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Three for One; Suominen for Two

October 31st, 2011 by

Season 3 was the inaugural season of the reformed GT & Prototype Challenge, which for the first time in iRacing history saw three different classes on the track at the same time. With the start of the season, the newly released HPD ARX-01c (a Le Mans Prototype of the LMP2 class) and the Ford GT … Read the Rest »

Miller, Hazard Celebrate at Homestead

October 28th, 2011 by

While Thomas Hazard won his second consecutive round in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was Ashley Miller who celebrated as the series’ season champion. Miller had been in a season long battle with Thomas D Smith for the championship but it was Miller who was better over the … Read the Rest »

Coomans Doubles his (NVIDIA Cup) Pleasure

October 27th, 2011 by

While Kelvin van der Linde scored his first overall victory of 2011 Season 3c at Okayama International Circuit, it was Jan Coomans who took away his second consecutive championship in the NVIDIA Cup. While this is Coomans’ second straight title, he has finished in the top two spots in the last four seasons, solidifying Coomans … Read the Rest »

Top Dogs at it in GRAND-AM

October 27th, 2011 by

The GRAND-AM Series saw a group of familiar top sim racers take a big chunk of the races in Season 3. In the Daytona Prototype class the races were dominated by Cesc Riu (Iberia), Sebastian Cron (DE-AT-CH), Scott McDonough (California) and eventual series champion Zach Rupcic (Midwest).  All long-time series regulars, they combined for 54 … Read the Rest »

Ottinger's Class A Title

October 26th, 2011 by

With Week 12 at Talladega now in the books, Nick Ottinger can officially uncork the champagne bottle and celebrate his NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series Division One Championship. Ottinger averaged a stellar 314 points a week, dominating the competition in the overall standings. While Ottinger was getting dowsed with champagne, other sim racers were biting … Read the Rest »

Ottinger’s Class A Title

October 26th, 2011 by

With Week 12 at Talladega now in the books, Nick Ottinger can officially uncork the champagne bottle and celebrate his NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series Division One Championship. Ottinger averaged a stellar 314 points a week, dominating the competition in the overall standings. While Ottinger was getting dowsed with champagne, other sim racers were biting … Read the Rest »

Ottinger's Street Stock Three-peat

October 26th, 2011 by

The final week of 2011 Season 3 saw the iRacing.com Street Stock Series travel to Oxford Plains Speedway. Sim racers looked to conquer the small oval located in Maine in order to dethrone two-time defending series champ Nick Ottinger (Carolina). Many tried but none were successful as Ottinger once again claimed the points championship. Weekly … Read the Rest »

Ottinger’s Street Stock Three-peat

October 26th, 2011 by

The final week of 2011 Season 3 saw the iRacing.com Street Stock Series travel to Oxford Plains Speedway. Sim racers looked to conquer the small oval located in Maine in order to dethrone two-time defending series champ Nick Ottinger (Carolina). Many tried but none were successful as Ottinger once again claimed the points championship. Weekly … Read the Rest »

Penzes Siezes Spa; Sahlin Secures TMC Title

October 26th, 2011 by

The final week (Week 12) for 2011 Season 3 in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge presented the sim racers with what most would call the biggest challenge of the season: racing at the 19-turn, 4.35-mile monster of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.  A tick over 300 racers attempted to say they were the one to conquer Spa, but … Read the Rest »

Lisner Lights-up Sebring

October 26th, 2011 by

Week 11 in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge sent the sim racers down to Sebring, Florida for some online racing under the lights at the 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway.  228 drivers attempted to conquer the Florida darkness, but after seven days of competition, Jason Lisner (Virginias) emerged the top point earner for the week. Weekly … Read the Rest »