All News: Richard Hamstead

Inaugural Gfinity Supercars Eseries Season on iRacing to Kick Off This Week

September 23rd, 2019 by

12 of Australia and New Zealand’s best iRacers will take the wheel on Tuesday as the Gfinity Supercars Eseries makes its debut on iRacing with the first of six events. The championship, which will be broadcast live on Fox Sports in Australia and streamed live on all Supercars and Gfinity AU platforms, begins with a … Read the Rest »

Down Dominates In Canada

April 7th, 2015 by

The second round of the V8 Supercars Online Premier Series saw the drivers head into Canada for the first time at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.  Madison Down started strong topping pre-qualifying times and was looking good heading into the main race on Sunday night. Down took off where he left off in pre-qualifying by grabbing the … Read the Rest »

Ethan Grigg-Gault: V8s Rising Star

February 27th, 2015 by

Through his rise from a mid-pack iRacing.com V8 Supercar driver to now being a future championship contender, he is beginning to make his mark in the world of sim-racing in a remarkably short amount of time. Although we’ve seen many sim-racers work their way up through the ranks to be among the top V8 drivers … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Wins With Last Lap Pass

February 24th, 2015 by

The first round of the V8 Supercars Online Premier Series kicked off on Sunday night at Road America as 117 drivers attempted pre-qualifying with only 82 spots available (40 top split and 42 split 2). Richard Hamstead in his Team Pagnian TTL Falcon stole the show on the last lap with his pass to take … Read the Rest »

Oceanic Sim Racing (OSR) Bathurst 1000 Powered by iRacing.com

November 14th, 2014 by

To some, it’s just a game. To others, it’s as real as it gets without actually having to deal with people like Roland Dane. The Oceanic Sim Racing (OSR) Bathurst 1000 powered by iRacing.com was a monumental step forward in the world of virtual racing. Boasting features such as driver-swaps, a digital replica of the … Read the Rest »

Richard Hamstead: The Making of a Champion

July 25th, 2014 by

Motor racing is a passion which can be difficult to explain to someone who has never experienced it for themselves. The intensity, the excitement, the euphoria; these are the things which drive us towards the next turn and beyond. It’s what sometimes keeps us awake at night and what allows our imagination to relive those … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Wins Season 2 V8SC Championship

July 22nd, 2014 by

The battles were many and oftentimes costly. Still, the warriors eagerly arrived every week wanting more and ready to put it all on the line. Throughout these various tests of skill and stamina, some found triumph while others found only ruin and disappointment. However, after an exciting 12 Weeks of door-to-door sim-racing action from the … Read the Rest »

Championship Hopes Rise for Filsell

July 15th, 2014 by

It’s been a relatively quiet championship season for ANZ Motorsports driver Jarrad Filsell. Although he’s consistently been finishing races in the top-five, he’s yet to come home with a Strength of Field (SoF) race win this season. On a sunny but windy race at Circuit Gilles-Villenueve (AKA Montreal), however, that all changed.  Week 11 of … Read the Rest »

Down Enjoys Some Canadian Victory Bacon

July 7th, 2014 by

In what could be summed-up by many as the best and most exciting race of the season, the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series took to the treacherous bends of the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) for Week 10 of Season 2. With less than a half a second separating the qualifying times of the top 10 … Read the Rest »

The House That Hamstead Built

July 1st, 2014 by

Although it was a gloomy overcast day in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia, that didn’t stop some of the top iRacing.com V8 Supercars drivers from showing up for Week 9 of the 2014 Season 2 Championship battle. With 50 laps to complete on Oran Park Raceway’s slippery surface, the stage was set for an excellent … Read the Rest »