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"B-Dub" Does it at Chicagoland

September 8th, 2011 by

Williamson takes top split, Downs wins week. Racing, like many other sports can have luck run in streaks. Just ask Brandon Williamson. After two horrendous starts during Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS) at Chicagoland, Williamson (known in racing circles as “B-Dub”) got up on the wheel and took the top … Read the Rest »

Hot 'lanta

September 8th, 2011 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway has built its physical world reputation as being fast, slick, and downright tough to get a grip on . . . literally. All the same characteristics transferred over to iRacing’s virtual version of the facility and it showed as only the best of the best were able to make a charge at … Read the Rest »

Hot ‘lanta

September 8th, 2011 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway has built its physical world reputation as being fast, slick, and downright tough to get a grip on . . . literally. All the same characteristics transferred over to iRacing’s virtual version of the facility and it showed as only the best of the best were able to make a charge at … Read the Rest »

Vive la Différence

September 6th, 2011 by

Week 5 brought the iRacing.com Street Stock Series to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time in 2011 Season 3, but this time was a little different. Instead of running the 1.5 mile oval, sim racers tackled the 0.25 legends oval, located on the front stretch. Weekly High Strength of Field Week Five’s high Strength … Read the Rest »

Ferey Fires on All Eight

September 1st, 2011 by

Week Four of the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge sent the sim racers to one of the newest tracks in the iRacing service.  The Okayama International Circuit, located in Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan, is an 11-turn, 2.314-mile “country club” race track.  598 racers attempted to solidify their spots as the best at Okayama, but Raphael Ferey (France) showed … Read the Rest »

Short Track Racing is Alive and Well on iRacing

September 1st, 2011 by

With the recent releases of Suzuka, Iowa Speedway, Okayama and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, iRacing’s short track racers could perhaps be forgiven for feeling slightly slighted.  Not any more.  There’s a veritable bonanza of bull rings in the iRacing pipeline. For openers, Mosport Speedway, traditional site of the season opener to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, … Read the Rest »

Boxing Week

September 1st, 2011 by

Competitors in the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series put their boxing gloves on and did battle Week Four at Bristol Motor Speedway. While some sim racers battled the tricky track more than their competition, others were able to score a knock-out and tally big points at the half-mile oval. With many NASCAR iRacing Series World … Read the Rest »

Marcos Edges Coomans for NVIDIA Cup

September 1st, 2011 by

Coomans takes victory at Okayama Jan Coomans’ run to an NVIDIA Cup championship in 2011 Season 3a came up eight points short but not before a strong run in Week Four at Okayama International Circuit nearly propelled the Benelux sim racer into the top spot in the standings. Coomans topped the weekly standings in Week … Read the Rest »

Király and Gelink – GRAND-AM Premier Series Champions

August 30th, 2011 by

In what turned out to be a victory parade for the pair, András Király and David Gelink secured the Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series crowns in the respective Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S classes, to each walk away with $1000 in prize money, plus some impressive silverware for their efforts. … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Scores Big; Field Takes Over Lead

August 30th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series made its way down south to Braselton, Georgia for Week Four. Top sim racers from all over the world would travel to Lanier National Speedway in their quest for the title. Weekly High Strength of Field This week’s top Stength of Field (SoF) race had a great points payout, awarding … Read the Rest »