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iRacing Development Update – Dirt, Le Mans, VR and more

June 28th, 2016 by Steve Myers

We Are Building Dragons I have spent a LOT of time in the car and on planes lately traveling to meetings and events for some very exciting developments for iRacing.  I can’t really get into the specifics yet on what these trips are for but during these long drives and flights I have had a lot time … Read the Rest »

Shepherd Takes Outlaw Modified Series Crown

June 28th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

The stage was set for a championship showdown as the Outlaw Modified Series rolled into New Smyrna Speedway for the Temples Construction Services 100.  After hanging on to the points lead for nine races, Donny Moore relinquished the lead to JR Shepherd in Week Ten.  Shepherd thus came into the season finale with a narrow … Read the Rest »

iRacing Drivers Advance to Mazda Friends of MX-5 Training Event: A Chance of a Lifetime for Three Sim Racers

June 23rd, 2016 by

Three of Europe’s top sim racers will have the opportunity of a lifetime July 2-3 when they participate in the Friends of MX-5 Training Event in Barcelona. The trio – Kamil Franczak (Poland), Jeremy Bouteloup (France) and Aday Coba Lopez (Spain) – finished on the podium in the Grand Finale of iRacing.com’s European MX-5 Cup, … Read the Rest »

Johnston Tames Tire Wear and Atlanta Gremlins With a Peach State Win

June 23rd, 2016 by Corey Davis

The last time the ITSR Power Series raced at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Tim Johnston led the most laps but pancaked the Turn-4 wall while racing for the lead with 12 laps remaining. More than a year-and-a-half later, Johnston returned to Atlanta determined to reverse his luck at the track. While he topped the speed … Read the Rest »

Shepherd Finds Victory Lane at Lanier

June 22nd, 2016 by

The Bootleg Racing League Outlaw Modified Series was set to do battle in Georgia as the sim racers pulled into Lanier National Speedway on Saturday night.  With two races remaining, Donny Moore held a five point advantage over JR Shepherd in the standings.  The Outlaw Modified championship hung in the balance as the cars rolled … Read the Rest »

CART Retro Series 150 Brings Lionheart to Japan

June 21st, 2016 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series Presented by First Medical Equipment departs North America for the first time this season with a stop at the virtual Twin Ring Motegi oval on Wednesday, June 22nd. The CART Retro Series 150 is an appropriate title for the Motegi event because the Honda-owned facility opened in 1998 with a CART-sanctioned … Read the Rest »

Krönke Bolsters Championship Lead with Imola Win

June 21st, 2016 by Rachael Whiteford, Images by Hugo Luis

The iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series arrived at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy for Round Nine of the championship and the first race at the newest circuit on the iRacing service. Martin Krönke entered the weekend on 288 points as the championship leader over Greger Huttu in second on 275 points … Read the Rest »

Temples Breaks Streak at South Boston

June 17th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

The Outlaw Modified Series headed to Round 9 at South Boston Speedway with eight different winners in eight races.  Coming off his first win the week before at Thompson Speedway, point leader Donny Moore looked to be the first two-time winner of the campaign. Series fast-guy Phillip Temples took advantage of his pole position start … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pros Get a Head Start at 24 Hours of Le Mans

June 16th, 2016 by David Phillips

Track time.  It’s key to any race driver’s fortunes, whether you’re talking stock cars or sports cars, Formula One or IndyCar, drag racing or rallying.  The more familiar a driver is with the track he or she is racing on, the better the odds of success. But what’s a driver to do when the track … Read the Rest »

From Back to Front, Kelley’s Michigan Comeback Opens Power Series Season 12

June 16th, 2016 by Corey Davis

Five months ago, the ITSR Power Series arrived at iRacing’s laser-scanned replica of Michigan International Speedway to begin its eleventh season. In that mid-winter race, the weather was cool and the cars’ high downforce package kept them practically glued to the track. Oh, what a difference a season makes! After 17 races to decide the … Read the Rest »