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Holgate Dominant in Homestead

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Homestead-Miami Speedway. A grand total of 144 sim-racers participated in online races throughout a week where aero-push, cautions, handling, and pit strategy were the dominant storylines. Tim Holgate (Ohio) started on pole with Daniel Olszewski (Ohio) starting on his outside. … Read the Rest »

A Close Shave at Barber

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s third season of 2014 descended on Barber Motorsports Park for a 15 lap race and a grid on the smaller side, with just under two dozen sim-racers participating.  In qualifying championship leader Sebastian Job took pole position, certainly eager to perform well after the disappointment of Okayama … Read the Rest »

Team THM Tries Harder in Oak Tree 45

September 12th, 2014 by

The competitors’ engines have barely cooled, and Troy Harder’s hard-earned GT Battle Championship trophy hasn’t even collected its first layer of dust since the last checkered flag waved at Watkins Glen last month, and yet it is already time to wave the green flag on another exciting season of Red Sox Racing League action. While … Read the Rest »

Epic Okayama

September 12th, 2014 by

Recent history has shown Japan’s Okayama International Circuit to be a thrilling venue for the UK&I Skip Barber League, with no shortage of dramas and masterful sim-racing.  So with just 14 laps separating the grid of over 30 F2000s from green lights to checkered flag, not even pole position could guarantee a good result.  That … Read the Rest »

Aston Martin Coming to iRacing

September 11th, 2014 by

iRacing today announced plans to add four Aston Martin Racing cars to its lineup of digital race cars. iRacing will create a virtual version of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 that will compete next weekend in the iRacing.com Nürburgring 1000 Blancpain Sprint Series event, as well as other Aston Martin Racing cars including the Le … Read the Rest »

Bonito Has Another

September 11th, 2014 by

Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is known for its many different traits and characteristics. “Simple” and “forgiving” are not among them, however. Indeed, VIR is renowned as one of the most demanding and unforgiving road courses on the iRacing service; so much so that this writer has begun to firmly believe the track actually scares people. … Read the Rest »

Okaya-Mamma Mia!

September 10th, 2014 by

Round Five of the Skip Barber 2K Cup ventured to Okayama for a 23 lap race and one mandatory pit stop, as per usual.  Simon Hulbert took pole position for the first time this season after posting a lap of 1:45.733, only four hundredths faster than Vinicius Rocha in second.  Ricardo Ferreira looked to build … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Cruises to Dominant Richmond Victory

September 10th, 2014 by

With his hopes for a NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com championship fading in the past couple of races, Nick Ottinger showed he is not out of the fight yet with a dominating performance at Richmond International Raceway. Starting fourth, Ottinger wasted no time moving to the lead, then paced the field for 153 … Read the Rest »

Track Preview: Richmond International Raceway

September 9th, 2014 by

Next up on the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series schedule is Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County outside of Richmond, Virginia. Michael Conti leads Ray Alfalla by 25 points, and Nick Ottinger by 35 points in the series standings heading to “America’s Premier Short Track.” Let’s take a closer look at the track and see what … Read the Rest »

A Billion Laps . . . and Counting!

September 9th, 2014 by

iRacing has reached – and breached – the billion lap mark. The milestone came on Friday evening when Pebst Augusta (Scandinavia) crossed the start-finish line at Homestead-Miami Speedway in his Dallara DW12 to record the billionth lap run in an official iRacing session.  He will receive $500 in iRacing credits for turning that historic lap. … Read the Rest »