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Ou Closes on IndyCar Premier Series Oval Title at NHMS

August 22nd, 2011 by

Yang Ou took another step towards securing the 2011 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series Oval title at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last week.  Ou scored a dominant — if close – win over Tim Doyle in the top strength of field (2287) event to collect 143 points towards his championship.  Ou started from pole and … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Belgian Grand Prix Set for August 27

August 22nd, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Belgian Grand Prix is set for Spa-Francorchamps on August 27 as the latest round of the iRacing.com World Tour.   The event is free and open to all iRacers and will feature digital versions of the Williams-Toyota FW 31 cars beginning at 17:00 GMT (1 pm EDT). The 44 lap races will feature splits … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Andrea Disarò

August 20th, 2011 by

It should come as no surprise that Andrea Disarò is a big Ferrari fan.  After all, as a resident of the Rho, Italy, he’s almost a next door neighbor to Maranello.  Nor should it be surprising that Spa-Francorchamps is Disarò’s favorite track on the iRacing service.  After all, it would be tough to name another … Read the Rest »

The State of Sim Racing

August 19th, 2011 by

I was cleaning out my office a few days ago and under the mounds of paperwork an old memory was revived.  I found my collection of old racing games and simulators from years ago.  I flipped through the pages of some of the manuals and read the system requirements and kind of chuckled.  Back in … Read the Rest »

Illini Mighty at Michigan

August 18th, 2011 by

Illinois sim racer Brandon Buchberger flexed his muscle during Week Two as he took the overall win in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) at Michigan International Speedway. Over 2000 sim racers took to the track, but it was a win on August 14th that put Buchberger over the top for the victory. Buchberger … Read the Rest »

Guess Who?

August 18th, 2011 by

Week Two of the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge had sim racers from all around the world take a trip to Watkins Glen International for some online racing on one of the most famous circuits in not only the United States, but the world as well.  The 3.4-mile, 12-turn circuit located in up-state New York played host … Read the Rest »

Third Win's a Charm

August 17th, 2011 by

Brad Davies passed JR Motorsports teammate John Gorlinsky for the lead with nine laps to go to win the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) race at Chicagoland Speedway. The 2010 NiSWC runner-up survived a run-in with Josh Parker on pit entry in the closing stages of the race to claim a series-best third win … Read the Rest »

Third Win’s a Charm

August 17th, 2011 by

Brad Davies passed JR Motorsports teammate John Gorlinsky for the lead with nine laps to go to win the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) race at Chicagoland Speedway. The 2010 NiSWC runner-up survived a run-in with Josh Parker on pit entry in the closing stages of the race to claim a series-best third win … Read the Rest »

Hubbell Makes History

August 16th, 2011 by

The second week of the 2011 Season 2 brought the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series to “America’s Hometown Track,” South Boston Speedway. SoBo as many call it is a 4/10 mile long bullring located in southern Virginia. In real life the track hosts a weekly show of NASCAR Late Model Stock Car races that keep … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Dominates the Week; Erlekotte Takes Points Lead

August 16th, 2011 by

Week 2 of the 2011 Season 3 saw the iRacing.com Street Stock Series travel north to Connecticut as sim racers tackled Thompson International Speedway. A familiar name found its way to the top this week as Nick Ottinger (Carolina) made his seasonal debut in the series. It did not take long for the two time … Read the Rest »