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A Decidedly Unofficial Guide to iRacing, Part II

May 27th, 2012 by

Yesterday we featured the first of a two part story in iRacing by  Swedish sim-racer Dan Segolson.  A resident of Stockholm, Segolson has been into racing games since 2000.  He switched to serious sim-racing with a clear road focus in ’07 in leagues at swedishsimracers.com where he is also one of the administrators.  Segolson works … Read the Rest »

A Decidedly Unofficial Guide to iRacing

May 26th, 2012 by

Dan Segolson from Stockholm, Sweden, has been into racing games since 2000.  He switched to serious sim-racing with a clear road focus in ’07 in leagues at swedishsimracers.com where he is also one of the administrators.  Segolson works in user experience in the online gaming business and has written numerous papers on what drives a … Read the Rest »

Down Dominates as TT-R Shine in Japan

May 25th, 2012 by

Round Three of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond saw the teams and drivers leave the States and go international to Okayama, Japan.  With Madison Down winning Race One at the Okayama International Circuit he was confident heading into the main online race. This week saw Rens Broekman take his first pole … Read the Rest »

Wisconsin Wire Act

May 25th, 2012 by

With three weeks in the online books for the 2012 Season 2 iRacing.com Star Mazda Championship, Tony Repussard is a perfect three-for-three in Star Mazda races and holds a commanding 110 point lead over second place Joshua Chin. But for the second week in a row, Repussard had to scratch and claw his way to … Read the Rest »

Taming Jefferson

May 24th, 2012 by

Summit Point Raceway is one of the more identifiable locations for inRacingNews Challenge competitors, as the series’ Pontiac Solstices, Spec RacerFords, and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters attempt to tame its various layouts several times each season. Week Two of 2012 Season Two featured the first Summit Point visit of the schedule, a slate of 20-lap races … Read the Rest »

Valantiejus Victorious

May 22nd, 2012 by

Classic Teams Championship: Round 3 Brabham. Hailwood. Hill. Cooper. Surtees. Hawthorn. Clark. Not only are they some of the greatest names in Formula One history, but also the names given to some of the greatest pieces of road in Formula One history.  A true driver’s circuit with few equals, Brands Hatch hosted Round 3 of … Read the Rest »

Competitive Edge

May 18th, 2012 by

Brands Hatch played host to the sixth round of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series. For the first time in the series’ young history, the virtual site of the online racing was outside the United States, which may have given a competitive edge to some of the European drivers.  Indeed, many series regulars … Read the Rest »

McLaughlin Takes Control At The Glen

May 16th, 2012 by

Round Two of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams and drivers to the famous Watkins Glen International which is a 4km in length.  With race one controversy out of the way it was time to get ready for the main race. ANZ Motorsports Scott McLaughlin would take the pole with … Read the Rest »

A New Chapter

May 15th, 2012 by

The start of another iRacing season means the start of another chapter in the inRacingNews Challenge. Entering its seventh season, the second with three classes, the iRNC will see three sim-racers attempt to defend championships: two-time champion Marius Golombeck in Pontiac Solstice, Mitch Weatherly in SpecRacer Ford, and Dylan Sharman in Mazda MX-5 Roadster. Coming-out … Read the Rest »

The iRacing.com Protest System – May, 2012

May 11th, 2012 by

“Racing incidents happen.” — Nim Cross I must say that Nim’s statement is very accurate and profound.  There have been literally thousands of forum strings, emails, video reviews, opinions and discussions over the years about how to deal with those cursed incidents and accidents on iRacing.   Passionate discussions and ideas abound about the sporting code, … Read the Rest »