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Formula Renault 2k World Cup Debuts at Phillip Island

April 6th, 2016 by Paul Malokas

The Formula Renault 2k World Cup kicked-off with at Phillip Island, with a huge and deep field. There were 115 qualifiers with the top 50 making the top split. The top 50 were separated by only 0.68 seconds. The rest of the qualifiers were split into two lower splits. The second split was separated by … Read the Rest »

Franczak’s Revenge

April 5th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk (French translation by Anthony Drevet follows)

After a stunning photo finish race at Summit Point Raceway that saw Aday Coba Lopez nip Kamil Franczak, Round 3 of the European MX5 Cup moved to the Okayama International Circuit’s “full” course.  In addition to the challenges presented by the 2.3 mile, 11 turn circuit, drivers faced a new “wrinkle” in the form of … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Build Eldora Speedway

April 4th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacing.com and Eldora Speedway today announced plans to add the legendary half mile clay oval to the popular online motorsport simulation service’s catalogue of race tracks.   The world’s leading centralized racing game platform, iRacing revealed on April 1 that it plans to add dirt race tracks and racing cars to its online motorsports simulation service. … Read the Rest »

Mustang, MX-5 Titles Xtreme-ly Close in League Racing

April 2nd, 2016 by Jeff Jacobs

An amazing display of parity amongst MX-5 sim-racers has produced a thrilling championship points battle going into the final two weeks of the XtremeMotorsports99.com road series on iRacing.com.  The week 9 race at Donington gave Giuseppe Iannucci his first class win in the Mazda, while week 10 at VIR saw Travis Schwenke take his first … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Add Dirt Oval Racing

April 1st, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacing.com today announced plans to add dirt surface race tracks and cars to its popular online motorsports simulation service. The world’s leading centralized racing game platform, iRacing enables sim racers to compete in more than 50 different digital race cars on laser-scanned replicas of the world’s most renowned racing circuits, including every track on the … Read the Rest »

Wright Leaps Final Hurdle, Wins at Watkins Glen

April 1st, 2016 by Jason Galvin

To say 2015 was a disappointment for Jake Wright would be unfair. The rookie won two races and the championship in his maiden voyage in the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment. But despite winning his strong pace, Wright ended the year without a trophy on a road course. He won’t have to … Read the Rest »

Battle of the European Titans at Summit Point

March 31st, 2016 by Michel van Dijk

The opening week of iRacing’s European MX5 Cup was a tough act to follow but the competition was even hotter in Week 2. From Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, the series moved to Summit Point Raceway, where the Full Course’s long front straightaway offers great drafting possibilities and its highly technical Carousel section places a premium … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Takes Share of Championship Lead with Auto Club Win

March 30th, 2016 by Jason Lofing

Two-time champion Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) took his first checkered flag of the 2016 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series in dominating fashion at Auto Club Speedway. Alfalla started on the outside pole and quickly asserted himself as the driver to beat by taking the lead on the opening lap from pole-sitter Cody Byus (The TEAM) … Read the Rest »

High Speed Action at Monza

March 29th, 2016 by Niel Hekkens

37 cars took the green flag in the morning sun at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. This is the first time the NEO Endurance Series raced at this historic track where the speeds are very high, the road is bumpy, and the braking zones are challenging – especially given the different braking capabilities of the various … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Philipp Schallenberg

March 28th, 2016 by

For some people, being able to drive a race car just once in their lifetime is a dream. 21 year old iRacer Phillip Schallenberg has not only driven a race car, he’s raced go karts, a Nissan GT-R, a Nissan 370z and a Caterham all competitively at one point. Racing for Schallenberg is certainly not … Read the Rest »