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Conti’s Excellent Road Trip

August 12th, 2013 by

The NASCAR iRacing Series made its 20th stop of the season at Watkins Glen International for the final road race on the calendars. Tyler D Hudson was the points leader coming into the weekend with second place Landon Harrison 920 points back. Lance Gomez Jr was the first guy to grab a pole this week … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Jesse Atchison

August 12th, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed someone who could be considered one of the original iRacers. He joined the iRacing service on June 26, 2008 and has since started 1,129 official oval races, and 172 road races. On the oval side of iRacing, he has 252 career wins and has finished in the top five 67% of … Read the Rest »

Fisher Catches the Big One in Lakeland

August 9th, 2013 by

USA International Raceway was located in Lakeland, Florida – the key word there being “was.” Alas, like all too many tracks the world over, it no longer exists. Luckily for sim-racers, however, iRacing.com scanned and built a digital version of the track before ceased operations.  So, like Australia’s Oran Park, USA International Raceway lives on … Read the Rest »

iRNC Off to “Okay” Start in 2013 S3

August 9th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series opened the 2013 – Season 3 in Japan this week at Okayama “Short,” a track that can be tricky due to hard braking zones and slick racing surface.  After crowning last season’s champions a week ago the three-time Mazda champion is back to defend his title once again while the … Read the Rest »

Judson, Miller Off to Fast IndyCar Starts

August 9th, 2013 by

The new season of Indy Car Oval Racing dawned on the teams as they sped to — and around — Homestead-Miami Speedway for the opening event on the 2013 S3 calendar. The 1.5 mile oval’s varying degrees of banking (18 to 20 degrees) would surely affect the racing throughout the week, with both the Fixed … Read the Rest »

Down Starts New V8 Season In Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Round One of the 2013 S3 iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series and the start of the new season at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (affectionately known as Mosport); with Tatts dominating last season– winning 10 of 12 races — everyone was wondering if anyone can stop their domination. Qualifying offered some hope for the non-Tatts contingent as  … Read the Rest »

Boettcher Wins at Summit Point

August 9th, 2013 by

The first week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race series’ third season took place at Summit Point Raceway. The track is not very well-known in the racing world, as it hasn’t hosted a “major” professional racing series event since a 1984 Trans-Am race. However, the West Virginia circuit is a fixture on the SCCA (Sports … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Opens CTC Defense in Style

August 9th, 2013 by

Gernot Fritsche started the defense of his title in style at Brands Hatch as 110 drivers opened the 2013 S3 CTC and Classic Lotus Grand Prix season at the classic Kent race track. Brands Hatch presented a new opener for the season but this fantastic roller coaster track drew  over a hundred drivers and races … Read the Rest »

Radicals’ Record First Round Turn-Out

August 7th, 2013 by

iRacing.com’s revised Radical Racing Challenge shattered all previous attendance records as nearly 400 drivers took the plunge and enjoyed 50+ online races around the classic Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (aka Mosport) race track in their Radical SR8s. More than 10% of the 399 drivers scored wins during the week, with 10 of the 41 race … Read the Rest »

Conti Returns to NHMS Victory Lane

August 7th, 2013 by

Michael Conti scored his second victory of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship season, taking the checkered flag at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the site of his first career victory in the series one year ago. Although he faces some stiff competition early in the online race from Ray Alfalla, Conti clearly had the … Read the Rest »