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Vote Glenn McGee for Race of Champions!

January 5th, 2017 by David Phillips

  iRacer Glenn McGee has been named one of ten finalists to join IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe on Team ROC Factor North America in Miami on January 21-22 to compete against an elite field of race drivers including Sebastian Vettel, Kyle and Kurt Busch, Tom Kristensen and Juan Pablo Montoya in the 28th annual Race … Read the Rest »

Red Bull’s Helmut Marko is Latest ‘Ask a Pro’

June 15th, 2015 by

Helmut Marko, the mastermind behind Red Bull Racing’s driver development programme, is the latest Online Driving Instructor for SAFEisFAST.com. With Marko at the helm, the Red Bull Junior Team has become one of the most successful driver development programmes ever, producing talents such as Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen to name but a … 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 »

Formula One: History of an American Spectator

March 15th, 2014 by

Formula One is changing, a lot.  The 2014 season is upon us and, like F1 junkies around the world, I’ll be staying up late (or getting up early) to watch the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.  Like a hopeless gambler haunting the Las Vegas casinos at hours when most mammals would be sleeping, F1 has … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Frank Levick IV

December 31st, 2013 by

I am fortunate enough to know a few road pro drivers from past sim-racing experiences and to enjoy the connection we all share through that community. Frank Levick IV is one such person. Levick, who hails from Ellington, Connecticut, is 24 years old and has now been married for two years. He is a huge … Read the Rest »

Stergios, Bernardi Top iRacing.com Grand Prix of Brazil

November 25th, 2013 by

Jake Stergios and Ariel Eduardo Bernardi came out on top of the more than 300 iRacers to participate in last weekend’s iRacing.com Grand Prix of Brazil.  The final event on the 2013 World Tour of iRacing, the Brazilian GP pitted iRacers of all license levels together in their Williams-Toyota FW31s for 71 laps on the … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Grand Prix of Brazil Set for Friday and Saturday

November 19th, 2013 by

The curtain comes down on the 2013 World Tour of iRacing on Friday, November 22 at 8PM Eastern (01:00 GMT Saturday) and Saturday, November 23 at 1PM Eastern (18:00 GMT Saturday) with the iRacing Grand Prix of Brazil. Much like Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and rising star Valtteri Bottas, iRacers of … Read the Rest »

Red Bull F1 Seat a Mixed Blessing – Ask Mark Webber

August 15th, 2013 by

Dysfunctional intra-team rivalries are nothing new to Formula One.   One of F1’s axioms, of course, is the first driver you have to beat is your teammate.  Nobody takes a whole lot of notice when that team is Marussia or Minardi, but when it involves drivers on a front running team things can quickly become a … Read the Rest »

Bonito Captures iRacing All Star Crown

August 6th, 2013 by

Italy’s Enzo Bonito bested iRacing’s top World Championship drivers to capture the inaugural iRacing All Star event on Saturday, edging Andre Boettcher and PJ Stergios for the title.  Bonito opened the day with a dominant win in his McLaren MP4-12C at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, leading from start to finish to best Martin Krönke and pole-sitter … Read the Rest »

Racing Game… And Suddenly It Went Vrooooooom!

July 19th, 2013 by

Editor’s Note:  Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, a German company specializing in the design and production of high fidelity products, recently published a story featuring iRacers Andre Boettcher and Chris Dymond in its annual report.  Dymond competes in the British Porsche Carrera Cup and Boettcher, who drives for My3id Racing, is currently 12th in … Read the Rest »