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Big Cars, Small Track

March 16th, 2011 by

The halfway point of 2011 Season One has arrived for the iRacing Street Stock Series as the world’s greatest short track sim racers headed back to Charlotte Motor Speedway for some beatin’ ‘n bangin’ at the Legends Oval. Paul Kusheba (Connecticut Club) earned the most points during Week Six with a total of 168.  Kusheba … Read the Rest »

Ou Takes Over at PIR

March 15th, 2011 by

After the first round of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series (iIIPS) at super-fast two mile Michigan International Speedway, the sim racers had to forget everything they learned when they arrived for Round Two at the unique one mile oval known as Phoenix International Raceway (PIR).  Built especially for open-wheel racing in 1964, the track … Read the Rest »

Same Game, New Faces

March 11th, 2011 by

The second edition of the NVIDIA Cup championship is underway, starting with a week of online racing at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park.  The initial four week segment of the season (aka Season 1a) saw sim racers Marcello Maio and Artur Turcu battle from start to finish with Maio coming-out on top at the very end.  … Read the Rest »

Console Racing Gamers Turn To iRacing for New Challenges

March 10th, 2011 by

When you’ve reached the top of the heap in console driving games what comes next?  Increasingly, many top-tier driving game aficionados are turning to the super-high fidelity, internet-based simulation service from iRacing.com. The cars and tracks on iRacing.com’s simulation are so accurate that many real-world NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM stars make regular use of the … Read the Rest »

Berry Bursts to Victory at Michigan

March 8th, 2011 by

The virtual Brooklyn, Michigan played host to round five of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS) tour as the world’s top sim racers visited the two-mile Michigan International Speedway. The high-speed track lends itself to lots of side-by-side and action-filled online races as was seen over seven days of intense competition and in the … Read the Rest »

Ups and Down

March 8th, 2011 by

As if Race One in the iRacing.com V8 Series’ visit to Sebring was not eventful enough, the sharp end of the Race Two field was joined by the heavy hitters of Trans-Tasman Racing’s Madison Down and Michael McCabe. The two sim racers lined up second and third on the grid behind polesitter and Race One … Read the Rest »

Beatin' 'n Bangin' at Lanier

March 8th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series got back to its roots during Week Five as the sim racers hit the track for some old school beatin’ and bangin’.  Lanier National Speedway was the host for the week and is a favorite among drivers.  Lanier National Speedway is a 0.375-mile paved oval located in Braselton, Georgia.  The … Read the Rest »

Beatin’ ‘n Bangin’ at Lanier

March 8th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series got back to its roots during Week Five as the sim racers hit the track for some old school beatin’ and bangin’.  Lanier National Speedway was the host for the week and is a favorite among drivers.  Lanier National Speedway is a 0.375-mile paved oval located in Braselton, Georgia.  The … Read the Rest »

Essa Makes His Points

March 7th, 2011 by

Round Four of the South African iRacing Championship moved to the short and tricky Summit Point Raceway. After a successful real life race weekend at the Phakisa Raceway, the trio of Zaahir Essa, Darryn Lobb, and Justin Allison hoped to battle it out for the overall win in the online discipline. At Phakisa, Essa pulled … Read the Rest »

One Down, Two to Go

March 4th, 2011 by

The past week of online racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca concluded the first NVIDIA Cup championship of the season, part one of three in 2011 Season One. The four weeks were full of close racing, constant back-and-forth, with over 2000 iRacers participating every week. A sincere congratulations goes out to Marcello Maio, for taking … Read the Rest »