enter the words “Junqueira Formula Truck” on YouTube and you’ll even … Read the Rest »

The Allen Wrench — Adding the Extras

April 9th, 2012 by

Years ago when I started sim-racing the idea of hooking a steering wheel to a computer and driving a car on the screen was a stretch of the imagination for many.  It was kind of like wearing your favorite cartoon character’s pajamas to bed:  it wasn’t discussed in public or at the family reunion your … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Oscar Sahlin

April 7th, 2012 by

It didn’t take long for Oscar Sahlin to make an impact on iRacing.  The postman from Södertälje, Sweden joined the service in the middle of 2011 Season 1 and, by the time the final checkered flag of Season 3 had fallen, he had bested the likes of Ryan Field and Brian Strodtbeck to claim the … Read the Rest »

The Flawless Floridian

April 6th, 2012 by

The iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series invaded Sonoma, California for the third week of the season at Infineon Raceway. Christian Aranha and David Williams were the center(s) of attention as they went into the week’s online racing action tied for first place on the leader board.  Aranha continued his undefeated sweep this week, … Read the Rest »

Maillard and Gelink Top Barber Premier GRAND-AM

April 6th, 2012 by

The second round of the 2012 Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online championship for digital replicas of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S, headed to Barber Motorsports Park in pursuit of its 2012 sim-racing class champions. The GRAND-AM sanctioned series, closely mirrors its real-life counterpart, with visits to classic … Read the Rest »