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Getting a Grip on PIR

March 9th, 2012 by

The season of huge races continued for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series, this time it was Week Five at Phoenix International Raceway. With forty-one sim racers topping the 200 point mark, it was another strong week for many NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series hopefuls. The aging PIR surface offers little grip, so the few who … Read the Rest »

Aranha Off to Hot Start in Barber Premier Series

March 9th, 2012 by

Lime Rock Park played host to the grand opening of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Premier Series with the 1.53 mile road course serving as the stage for exciting online racing in three different time slots on Wednesday.  The warm temperatures accompanying Spring’s early arrival in New England weren’t a major factor for the 194 sim-racers … Read the Rest »

McRae, Stevenson Cop Barber CESCS

March 8th, 2012 by

Thirty drivers took to the field for Round 2 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at Barber Motorsports Park on February 25th, during the much-anticipated Daytona 500 weekend.  The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda MX5 of the ST Class. Practice and Qualifying … Read the Rest »

Globe Trotting Prototypes and GTs

March 8th, 2012 by

Weeks 3 and 4 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge saw the series venture to Japan for its first international venue of the season, as sim racers tackled the Suzuka International Racing Course, before returning to North America for a visit to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Honda-owned Suzuka circuit is iRacing’s only … Read the Rest »

Honoring the Glen's Heritage

March 7th, 2012 by

The fifth round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series returned home to the high speed Watkins Glen International Circuit in New York, USA. This 5.4km race track holds a lot of proud heritage in the history of Formula 1 until its final Grand Prix in 1980, with many legendary names taking to the top step … Read the Rest »

Honoring the Glen’s Heritage

March 7th, 2012 by

The fifth round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series returned home to the high speed Watkins Glen International Circuit in New York, USA. This 5.4km race track holds a lot of proud heritage in the history of Formula 1 until its final Grand Prix in 1980, with many legendary names taking to the top step … Read the Rest »

Juhring Wins, Buie Regains Class B Championship Lead

March 7th, 2012 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series traveled out west to Phoenix International Speedway for Week Five of 2012 Season 1. Drivers would have to adjust to the flat one mile track after spending a week at the high banked, high speed Daytona International Speedway. During Week Five, 666 sim racers attempted at least one race … Read the Rest »

Luis Wins South America Intel GT Regional Finals

March 7th, 2012 by

Intel GT Series World Finals Broadcast on iRacing Live on March 24 In sim racing as in most meritocracies, the cream rises to the top. That was evident in the Intel GT Series South America Regionanals Final that saw 2011 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Champion Hugo Luis scored a flag-to-flag win at Spa-Francorchamps. Luis … Read the Rest »

33 1/3 or 50% at Lime Rock

March 6th, 2012 by

The one-third mark of the inRacingNews Challenge season comes at Lime Rock Park. There, the Pontiac Solstices, SpecRacer Fords and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters would score their fourth set of points on the season, and as only eight weeks count in the standings, Lime Rock marks a sort of halfway point on the year. Pedro Najera … Read the Rest »

Doyle Scores in Afterburn IndyCar Homestead

March 5th, 2012 by

Tim Doyle, in the FoytWines.com #11 won an eventful opening race to the 2012 Afterburn IndyCar Series presented by Glacier TV, holding-off a challenge from Yang Ou on a last lap restart to take the twin checkers. 26 drivers took the green flag, with Doyle and Ou both forced to start from pit lane after … Read the Rest »