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New Season, New Hopes

February 7th, 2013 by

A new year means a new season for the stars and cars of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series.  With a new season comes new hope of a championship for every sim-racer that gets behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Impala Class B car.  While some new faces made the trip to the Homestead-Miami Speedway … Read the Rest »

Down Puts the Hammer Down

February 6th, 2013 by

Round One of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship took the teams and drivers into the UK and Oulton Park. Richard Hamstead was now the driver to beat when he claimed his second championship, edging out Madison Down and Justin Ruggier for the 2012 S4 crown. Down would top qualifying with a blistering 1:35.772 while Hamstead … Read the Rest »

Shedlick, Kiss Top 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 29th, 2013 by

Jim Shedlick and Norbi Kiss came out on top of the nearly 2000 iRacers competing in last weekend’s 2.4 Hours of Daytona, aka Round Two of the 2013 World Tour of iRacing. Like the Rolex 24 at Daytona itself, the 2.4 Hours of Daytona was not without its challenges (click here for more on that … Read the Rest »

Roar Before the 2.4

January 21st, 2013 by

The 2013 World Tour of iRacing got off to a roaring start with the Roar Before the 2.4. The mixed class online races on Friday and Saturday featured the Ford Mustang FR500S, Volkswagen Jetta TDi and Mazda MX-5 Cup on the Daytona International Speedway road course, with more than 1300 iRacers participating in the event. … Read the Rest »

Heads of the Class

January 15th, 2013 by

Week Eleven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series took the cars and stars of the series to the two mile oval in the Irish Hills of Michigan: Michigan International Speedway.  Known for its long  green flag runs, Michigan allows drivers to test the tires and see who can control their race car for a … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe Strikes at Mid-Ohio

January 11th, 2013 by

Week Ten brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, located in Lexington, Ohio, USA.  The tricky 13 turn, 2.25 mile (3.62 km) circuit attracted sim-racers from across the globe, with 866 drivers competing in a race, 397 turning a qualifying lap, and 168 completing a time trial.  This high race participation … Read the Rest »

2012 World Cup Tourney Set for Saturday

January 10th, 2013 by

The field for Saturday’s 2012 World Cup of iRacing Tournament is set, with 21 clubs having qualified for the event in three separate qualifying rounds in July, October and January.  Last weekend saw Italia, Central-Eastern Europe, Eastern Canada, Mid-South, Scandinavia, New Jersey and Western Canada race their ways into the Tournament, joining previous qualifiers Brasil, … Read the Rest »

Vaughn Rocks Zolder

December 18th, 2012 by

Week Seven brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Circuit-Zolder.  Located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, the ten turn 2.492 mile (4.011 km) circuit includes a few sweeping and fast turns broken apart by three tight chicanes and a hairpin. The layout is loved by some and hated by others but, the love/hate relationship resulted in 663 … Read the Rest »

Ehnström and Wedin Pile on the Pressure

December 17th, 2012 by

Surtees streak into Aurora lead A missed week for Henri Salminen, solid points for Gernot Frische and another excellent score for Aurora’s Jan Wedin were amongst the highlights of another exciting week’s racing in the Classic Teams Championship. The Dutch dunes of Zandvoort played host to the mid-point round of the championship and, as is … Read the Rest »

Ehnström Takes Control of CTC Drivers Championship

December 6th, 2012 by

With a staggering score of 305 points, Roland Ehnström placed one hand firmly on the Classic Teams Championship during a chaotic week on sim-racing at Sonoma Raceway. This tricky track with several blind corners challenges all drivers, and the high speed approach to Turn 2 claimed more than its share of victims during the week’s … Read the Rest »