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Thriller at Spa

February 22nd, 2012 by

Twenty-two drivers traveled to Belgium for the “Van Ophen 30 at the famous Circuit de Spa GP” in Francorchamps, Belgium during week six of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2012 Season One schedule.  After hearing about the photo finish between Chad Peterson and Les Turner in last week’s race at Okayama, race fans in Belgium … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Farid Laggoune

February 18th, 2012 by

What’s a nice guy from Algeria doing at Lanier and South Boston?  Well if you’re speaking of Farid Laggoune the answer is: winning sim races.  Lots of them.  Laggoune (who sports the red, white and green colors of Algeria on his helmet despite having since moved to France) finds himself in familiar territory these days, … Read the Rest »

2012 World Tour of iRacing's Doubleheader Kick-Off

February 14th, 2012 by

iRacers will have not one but two chances to channel their inner AJ Allmendingers, Justin Wilsons, Billy Johnsons and Jack Roush, Jrs this weekend, with a doubleheaded kick-off to the 2012 World Tour of iRacing. That’s right, not one but two events – the Roar Before the 2.4 and the 2.4 Hours of Daytona – … Read the Rest »

2012 World Tour of iRacing’s Doubleheader Kick-Off

February 14th, 2012 by

iRacers will have not one but two chances to channel their inner AJ Allmendingers, Justin Wilsons, Billy Johnsons and Jack Roush, Jrs this weekend, with a doubleheaded kick-off to the 2012 World Tour of iRacing. That’s right, not one but two events – the Roar Before the 2.4 and the 2.4 Hours of Daytona – … Read the Rest »

Photo finish at Okayama

February 14th, 2012 by

It all came down to about four inches or 0.003 of a second.  That was the difference between first and second place after 50+ miles of racing action during the Red Sox Racing League’s 5th race of the 2012 Season One schedule.  Twenty-two drivers participated in the “Kōraku-en 30 at Okayama” in Mimasaka, Okayama Japan, … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen Takes Top V8 Honors at Okayama

February 11th, 2012 by

The biggest race for the first week of iRacing’s V8 Supercar Official Series, 2012 Season One at Okayama International Circuit took place at 10:45 GMT on Monday, February 6.   In all, 84 drivers signed-up for the time slot and the online race split four ways—21 per. On the pole of the top split (Strength of … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Erik Nixon

February 11th, 2012 by

“Maybe you’re not as good as you think you are” may be words to live by in Erik Nixon’s mind.   When it comes to sim racing, though, Erik Nixon is pretty good – whether he thinks so or not.  A central figure in the Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series, Nixon currently holds-down P2 in the … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com to Build Virtual Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

February 9th, 2012 by

iRacing.com and Cadillac announced today they will partner in building a virtual version of the Cadillac CTS-V that will be competing in the 2012  Pirelli World Challenge.  The Cadillac is the latest addition to iRacing’s impressive line-up of digital, high performance cars which includes the Williams-Toyota FW31, the HPD ARX-01c, Corvette C6.R and NASCAR Sprint … Read the Rest »

Phillip Island humbles the field

February 8th, 2012 by

Australia’s Phillip Island Circuit was host to the Red Sox Racing League members in week four of the league’s 2012 Season One schedule.  Located on the southern coast of Victoria, Australia, the track is bordered by scenic cliffs and beaches.  The area is home to one of the largest bird populations in the world.  Visitors … Read the Rest »

GSRacing.net Late Model Championships Set for February 12th

February 6th, 2012 by

The crown jewel of short track sim racing returns to iRacing on Sunday, February 12th and a star studded field of drivers is set to duke it out for their spot in the 30 car starting field. The Fourth Annual Late Model Championships Presented by GSRacing.net at New Smyrna Speedway has already drawn over 110 … Read the Rest »