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Red Sox Panoz 30 at Road Atlanta

June 23rd, 2013 by

Drama would follow for the #18, though, as a braking system failure would pose a serious threat for the championship leader as he could only use about 75% of the available braking force. The crew spent the rest of the session successfully dismantling and reassembling the mechanism, but without any time to test the system … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Chad Pruitt

June 22nd, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim racing? A:    I started racing on consoles in ‘97 when NASCAR 98 came out. Moved on to PC when NASCAR Racing 4 came out but never raced online until 2008 when I got rFactor. Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    The laser-scanned tracks and being … Read the Rest »

Down Continues Fine Form at The Glen

June 21st, 2013 by

Round 7 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series took the teams to one of the most popular tracks on the calendar: Watkins Glen.  However, this week’s racing saw the drivers take on a different challenge with the “Classic” layout bringing the big back straightaway into play. Qualifying for this week was (once again) led by … Read the Rest »

Mustangs Stampede The Glen

June 21st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Mustang Cup series welcomed the second half of Season 2 with a stampede at the Watkins Glen Cup course as 426 sim-racers competed in 61 races producing 29 different winners.  To put this amazing turn-out in perspective, the usual most popular track in the series (Daytona) was visited in Week 5, attracting 224 … Read the Rest »

Moreira Stutters, Fritsche Surges, Dudognon Leads

June 21st, 2013 by

Over the course of two weeks at Zolder and Mid-Ohio the Classic Teams Lotus 79 series was turned on its head as the fortunes of drivers fighting for the championship fluctuated wildly. As the field arrived at Zolder the championship was bubbling nicely only for it to explode as former champion, Gernot Fritsche destroyed season … Read the Rest »

Mercedes, Pirelli Reprimanded for Tire Test

June 21st, 2013 by

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today penalized Mercedes and Pirelli for their roles in a Formula One tire test conducted in May.  An FIA tribunal reprimanded the German F1 team and Italian tire manufacturer for their conduct and mandated that Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 skip the Young Drivers test at Silverstone July 17-19. The … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ in the USA

June 20th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NiCCF brought nearly 1,400 sim racers to the high banks of Rockingham Speedway for 38 laps of struggle for some and success for others. Depending on whether you struggled or succeeded during the week probably dictated whether you enjoy racing at The Rock. One driver who did have success during the … Read the Rest »

Grillo Grabs Zolder Win

June 20th, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing Skip Barber Series headed to Belgium’s Circuit Zolder. Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Belgian Grand Prix ten times from 1975 to 1982 and 1984 and, later, the DTM in 2002 and a Champ Car World Series round in 2007. The field was set for this week’s 4171 strength … Read the Rest »

Loginov, Dolezal Lead iRNC at Halfway Mark

June 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com inRacing News Challenge mixed-class series has entered the second half of the season in Week Seven visiting Japan’s Okayama International Circuit for its “long” configuration.  The turnout is always popular at this slick 2.34 mile, eleven turn road course and this week was no different. Last week in Solstice a new leader emerged … Read the Rest »

Castro, Crossno Lead IndyCar Ovals

June 20th, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing.com Indy Car Oval racing took us to Wisconsin to battle on the historic Milwaukee Mile a four turn oval with 9.25 degree banking and an appetite for the rubber on your tires. The Milwaukee Mile saw 561 drivers in both the IndyCar Oval Fixed and Open series trying to … Read the Rest »