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The GT3 Challenge is Here!

January 27th, 2014 by

With the anticipation being built-up over the past several months, it’s finally here. The GT3 Challenge series is now officially on iRacing.com and will feature the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 and the RUF RT 12R Track car pitted against each other in a single-class, online race. The “tale of the tape,” so to speak, shows some … Read the Rest »

Late Model Championship Review

January 24th, 2014 by

As ever, some sim-racers achieved great success while others came up short of their goals in the 2013 Season 4 NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series.  Ty Majeski won the overall championship with with 1612 points over Landon S Sciacca by 174 points.  Nathan Hammock finished third 45 points behind Sciacca with Scott Howell and David … Read the Rest »

Brandt’s Legend Continues to Grow

January 22nd, 2014 by

Throughout the 12 week iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series season, 263 drivers trotted all over the virtual world in pursuit of an elusive iRacing championship. At circuits from Mid-Ohio and Montreal to Spa and Suzuka, drivers raced to seat themselves on the top of the championship standings.  Nico Brandt (DE-AT-CH), had won the last four … Read the Rest »

Granite State Grand Finale

January 21st, 2014 by

The twelfth week of the 2013 Season 4 iRacing.com Indy Car Oval Series saw the drivers take the final battle of the seasonal war to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A total of 28 sim-racers took part in the week of online racing in the Granite State in the hopes of collecting some more points and … Read the Rest »

NASCAR Class A 2013 Season 4 Championship Week

January 21st, 2014 by

2013 Season 4 is officially sealed in the books. With great battles in almost every division of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup), this season was surprisingly exciting to watch. Surprising because, unfortunately, Season 4 is usually considered to be the “lack-luster” season of the Class A series.  Most drivers are fueled through … Read the Rest »

Unexpected Twists in Season Finale at Concord

January 21st, 2014 by

The final week of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series traveled to Midland, North Carolina to race at Concord Speedway.  This unique track is easily comparable to Pocono due to its triangular configuration, but with one very significant twist: it’s only a half mile in length, shorter than 2.5 mile Pocono’s front straightaway alone. Sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Not-So-Casual Racing: Skip Barber F2000s in Brazil

January 20th, 2014 by

January 17th saw a dozen drivers line-up in their Skip Barber F2000s on the grid at Brazil’s Autódromo José Carlos Pace for a seemingly casual 15 laps between the two lakes at legendary Interlagos.  Spirits were high as the lights turned green and the air of São Paulo was virtually filled with the sounds of … Read the Rest »

Week 13 SpecRacer Ford GP Returns

January 20th, 2014 by

Real life SpecRacer Ford races sport huge fields of cars battling it out and having fun. See the videos at the links at the end of the article as examples. By contrast, official SRF races in iRacing often struggle to attract more than a handful of entries. Things change during Week 13, however: the SRF … Read the Rest »

Broekman Breaks Draught at VIR

January 17th, 2014 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Virginia International Raceway and while the “real” Oak Tree may have fallen down, its virtual counterpart is alone and well lives on iRacing!   As the for V8 championship, Madison Down has control of the point race but John Emerson is still in the hunt. VIR … Read the Rest »

Taylor Overcomes Early Mishap at Thompson

January 14th, 2014 by

Week 11 saw the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour head to Connecticut to tackle Thompson International Speedway.  Thompson is a 5/8 mile oval where the racing groove is the high line since the bottom can become a handling nightmare for many sim-racers, while the entry to Turn Three has a significant bump that will disrupt … Read the Rest »