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From Back to Front, Kelley’s Michigan Comeback Opens Power Series Season 12

June 16th, 2016 by Corey Davis

Five months ago, the ITSR Power Series arrived at iRacing’s laser-scanned replica of Michigan International Speedway to begin its eleventh season. In that mid-winter race, the weather was cool and the cars’ high downforce package kept them practically glued to the track. Oh, what a difference a season makes! After 17 races to decide the … Read the Rest »

European MX-5 Cup Finals: Franczak, Bouteloup, Coba Lopez

June 10th, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX

Unexpectedly, the European MX-5 Cup Finals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca didn’t produce as many thrills as the some of the previous championship races. The high stakes at play forced the drivers to show patience in the opening laps . . . until a crash took three major sim racers out of contention and went … Read the Rest »

Virtual Mazda Racers Advance to iRacing European MX-5 Cup Grand Finale Tonight

June 9th, 2016 by David Phillips

Twenty of Europe’s top sim racers are looking to take the next step toward a professional racing career Thursday in the Grand Finale of iRacing.com’s European MX-5 Cup.  The race will be broadcast on iRacingLive at 4:30 pm Eastern/20:30 GMT.  The top three finishers in the 25 minute online race will be invited to the … Read the Rest »

iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series: Two Straight for Krönke

June 6th, 2016 by Jake Sparey, images Hugo Luis, traduction Anthony Drevet

Round Eight of the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series took the series to North America, specifically Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve where high speeds and tricky corners were the order of the day. After what had been a sensational race last time out, all eyes were on the battle between Greger Huttu and Martin Krönke … Read the Rest »

Branch Checks-out for First Lionheart Win

June 2nd, 2016 by Jason Galvin

Joe Branch used strategy and good timing to get to the front of the pack. He used his right foot to stay there. Branch took the lead with 39 laps to go during green flag pit stops, maintained it after a caution flew during the stop, and drove away from points leader Jake Wright on … Read the Rest »

European MX-5 Cup Charlotte: Coba-Lopez Edges Curri

May 31st, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX

A pole position for Kamil Franczak, contact with Aday Coba-Lopez, three-wide battles for every position and 22 thousandths of a second separating Coba-Lopez and Giuseppe Curri at the finish line… Week after week, there’s a strong feeling of déjà vu in the European MX-5 Cup, but who would complain? An exhaustive recap of the Charlotte … Read the Rest »

V8SCOPS Round 6: Spa

May 26th, 2016 by Rhys Gardiner

On May 22, the strongest field in Australian sim racing returned to do battle once again in the Lenovo V8 Supercar Online Premier Series. Another 250 kilometre single race was the order of the day, taking place at the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 36 laps around the historic Belgian venue saw differing strategies and another … Read the Rest »

Humpe Shows the Way at Charlotte

May 25th, 2016 by Jason Lofing

Kenny Humpe (The TEAM) once again showed everyone why he is the defending NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series champion, leading 168 of 200 laps en route to a dominant victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Humpe started on pole and was only challenged by Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) before a late caution created a five-lap dash … Read the Rest »

European MX-5 Cup: Close Racing and Door Banging

May 23rd, 2016 by Renaud LACROIX

No Global MX-5 car escaped unscathed from Round 10 of the European MX-5 Cup at Summit Point. But despite being involved in two separate incidents – first with Aday Coba-Lopez and, later, with Jesus Sicilia– Kamil Franczak managed to beat Jérémy Bouteloup and Pablo Lopez in the later stages of the race to claim victory. … Read the Rest »

Power Series Title Fight Comes Down to the Wire at Indy

May 18th, 2016 by Corey Davis

After 16 races over a four-month period, the ITSR Power Series entered its season finale with a tight points battle – just nine markers separated the top three drivers in the standings – and a legendary venue in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where an online racing champion would be crowned. Qualifying promised to be important … Read the Rest »