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Red Sox da Matta 30 at Road Am

May 24th, 2014 by

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – Heading into the second week of the young season, the question on a lot of minds in the paddock and in the stands was what to run? With BMW Z4 drivers making a strong showing, but RUF inhabitants taking the top two steps on the podium, cases could be made for … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Moss Corner 30

May 24th, 2014 by

BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA – When the checkered flags waved to end the Gentleman Jim 24 Laps of Daytona at Daytona International Speedway in March, it not only brought a close to the race, but a grueling, 12-week season for Red Sox Racing League’s RUF Track Challenge as well. Troy Harder took home top honors for … Read the Rest »

A New Season Starts for Brazilian Leagues

May 23rd, 2014 by

Two weeks ago, after a short break, Brazilian leagues started their new season of races for this year. Two of them are iRacing Brasil and Brasil Lemans Series, which I have been covering for iRacing News since the first season of this year. Both leagues follow the official iRacing calendar for their series and, this … Read the Rest »

Laguna Seca + Power – Downforce = Win

May 22nd, 2014 by

Thirteen sim-racers lined up on the grid at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in their Lotus 49s for a 2834 SOF race.  The top three qualifiers (Michel Dudognon, Mick Claridge, and Jason Shadd) all posted times in the low 1:24s and were separated by less than a quarter of a second.  Behind them came another set … Read the Rest »

Lights Shine on Laughton at Charlotte

May 22nd, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a home town throw-down in NASCAR’s backyard. While the race track hosts the longest event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the Coca-Cola 600, the Class C Fixed Series would pack all that excitement into 35 laps of sim-racing. Nicholas Goertzen … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Dallara DW12 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

May 21st, 2014 by

This week I had the unique pleasure and opportunity of sitting down with iRacing.com’s Eric Hudec.  First, let me just say, Eric is one of the most accommodating people I have ever interviewed. He took time out of his work day to sit down with me for an hour and a half and describe every … Read the Rest »

Sansone Cruises to Victory at LOR

May 21st, 2014 by

The iRacing Silver Crown Cup stopped at the newly-released Lucas Oil Raceway last Thursday for a dramatic 100 lap sim-race. Featuring over 40 laps of caution, it seemed that the iRacing FIRST Safety Car might well take the checkered flag. Still, after leading a commanding 54 laps, it was certain that it was Vinnie Sansone’s … Read the Rest »

Hansen’s Charlotte Breakthrough

May 21st, 2014 by

Scores First NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Win Danny Hansen survived a marathon race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last night and earned his first career victory in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing. After running at the front for much of the evening, Hansen took advantage of slip-ups by other front runners and delivered … Read the Rest »

GT3 Challenge Debuts at CoTA

May 20th, 2014 by

In its debut event with the series, the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge concluded a week of twists, turns and high speeds at the brand new Circuit of the Americas located in Austin, TX. The 3.4 mile, 20 turn mammoth of a track brought victory to some and anguish to many others. Several drivers failed to grasp … Read the Rest »

Gomez Gallops at Charlotte

May 20th, 2014 by

With two weeks under their belts, the drivers of the NASCAR iRacing Class A Fixed Series brought their Generation-6 Cup cars to the 24-degree banks of Charlotte Motor Speedway for 50 laps of action under the lights. With nearly 900 sim racers attempting at least one race during the week, there were plenty of eager … Read the Rest »