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Brandt Wins Spa as IndyCar Title Chase Tightens

September 27th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series made a visit to one auto racing’s most historic tracks – Belgium’s Circuit de Spa Francorchamps — for Week Eight in the series one and only appearance on European soil this season.  102 drivers put-in laps during the week with 10 different drivers taking victory on the 4.35 mile … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week Eight: Mosport

September 25th, 2013 by

The eighth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series is at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (aka Mosport) in Ontario, Canada.  The 10 turn, 2.459 mile (3.957 km) circuit marks the series’ second visit to Canada, and the second week in a row we test the driver’s skills at a fast and skinny circuit. … Read the Rest »

Maximizing Scarce Opportunities

September 24th, 2013 by

VIR (Virginia International Raceway) was the destination for Week Seven of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS).   Arguably one of the more unpopular venues of the season, VIR is also undisputedly one of the most challenging for the drivers thanks to its very narrow, technical layout – one noted for its extremely high curbs and … Read the Rest »

Muggleton Survives Canadian Chaos

September 23rd, 2013 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to a brand new track to iRacing for this season: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (also known as Montreal).  With the drivers now into the second half of the season, the championship is well and truly alive. Qualifying was led by Josh Muggleton, following on his excellent form … Read the Rest »

No Lobster for Harrison

September 23rd, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing Series made its 26th stop of the season at the land of lobsters, aka New Hampshire Motor Speedway for four races. On Thursday night it was time for the NiS sim-racers to take it green in race one of the week with Rafael Doninelli grabbing the pole and Lance Gomez … Read the Rest »

Third Time’s a Charm at Iowa

September 23rd, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Oval Series (fixed setup) action took to another short track and produced nearly the opposite results of Season Two.  643 sim-racers hauled it to the 0.875 mile Iowa Speedway to turn-up the heat. 21 drivers took part in the 3161 Strength of Field race in hopes of … Read the Rest »

Fritsche in Control

September 20th, 2013 by

After seven rounds of the 2013 S3 Classic Teams Championship, Gernot Fritsche has the inside line on another champion’s crown. With a string of strong 220+ scores the multiple champion and Ferrari driver has amassed a nearly 350 point lead over McLaren’s Tapani Linnaluoto and fellow Ferrari driver Michel Dudognon. The lead isn’t quite as … Read the Rest »

do Carmo Handles The Corkscrew . . . and Schiavon

September 19th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series made a stop at narrow and challenging Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Week Seven.  96 drivers accepted the challenge during the week with 11 different drivers taking victory on the 2.238 mile course.  Drivers wind around the tricky 11 turn course located in northern California and each lap have … Read the Rest »

Late Models at Marty

September 18th, 2013 by

Martinsville – aka NASCAR’s Bull Ring, “Marty,” “the Paper Clip,” the most iconic short track in the world . . . and a magnet for clean racing and minimal tempers? Usually not, but that was the story for the top guns in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour as they duked it out on the … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 7: Laguna Seca

September 17th, 2013 by

The second half of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series kicked-off at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca located in Monterey, California.  The 11 turn, 2.238 mile (3.602 km) circuit promised to challenge not only the speed but the mental patience and awareness of drivers.  In particular, traffic would play a pivotal role this week as … Read the Rest »