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Record-Setting 6th Annual iRacing Indianapolis 500

June 2nd, 2015 by

The Sixth iRacing Indianapolis 500 is in the record books, and oh what records!  With four time slots over the weekend of May 29-31 the Greatest Spectacle in Online Racing saw nearly 1400 iRacers take part in 62 splits featuring between 31 and 33 drivers.  With some sim racers competing in two, three and even … Read the Rest »

Holzmann Wins Phillip Island, Closes on iRacing GP Series Title

June 2nd, 2015 by

With the final week of the season on the horizon, the iRacing Grand Prix Series headed to Victoria, Australia to tackle Phillip Island Circuit in the penultimate week. The 12-turn, 4.445km circuit – which features the 1km Gardner Straight – is notoriously the fastest paced. Although lap times will be less than 70 seconds per … Read the Rest »

GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka June 14

June 1st, 2015 by

Gathering of Tweakers is pleased to announce another Season Finale: the GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka! At the end of Week 13, drivers will face off in either the Ruf C-spec or the Mazda MX-5 for a 3 hour race around Suzuka! This event is a team race with optional driver swaps. Each team may … Read the Rest »

Greger’s Grand Slam

May 29th, 2015 by

Greger Huttu scored a dominant victory at challenging Virginia International Raceway for his fourth consecutive iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series win and, in the bargain, enhanced his already commanding lead in the series standings.  Three other sim racers – Olli Pahkala, Enzo Bonito and Mitchell DeJong – led at one time or another as … Read the Rest »

What Does the End of Week 12 Mean in the NASCAR iRacing Series?

May 27th, 2015 by

Short answer?  It means we have completed one third of the season, and run the Daytona 500 and the longest sim race of the season, the Coke 600. If my math holds up we have been scheduled to run 3,201 miles over 2,247 laps. Google Maps tells me that’s the number of miles covered by … Read the Rest »

The Chicane of Many Moves

May 26th, 2015 by

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada; the circuit that week 10 of the iRacing Grand Prix Series will be tackling. The drivers had 42 laps awaiting them where concentration needed to be incredibly high. With the concrete walls in close proximity of each of the 13 turns, over the 4.361km distance, a small misjudgement could prove costly … Read the Rest »

iRacing Blancpain GT Series Planned for 2016

May 21st, 2015 by

iRacing.com and the SRO Motorsports Group are joining forces to establish the world’s first professional endurance sim racing series: the iRacing Blancpain GT Series. Scheduled to debut next spring, the iRacing Blancpain GT Series will feature the world’s elite endurance sim racing teams in GT3 cars competing for cash prizes and merchandise in races broadcast … Read the Rest »

Huttu Takes Seventh Straight at The Glen

May 11th, 2015 by

Two things have become true in recent years when considering the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series during the Month of May. First, there’s a trip to Watkins Glen International on the horizon, and second, Greger Huttu is guaranteed to win a race. Every year since joining the iRacing.com service, the four time world champion … Read the Rest »

Gooden’s Tactical Success

May 11th, 2015 by

The Pro Mazdas headed to the second and final part of their Japanese tour by taking a week to race at the Suzuka International Racing Course. 14 drivers headed out to the 18 turn, 5.807km circuit to compete in Week 7 of the season. Once again many familiar names took to the grid, with Wyatt … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Signs As Primary Sponsor For Ty Majeski For 2015

May 6th, 2015 by

2014 ARCA Midwest Tour Champion Plans Aggressive Schedule for New Season iRacing.com, the world’s leading online motorsports simulation service, is joining forces with Ty Majeski to sponsor the 2014 ARCA Midwest Tour champion and Rookie of the Year during the 2015 season.  A mechanical engineering student at the University of Wisconsin, the 20 year old … Read the Rest »