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Divi's Guide to iRacing Driver Aids

October 3rd, 2011 by

Listed below are some really awesome iRacing assists for “Rookie” drivers like myself who are challenged by the intricacies of racing simulations. I truly wish some of these aids had been available when I started racing the sim in 2006, but now I use them frequently and find they help a lot. I’m listing them … Read the Rest »

Whitten Wins at 'Dega

September 29th, 2011 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com  Class C Series (NiCCS) brought the tailgaters to the unpredictable Talladega SuperSpeedway. Over 2,500 sim racers would take to the track during the week in an attempt to be crowned a super speedway king, but in the end it was Matt Whitten who stood tall over his sim racing … Read the Rest »

Big Weeks 'R Us

September 26th, 2011 by

Big weeks from Kalle Ruokola in Pontiac Solstice and Tim Bone in SpecRacer Ford defined Week Four of the third season of the 2011 inRacingNews Challenge. The sim racers convened at Lime Rock Park for the first of two rounds this season, utilizing the circuit’s full layout. Previously, this event had taken place later in … Read the Rest »

"Grand Slam" Puts Luis in Reach of iNGPS Title

September 26th, 2011 by

In a dominant online racing performance, Hugo Luis powered his way to the chequered flag at the Okayama International Circuit to make it four wins in a row, and further extend his lead in the iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series with just two races remaining. Coupled with his success at Sebring earlier in the season, … Read the Rest »

Madison's Pacific Solution

September 26th, 2011 by

Week 8 of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series by Bigpond Sport turned Japanese, as the V8 sim racers faced off at Okayama International Circuit. The title has hotted up. NFinity Esports’ Mitchell McLeod’s lead had evaporated under the heat from Madison Down’s charge and, to make matters worse for McLeod, he was absent from this … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com to Create Virtual McLaren MP4-12C GT3

September 14th, 2011 by

Bedford, MA (September 14, 2011) – iRacing.com and McLaren Automotive today announced plans to build a virtual version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car.  Based on the groundbreaking McLaren MP4-12C road car, the first production car wholly designed and built by McLaren since the McLaren F1 – the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 marries Formula 1™ … Read the Rest »

"B-Dub" Does it at Chicagoland

September 8th, 2011 by

Williamson takes top split, Downs wins week. Racing, like many other sports can have luck run in streaks. Just ask Brandon Williamson. After two horrendous starts during Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS) at Chicagoland, Williamson (known in racing circles as “B-Dub”) got up on the wheel and took the top … Read the Rest »

Hot 'lanta

September 8th, 2011 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway has built its physical world reputation as being fast, slick, and downright tough to get a grip on . . . literally. All the same characteristics transferred over to iRacing’s virtual version of the facility and it showed as only the best of the best were able to make a charge at … Read the Rest »

Three's Company, 363 is a Crowd

August 29th, 2011 by

Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Jenson Button had plenty of company on the podium at Spa-Francorchamps over the weekend.  Less than 24 hours before 24 Formula One pilotes set off for the 2011 Shell Belgian Grand Prix, more than 363 iRacers took to the challenging 4.35 mile circuit in their virtual Williams-Toyota FW31s for the … Read the Rest »

Thompson Tops Bristol's Best

August 26th, 2011 by

Though the record books will show former NASCAR iRacing.com Class C (NiCCS) champion Tyler Hudson as the winner of the week at the Bristol Motor Speedway, it was Georgia sim racer Justin Thompson who stole the show with an impressive eight wins in eleven races at the half-mile. Thompson scored two wins higher than the … Read the Rest »