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Slipping into Darkness

July 14th, 2011 by

For the tenth week in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge the sim racers from all around the globe took on the 17-turn, 3.7-mile Sebring International Raceway located in Sebring, Florida for some night racing for the first time in series history.  During the week a total of 301 drivers attempted to tame the beast known as … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Comes Back

July 14th, 2011 by

For the second time this season the iRacing.com Street Stock Series made a stop at the Lanier National Speedway for some good short track online racing.  Week Ten was one of the biggest turnouts of the season as over 1000 sim racers did an official race during the seven days of racing but, after all … Read the Rest »

Grigg Owns Oxford

July 13th, 2011 by

For the first time this season the sim racers of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series headed to the Oxford Plains Speedway located in Oxford, Maine for Week Nine in the online racing series.  A total of 747 sim racers took part in the online racing during the week, but Andrew Grigg (Connecticut) was the top … Read the Rest »

The Daytona 518

July 13th, 2011 by

The famed Daytona International Speedway hosted Week 10 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A series, and the World Center of Racing lived up to its name. Five hundred and eighteen sim racers bolted on the restrictor plate and took to the high banks, making wins very tough to come by. It takes a balance of experience … Read the Rest »

Coomans Cruises to Lead at Okayama

July 12th, 2011 by

Though he won a race in his two NVIDIA Cup starts last week, it was a second place finish in a high sof race that put Jan Coomans on top of his peers in the weekly standings. Coomans, a driver from the Benelux sim racing club, came into the second week of racing in the … Read the Rest »

Laughton Leads at Homestead

July 5th, 2011 by

California sim racer Joshua Laughton took one big step towards sealing his NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) 2011 Season Two championship this past week by taking the big win at Homestead Miami Speedway. The 27-year old claimed the overall Week Nine victory on the wings of a win in a June 28th triumph against … Read the Rest »

Gelink is Back!

July 5th, 2011 by

Week number nine in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge through the sim racers for a bit of a loop as they took their Mustang FR500S’ to the 11-turn, 2.314-mile Okayama International Circuit for the first time in series history.  During the week a total of 639 drivers attempted to tackle the Japanese monster, but it was … Read the Rest »

Once is Enough

July 5th, 2011 by

In a dramatic finish to Round Ten of the iRacing World Championship Series Road Racing, Greger Huttu sealed his third victory of the season at the virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to move into the shadow of current series points leader Klaus Kivekäs.  Huttu, who is defending his title in 2011, played out a single pit-stop … Read the Rest »

Silverstone Déjà Vu

July 5th, 2011 by

For sim racers who have competed in the inRacingNews Challenge more the past few seasons, Week Eight of 2011 Season 2, taking place on Silverstone’s Southern layout, must have felt just like déjà vu all over again. Just like the majority of 2011 Season One, Chris Hughson scored the most points in the Pontiac Solstice … Read the Rest »

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Calculators

July 1st, 2011 by

Throughout the Brand Hatch paddock, pilots try to figure out where they really stand. The sudden need for research and calculators is because this week, the ninth in 2011 Season2 of the iRacing.com Prototype GT Challenge, is the first where dropped scores count. From now to the end of the season, drivers compete with other … Read the Rest »