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Cunningham Conquers the Glen
February 3rd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The Classic Lotus Grand Prix iRacing Series 2014 season’s inaugural race was held at driver-favourite Watkins Glen this weekend. This fun 5.5km (3.4mi) track, being the first race of the season, attracted many new sim-racers. Lots of conversations and information-sharing was held in the week prior to the main Sunday online races as the series … Read the Rest »
Silver Crowns Rumble The Rock
February 3rd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Rockingham is considered to be one of the most challenging oval tracks on iRacing, and the Silver Crown one of the most challenging oval cars on the service. With this kind of combination, drivers not only need to be on top of their game, but have a little bit of luck. This week proved no … Read the Rest »
Determined Demeritt Wins at Auto Club
February 1st, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The first week of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com Indycar Oval Series started off with a bang as the series went to Auto Club Speedway for the first time. Cristopher Demeritt (New Jersey) earned what seemed to have been an impossible win. Demeritt, who missed the start of the race due to technical issues, would … Read the Rest »
New Beginnings in Rookie Street Stocks
January 30th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
With the iRacing.com Street Stock Series (Fixed setup) season beginning in the near future, it’s important to note some of the changes in the format of the series as well as technical changes to the Street Stock that was updated in the latest build. All these developments lead up to what should be a very … Read the Rest »
PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series
January 30th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
ATTENTION iRacers: iRacing.com members have a chance to join an elite group of aspiring racers to compete under the guidance of Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) team drivers for a real world PEAK racing sponsorship. Simply race in Season One’s PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series. The overall Season 1 champion will be awarded a reserved … Read the Rest »
Pocono Comeback
January 30th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Round 11 of the 2013-14 16th Street Racing League will go down as one of the greatest races in league history. Excitement, close battles, drama, and pure driver dedication abounded throughout the field, and for Matt Cooke, this was perhaps the most determined comeback drive of his iRacing Career. Down in P16 after a pit … Read the Rest »
Britton Takes Demidov Innovations Round One
January 29th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
26 members of the Australian and New Zealand club turned up to race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Wednesday night for the opening round of the Demidov Innovations Nationwide Championship. Formerly known as the SimInstruments Trucks Series, the championship has found a new sponsor and some new cars to race. Nathan Britton took the first … Read the Rest »
When One Millisecond is Too Long
January 28th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
It had been 13 weeks since the inaugural SpecRacer Ford Big Grid race. As a commentator for the Global SimRacing Channel, I had watched and participated in plenty of online races since then. However, once I heard of plans for a second rendition of the race at Road America, I instantly circled the day on … Read the Rest »
PRL: Precisely What a League Should Be
January 28th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
At last count iRacing boasts an impressive 700+ leagues for sim-racers to join. One such league is the Precision Racing League. While PRL is on the smaller side compared to others, each member is a dedicated and clean online racer who wants only to taste the thrill of pure racing with like-minded individuals. With almost … Read the Rest »
Road Warriors Off and Running at 2.4 Hours of Daytona
January 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The inaugural round of the iRacing.com Road Warrior Series was held at the Daytona International Speedway under the lights for a two hour and 24 minute endurance challenge. Across the four race time slots there were 67 splits with 2,024 drivers participating. Of those drivers 1445 scored their best points in the RUF RT-12 Track, … Read the Rest »