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Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com Article – Adjusting for Weather Conditions

May 5th, 2016 by Matt Holden

Richmond International Raceway.  It’s a driver’s track, nothing remarkably complicated in terms of how to drive it, it’s not a very intimidating place to look at, yet it always winds up being one of the more challenging race tracks on NASCAR’s schedule.  The high corner entry speeds, coupled with the tighter turn radii of turns … Read the Rest »

Simley Stretches His Fuel to Win in Charlotte

May 5th, 2016 by

Entering the penultimate round of season 11 for the ITSR Power Series, the three drivers contending for the championship had their minds on the standings, as just 13 points separated Mike Kelley, Corey Davis, and Tim Johnston in the standings. Meanwhile, the rest of the 19 sim racers in the field at the Charlotte Motor … Read the Rest »

0 to 200 with iRacer Glenn McGee

May 5th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacer Glenn McGee made an impressive debut last weekend in the 2016 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  McGee, who was awarded a $100,000 scholarship to race in the series as the winner of the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout, qualified ninth fastest out of … Read the Rest »

European MX-5 Cup Round 8 Today!

May 5th, 2016 by David Phillips

Round 8 of the Mazda European MX-5 Cup will be broadcast on iRacing Live and YouTube today at 20:30 GMT (4:30PM ET).  The 25 minute simrace features the new Global MX-5 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The top 20 finishers in the 12 week-long simracing series will be invited to participate in a Final Championship … Read the Rest »

Nuss Leads Them All at Oxford

May 4th, 2016 by Ben Wolfson

Round 4 of the Bootleg Racing League’s Outlaw Modified Series took place at the unique Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, ME.  Oxford Plains is always a challenging layout requiring drivers to keep their cars on the bottom of the track to avoid getting shuffled to the back of the field. Matt Shinoski led Donnie Moore … Read the Rest »

Huttu Wins Watkins Glen iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series

May 4th, 2016 by Jonny Simon

Greger Huttu and Team Redline scored their second win of the 2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series at Watkins Glen International.  If that sounds vaguely familiar it’s because the five time world champion remains undefeated at The Glen, having won every race there since the inaugural season of the championship in 2010. Coanda Simsport’s … Read the Rest »

When Numbers Lie

May 4th, 2016 by Glen Alden

From the looks of the raw numbers, Round 7 of the European MX-5 Cup at Lime Rock Park was a pretty ho-hum affair.  Kamil Franczak started from pole, set fastest lap and led 26 of 26 laps to beat Aday Coba Lopez by 1.166 seconds, an eternity in European MX-5 competition.  What’s more, third place … Read the Rest »

Spotts Tames the Tricky Triangle

May 3rd, 2016 by Todd Steele

Week 7 of the Indycar Combined Series saw the simracers head to “The Tricky Triangle,” also known as Pocono Raceway. Pocono is considered one of the most difficult ovals on iRacing. It has three very distinct corners: Turn 1 is heavily banked and bumpy, Turn 2 is more smooth and can be easily taken flat … Read the Rest »

Shifflett, Hartley Win Xtreme Road Series Championships

May 1st, 2016 by Jeff Jacobs

          A thrilling championship points battle came down to the final race at Road Atlanta, where Robert Hartley claimed the ST class championship in his Mazda MX-5 over defending champion John Allen in the XtremeMotorsports99.com road series on iRacing.com.  Ford Mustang FR500S sim-racer Travis Shifflett added a third-consecutive GS class championship to his trophy case … Read the Rest »

(Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About iRacing’s Dirt Sim Racing Plans

April 29th, 2016 by Nick Neben

On April Fools Day we were all shocked at the news of #DIRTCONFIRMED. Was it real? Was iRacing just playing with our emotions? So we waited and speculated and hoped for an answer. Finally three days later we had the answer, dirt was on its way, and the excitement exploded in the sim-racing community. So … Read the Rest »