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Super Late Model is . . . Super

January 29th, 2014 by

On Monday, iRacing released a new build that included what is possibly the greatest car they have ever developed. The Super Late Model has been long anticipated and it seems to be so popular that the service had to go into maintenance mode multiple times over the past 36 hours. But enough about that . … Read the Rest »

When One Millisecond is Too Long

January 28th, 2014 by

It had been 13 weeks since the inaugural SpecRacer Ford Big Grid race. As a commentator for the Global SimRacing Channel, I had watched and participated in plenty of online races since then. However, once I heard of plans for a second rendition of the race at Road America, I instantly circled the day on … Read the Rest »

PRL: Precisely What a League Should Be

January 28th, 2014 by

At last count iRacing boasts an impressive 700+ leagues for sim-racers to join.  One such league is the Precision Racing League.  While PRL is on the smaller side compared to others, each member is a dedicated and clean online racer who wants only to taste the thrill of pure racing with like-minded individuals.  With almost … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors Off and Running at 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 27th, 2014 by

The inaugural round of the iRacing.com Road Warrior Series was held at the Daytona International Speedway under the lights for a two hour and 24 minute endurance challenge. Across the four race time slots there were 67 splits with 2,024 drivers participating. Of those drivers 1445 scored their best points in the RUF RT-12 Track, … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Chad Laughton

January 27th, 2014 by

North Carolina’s Chad Laughton may be a pro, literally, at getting around the tracks on iRacing, but he is still relatively new to the sim. He will celebrate his two year anniversary on April 17.  For nearly two years, Laughton has been tearing-up the virtual tracks of iRacing, scoring 138 wins in 372 starts on … Read the Rest »

Overland, Uusi-Jaakola Top Pro Series

January 27th, 2014 by

Chris Overland and Aleksi Uusi-Jaakola took somewhat different paths in the recently concluded iRacing Pro Series, but both arrived at their destinations: iRacing Pro Series champions trophies, $300 in iRacing credits . . . and berths in the 2014 iRacing World Drivers Championships. Overland was the soul of consistency in the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series, … Read the Rest »

Marlon J. McMullen Claims V8 Supercars Americas Championship

January 27th, 2014 by

With the year coming to an exciting close, the V8 Supercars  Americas league saw Marlon J. McMullen claim the 2013 Season 4 V8 Supercars Americas Championship with a 169 point margin. Concluding the season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, there were two celebrations going on as victory at the final race was claimed by Chad Chastain … Read the Rest »

Design & Build Your Own Sim-Rig

January 27th, 2014 by

In the weeks ahead iRacingNews will carry a series of stories by iRacer Ben Nile on the design and construction of your own sim-rig.  The first installment focuses on some of the preliminary steps, not least of which is deciding where the sim-rig will be located and the materials to used in its construction -Ed. … Read the Rest »

iRacers at the Rolex 24

January 25th, 2014 by

A Little White Lie From cars in every class in the field (Daytona Prototype, Prototype Challenge, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona) to displays in the manufacturers’ midway and, of course, along the spectator fences and in the grandstands, iRacing and iRacing are represented in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Thanks to the magic of … Read the Rest »

Resurgent Mustang Challenge Features 12 Weeks of Most-Requested Tracks in Season 1

January 25th, 2014 by

After seeing significant growth in participation in the final season of 2013, the iRacing.com Mustang Challenge has released a Season 1 schedule for 2014 comprised of the tracks most requested by series participants.  Series regular John King polled drivers on the tracks they most wanted to see in the 2014 schedule and his efforts were … Read the Rest »