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Get to Know: Justin Petschauer

July 22nd, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed Justin Petschauer, a 21 year old from Las Vegas, NV who definitely knows his way around iRacing. A member since October of 2010, Petschauer has competed in 306 oval races and 168 road races, collecting over a dozen victories on both sides of iRacing. So far it has been a record … Read the Rest »

A Win-Win for IndyCar and United SportsCar Racing

July 18th, 2013 by

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away World Drivers Championship (Formula One) and Championship of Makes (sports car) events were scheduled on alternating weekends.  So the likes of Fangio, Hawthorn, Moss, Hill and, later, Rodriguez, Siffert, Ickx, Peterson and Andretti fulfilled their F1 commitments one weekend and raced sports cars the next.  … Read the Rest »

The 14 Days of Florida

April 12th, 2012 by

Weeks 7 and 8 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge were spent in Florida, as sim-racers started the second half of their season at two of the most historic venues for road and oval racing in the USA.  The sunshine state is no stranger to multiclass endurance racing, as it hosts a pair famous … Read the Rest »

iRacing Addiction

April 9th, 2012 by

If the powers-that-be were to base iRacing’s catalogue of road racing cars on the driving history of one driver, they could do far worse than Bruno Junqueira.  Formula One and go-karts, Champ Car and F3000, IndyCar and F3, A1GP and GT . . .   Enter the words “Junqueira Formula Truck” on YouTube and you’ll even … Read the Rest »

Trump Cards

March 12th, 2012 by

What’s the first thing young Jordan Taylor did when Corvette Racing invited him to a test?    Well, the first thing AFTER high-fiving his father Wayne and brother Ricky . . . He played his trump card, making a bee-line to his sim racing rig to begin preparing for this chance of a lifetime using iRacing.com.  … Read the Rest »

Jake Stakes Early GP Series Lead

February 6th, 2012 by

iRacing.com Grand Prix Series off to a exciting start with new faces and updates to Williams-Toyota FW31 The 2012 Season 1 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) kicked-off with some longed for updates as the Williams-Toyota FW-31 was added to the list of cars with the New Tire Model. In addition to the NTM, the car … Read the Rest »

Corvette Racing Tabs iRacer Jordan Taylor

January 12th, 2012 by

iRacer Jordan Taylor will be joining Corvette Racing team to drive the Compuware Corvette C6.R in three long of the world’s classic endurance races in 2012.  Taylor,  20 year old son of renowned sports car champion Wayne Taylor, will join Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook in the 24 Hours … Read the Rest »

And Still More Choices

August 6th, 2010 by

Hot on the heels of my overview of the Class D and C road racing series, I’d like to offer my thoughts on their B and A counterparts.  If none of the previous series is quite your style, hopefully this article will help you find something more to your liking. iRacing GT Challenge 2010 Season … Read the Rest »

Ten Corvettes Win iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring

March 22nd, 2010 by

More than 370 online racers worldwide competed in the iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring on Saturday, piloting their GT1 Corvette C6.Rs around fabled Sebring International Raceway.  Featuring ten races with 37 or 38 competitors apiece, the event was staged between 12 noon and 2 pm eastern time during the period the Speed television network cut-away … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com World Tour Features Daytona 500

February 2nd, 2010 by

Online Racing  Boasts Virtual Version of  NASCAR’s “Great Race” Following enthusiastic participation by nearly a thousand members in the Rolex 2.4 inaugural round of the iRacing.com World Tour 2010, iRacers around the world are prepping for the second event on the calendar, a virtual version of the Daytona 500 that runs the day before the … Read the Rest »