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iRacing’s New Website Launch

November 26th, 2012 by

iRacing.com is excited to announce our new website! In the coming weeks, we’ll be releasing some additional content and features for the site, but we can’t wait to show you the new look! We’ve updated the site to be simpler, easier to use, and updated for the times. The new website is also easier to access … Read the Rest »

Michael Self's PIR Blog

November 21st, 2012 by

Every race I compete in is different, which is ironic because when I made the switch from road racing to ovals everyone gave me a hard time saying that I was just going to be driving the same circle week after week.  But for those who said this, I can’t tell them how wrong they … Read the Rest »

Brooks Dampens Hudson's Fire

November 20th, 2012 by

Tyler D Hudson has set fire to the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series so far this season.  As the series headed to the Homestead-Miami Speedway in southern Florida, Hudson looked to continue his dominance and widen the gap to second place in the overall point’s standings.  In total, 773 sim racers took the green flag … Read the Rest »

Daley Keeps on Truckin'

November 19th, 2012 by

Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) took 1,562 online racers into Arizona for a visit to the Phoenix International Raceway.  Stacked up against a large number of racers, it proved to be no challenge to Byron Daley (New York) as he took home the most championship points for the week. … Read the Rest »

McLaughlin's Hat-trick at the Glen

November 15th, 2012 by

Round 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship presented by BigPond headed to one of the most popular tracks on the calendar, Watkins Glen Cup.  The home of the US Grand Prix from 1961-80 would be the venue for the second week on the calendar for a 35 lap contest that would present the sim … Read the Rest »

A Beginner's Guide to the Art of (i)Racing

November 15th, 2012 by

So you’ve always wanted to be a racing driver, you’ve decided to turn your back on arcade games and concentrate on one of the most inexpensive forms of full-on motorsport: iRacing.com.  But you’ve never raced against other sim-racers before. The question running around your head, therefore, is just when should you actually line-up on a … Read the Rest »

Riku's Big Debut

November 13th, 2012 by

Riku Alatalo’s 16th Street Racing League debut ended with an exclamation point, as the road course ace from Finland followed up a Transfer Race win by leading flag-to-flag in a walk-off performance at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Alatalo lapped all of the online race’s 38 entrants except podium finishers Yang Ou (2nd) and Tim Holgate … Read the Rest »

Tricky Triangle Child's Play for Traino

October 15th, 2012 by

The tricky triangle better known as Pocono Raceway hasn’t seen the real Indy Cars race there since 1989, though it will be re-introduced to the IZOD Indycar schedule in 2013.  With its unique design, each turn is modeled after turns at three different tracks.  Turn One has 14 degrees of banking and was modeled after … Read the Rest »

NiCAS Points Battle Tightens In 'Dega

October 12th, 2012 by

It is always an adventure when the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) rolls into Talladega, Alabama for seventy laps of drafting, and Week Ten of the tour lived up to expectations. With the championship hanging in the balance, as well as a coveted spot in the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS), the stakes … Read the Rest »

Joey Brown Conquers 'Monster Mile'

October 5th, 2012 by

Dover International Speedway is always a favorite among iRacing.com members, and it was the site of Week Nine of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season. Now past the two-thirds mark in the season, Dover was vital for anyone trying to make a late push into the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS). Now … Read the Rest »