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Hall Rules Windy City

June 1st, 2011 by

Once again the Nascar iRacing Class A Series blew into the Windy City for another trip to Chicagoland Speedway. Joliet’s 1.5 mile intermediate oval has 18 degrees of banking and challenged competitors to find a perfectly balanced setup, all while having the speed to make their way to the front. Robert Hall continued his impressive … Read the Rest »

Richmond Rumble Goes to Hudson

June 1st, 2011 by

The most recent NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) champion was back to his winning ways in Week Four at Richmond International Raceway. Tyler Hudson was one of a slew of top drivers who capitalized on a major sof race on Tuesday to gain championship points. As seemed to be the case in 2011 Season … Read the Rest »

The Thrill of Victory

May 31st, 2011 by

With the exception of Dan Wheldon (and, possibly, team owners Bryan Herta and Steve Newey), nobody got a bigger thrill at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend than Kieran Brughelli.  If Kieran’s name is not quite as familiar as those of Messrs Wheldon, Herta and Newey, unlike the guys who took a “one-off” ride  to … Read the Rest »

The Indy 15,500

May 31st, 2011 by

It was pretty tough to top the slam-bang finish to the Centennial Edition of the Indianapolis 500 delivered by Dan Wheldon and JR Hildebrand, but nearly 1000 sim racers gave it a go on Saturday in the iRacing.com Indy 500.   Actually there were two iRacing.com Indy 500s (or more than 30, depending on your perspective):  … Read the Rest »

VIPs at iRacing

May 28th, 2011 by

Three of iRacing.com’s more prominent members paid a visit to the company’s Bedford, MA office last week, namely IndyCar drivers Will Power, Simona de Silverstro and Justin Wilson.  The trio was on a whirlwind tour of Boston last following qualifying for the Centennial Edition of the Indianapolis 500. After a press conference in downtown  Boston, … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Joshua Laughton

May 28th, 2011 by

If you tend to think of the name “Tyler D Hudson” when you read the name “Joshua Laughton” there’s a reason.  The twosome battled for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series title in two of the past three seasons.   And don’t look now, but Hudson and Laughton are a familiar one-two in the NASCAR Class … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Indy 500 Field Set

May 26th, 2011 by

The fastest field in the two year history of the iRacing.com Indy 500 is set, with 33 of the world’s best sim racers poised to take the green flag at 12 noon (ET) on Saturday, May 28 for the top split in “The Greatest Spectacle in Sim Racing.” The race will be broadcast on iRacing.com, … Read the Rest »

Mitchell McLeod – TV star

May 25th, 2011 by

You can call Mitchell McLeod a lot of things:  two-time Golden Power kart series champion; nitro-buggy racer; finalist in the Intel GP Masters online racing tournament; champion of the 2011 Season One iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series. Now you can add “television star” to the list.  Maybe that’s overdoing it just a tad, but the 20 … Read the Rest »

Hazard Prevails at Charlotte

May 25th, 2011 by

Thomas Hazard held-off Brian Schoenburg throughout a late, long green flag run to score his second career victory during Tuesday’s NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Hazard took the lead at the three-quarter mark of the race and, while the Schoenburg kept him honest, drove to a convincing win to bolster … Read the Rest »

Kivekäs’ Command Performance

May 23rd, 2011 by

Klaus Kivekäs blasted his way to the front of the 35 car field at the dusty, arid cauldron of online racing known as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to dominate Round Seven of the iRacing World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) and claim his second win of the season. Starting from fourth on the grid, the … Read the Rest »