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iSCS Weeks 8 & 9 Results

October 4th, 2012 by

Editor’s note:  Scott Kelly has taken a well-deserved week “off” from his energetic reporting on the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series.  He’ll be back in the saddle next week but, in the meantime, filed this update on the action at South Boston and New Smyrna. Week 8: South Boston •    63 entries split between four events … Read the Rest »

Ray Alfalla Wins Second Straight NASCAR iRacing.com Title

October 3rd, 2012 by

More than $19,000 in Cash and Prizes to Top Series Finishers Bedford, MA (October 3, 2012) – Ray Alfalla captured his second consecutive NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title last night when he drove to a  fifth place finish in the online racing series’ season finale on iRacing’s digital version of Homestead-Miami Speedway.   The Cape … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »

Are racing simulations closing the gap on the real world?

September 6th, 2012 by

By Bryan Blackford iRacing.com member & NASCAR iRacing World Championship Driver Earlier this year on July 29, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travelled to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to compete in their 20th race of the season.  Every team brings their “latest and greatest” equipment to this event in hopes of capturing a Brickyard 400 … Read the Rest »

Branch and Vanek Win in Hot 'lanta

August 20th, 2012 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted Round Three of the 2012 Season 3 IZOD Indycar Series, with Monday’s online race demonstrating that cerebral skill counst as much as driving talent. 25 starters took the green flag with Joe Branch starting tenth.  He won not so much by having the fastest car, but by saving fuel and having … Read the Rest »

Loss Of Spec Racer Ford Doesn't Take the "Challenge" Out of iRNC

August 18th, 2012 by

Season Three of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge brings a major change to the series: the elimination of the Spec Racer Ford class, which has been spun off into its own series. That leaves only the Pontiac Solstice and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters to contest the 12-race schedule, which begins once again with a trip to Okayama’s … Read the Rest »

CTC Bubbles Nicely Following Hulbert's Shock Departure

August 16th, 2012 by

On the Classic Teams Championship’s arrival at Phillip Island one driver was conspicuous by his absence as Ligier only brought cars to this other side of the world for David Jaques and Gareth Prosser. Shortly afterwards Ligier announced they and Simon Hulbert had mutually decided to go their separate ways, sparking a ‘silly season’ on … Read the Rest »

Conti's Breakthrough Win

August 8th, 2012 by

Michael Conti scored his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, rebounding from tough luck a fortnight ago at Indianapolis.  Always a contender this season, Conti finally put a race together from start to finish, capturing the pole, leading the most laps and coming away with the win. “It’s … Read the Rest »

Huttu's Back in the Box Seat

August 7th, 2012 by

Just when it seemed current iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship title holder Hugo Luis was mustering a comeback, Greger Huttu bagged his seventh win of the season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, to assert his position atop the series standings. With five rounds of the championship remaining, the Finn can now afford to … Read the Rest »

iRacing Tops 35,000 Members

July 23rd, 2012 by

Bedford, MA (July 23, 2012) – iRacing.com, the world’s leading online motorsports service, reached a significant milestone this month when its membership rolls topped the 35,000 mark. The membership includes hundreds of professional race drivers who use the service to stay sharp between races and – like tens of thousands of their fellow iRacers from … Read the Rest »