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Salminen Closes on Podium; Lotus Stretch Lead

March 26th, 2013 by

For Round Seven of the Lotus Classic Teams Championship the field remained in Belgium, moving from the classic Spa circuit to the confines of Circuit Zolder. Most famous as the venue where the legendary Gilles Villeneuve lost his life, this circuit represents a huge contrast to the week before.  With three tight chicanes and a … Read the Rest »

Lingvist Extends Lead; Lotus Take a Stranglehold

March 11th, 2013 by

Round 4 of the Lotus 79 Classic Teams Championship saw the field visit the perennial favourite, Watkins Glen. This classic race track generally sees a peak in participation but for some reason that didn’t materialize this season, although the participation remained consistent as 17 starts took place over the course of the week. Nicklas Lindqvist … Read the Rest »

Aiming for Number One . . . Again

March 1st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series set to kick-off this Saturday at Spa-Francorchamps in an online race that will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live at 14:00 GMT (9 am).   Hugo Luis will be looking to hit the ground running in a bid to regain the title he lost in 2012. We caught up with … Read the Rest »

Linquvist Storms into CTC Lead

February 15th, 2013 by

From the Kentish Brands Hatch circuit the Classic Team Championship moved across the North Sea to Holland and the classic Zandvoort circuit. Zandvoort represents a much different challenge than the sweeping curves of Week One and up front the lead changed with Nicklas Lingqvist besting Gernot Fritsche into second place. BRM driver, Nilsson, dropped to … Read the Rest »

iRacers Rule in Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout

January 28th, 2013 by

Headed by Andre Gomes, iRacers swept the top three spots in the inaugural Skip Barber Racing School IndyCar Academy Shootout last weekend at Sebring International Raceway.  What’s more, iRacers took eight of the top ten places in the competition, which featured the most promising drivers to attend a three day Skip Barber Racing School in … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Opens the Hatch, Claims V8 Supercar Title

January 28th, 2013 by

The 12th and final round of the 2012 Season4 iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship took the teams to the UK for a visit to historic Brands Hatch. Madison Down’s absence from the final round meant Richard Hamstead would claim his second iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship and join the missing Mr Down in becoming the second sim-racer … Read the Rest »

Ehnström Storms to CTC Crown

January 22nd, 2013 by

Roland  Ehnström stormed to an emphatic overall drivers crown in the 2012 Season 4 Classic Teams Championship series.  The Swedish sim-racer won all but one of his races throughout the season and was a deserving champion as outgoing champion, Gernot Fritsche, struggled to come to terms with the heavily-revised Lotus 79. With a couple of … Read the Rest »

Down Breaks His V8 Drought

January 21st, 2013 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship Presented by Big Pond headed to the Netherlands to tackle Circuit Park Zandvoort, which has a challenging 13 corners.  With this being the penultimate round of the series in 2012 Season One, things where heating up. Justin Ruggier captured pole position with a blistering lap of 1:40.532 … Read the Rest »

Moore Victorious in Ohio

January 16th, 2013 by

Two rounds to go in the 2012 Season 4 iRacing.com Cadillac Cup and the pressure was building.  With Dylan Sharman holding a steady lead in the championship and looking like he would take his third title, the battle for second in the overall championship was heating-up between Nathan Moore, Carlos Reyes Aiguadé and Pavel Okhrimenko. … Read the Rest »

Stanaway Storms To Spa Success

January 15th, 2013 by

Continuing his run towards the 2012 iRacing.com Pro Series Championship title, Richie Stanaway secured his third victory of the series at Spa-Francorchamps, his fourth of the season so far, to extend his advantage in the standings table to 36 points. With the final round of the Pro Series approaching this weekend, the New Zealand based … Read the Rest »