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NASCAR, iRacing.com Announce Six Year Licensing Extension

February 13th, 2015 by

2015 NASCAR iRacing.com Series Season Kicks Off Weekend of February 22 Bedford, MA (February 13, 2015) – NASCAR and iRacing.com announced today a six year extension of iRacing’s licensing agreement as NASCAR’s exclusive online motorsport racing simulation. The association between the two organizations which began in 2009 will now run through December 2020. “We’re thrilled … Read the Rest »

Cubis Opens New Chapter with Dominating Win

February 12th, 2015 by

After the recent announcement that Beau Cubis has severed ties with Evolution Racing Australia (ERA) the now privateer begins his next chapter on the right foot. Although it is home to one of only two road courses visited each season by their NASCAR Gen6 counterparts, the hillls around Sonoma Raceway echoed with the heavy roar … Read the Rest »

A Step Ahead

February 12th, 2015 by

Ty Majeski has plenty of opportunities to get his 2015 racing season off to a good start; seven in fact.  That’s the number of races he’ll be running in his Super Late Model Ford at New Smyrna Speedway’s World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing, February 13-21. Nor will Majeski be piloting just any SLM … Read the Rest »

The Most Famous Beach in Racing

February 11th, 2015 by

In Daytona Beach, Florida lies one of the most historic sites in racing, Daytona International Speedway. In roughly one week, hundreds of sim racers will take to a digital recreation of this historic track for iRacing.com’s Daytona 500 in the NASCAR iRacing Series – Open and Fixed setups.  Daytona is home to the most prestigious … Read the Rest »

Caudill Takes Kentucky

February 10th, 2015 by

Week Seven of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Kentucky Motor Speedway. Exactly 100 sim-racers took to the track in the “Bluegrass State” throughout a week of sim racing when aero-push, cautions, handling, lapped traffic, pit strategy, pit entrance and exit, pit road penalties and tire wear were just some of … Read the Rest »

Rocco Horvath: The Road to Recovery

February 6th, 2015 by

Over the last half a year I’ve gotten to know Rocco Horvath and his truly remarkable story through iRacing. Recently he answered questions for iRacing News on a range of topics from racing professionally in the US on motorbikes (AMA Pro Super Sport Class), to being on a mission to walk and — ultimately — … Read the Rest »

The Sun that Never Set – Our Win in the 24 Hours of Daytona

February 5th, 2015 by

Look for the brake point… Downshift to 2nd… “That was a 1:48.5, need more of that.” Anyone leaving pit road?  Nope, set up here… Watch that dirt on the outside…Any HPDs behind? Nope… Oops, bad entry…slight understeer…watch the wheelspin… “2nd place hit a 1:48.2, at the line now” Man I hate this corner…tiptoe a little … Read the Rest »

Defined by Competition

February 4th, 2015 by

“Racing is a great mania to which one must sacrifice everything, without reticence, without hesitation.” -Enzo Ferrari space For real-drivers and sim-racers alike, competition is what pushes all of us to the edge. It’s what challenges us to become faster, smoother and more refined as drivers. When one looks back across the broad history of … Read the Rest »

Barr Masters Montreal

February 4th, 2015 by

Week 7 of the iRacing Star Mazda championship took place at the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and, with the likes of Kerry Knowlden and Riku Alatalo absent, it really could have been anyone’s race. The 4.361km circuit had a grueling 18 laps awaiting the 16 drivers who lined-up on the grid. With walls only inches … Read the Rest »

Ishida Victorious in a Clash of the Giants

February 3rd, 2015 by

Week 5 of the iRacing IndyCar series saw the drivers take to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Don’t let the name fool you, this circuit is a definitive IndyCar track, and is currently a staple on the schedule. The man who won the last IndyCar race here was none other than Scott Dixon, who simply … Read the Rest »