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Temples Triumphs at Thompson

March 7th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

The Bootleg Racing League’s Outlaw Modified Series sim racers pulled into Connecticut and the historic Thompson Speedway for round eight of 2016 season one.  Matt Hoose brought a 15 point lead into the race over Donny Moore.  Lowell Jewell was third in the points heading into this race. Hoose would start the race from the … Read the Rest »

Törmälä Victorious in Round 1 of iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series

February 29th, 2016 by Wil Vincent

Believe us. It’s ALL change. Heading into the first round of the 2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series, there were so many unanswered questions. Though there were glimpses of teams and drivers testing, the McLaren MP4-30 is so different from its predecessor that predicting a champion would be a tough call at best. No … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Fred Masters

February 29th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

At age 30, New York iRacer Fred Masters has all but mastered the craft of sim racing in the five years he has been on iRacing. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Masters took a liking to racing at a very young age. Coming from a family of big NASCAR fans, Masters transferred his love of watching … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k World Cup @ Phoenix Oval: Arjan de Vreede wins again to take the championship lead.

February 28th, 2016 by Paul Malokas

The 2k World Cup is usually a road racing championship, but once a season the series ventures to an oval for a different challenge. This can shake up the field and offers racers who don’t usually race at the front a chance to contest for the win. The first half of the season was dominated … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k World Cup @ Circuit Zolder: Arjan de Vreede wins convincingly.

February 26th, 2016 by Paul Malokas

The first half of the season has seen Mikko Nassi dominate. However, Nassi missed the endurance race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This allowed the other contenders a chance to close the gap and give them hope for the stretch run of the championship. The standings leading to the race at Circuit Zolder were Nassi leading … Read the Rest »

Hoose Steals Win at Five Flags

February 16th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

There was no love lost in the Bootleg Racing League the night before Valentine’s Day as the Outlaw Modified Series sim racers unloaded at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL.  Matt Hoose (#21) leads the points battle over Brian Neff (#60) by a single point.  Neff was on a hot-streak coming into the SK Modified … Read the Rest »

Warstler is Perfect in Kentucky

February 15th, 2016 by Ken Rodriguez

The iROC HPP Simulation Grand National Series headed south to Sparta, Kentucky on Wednesday evening for the LouisvilleChevyDude.com 150 at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. The ambiance in the garage area prior to race time was one of excitement and exhilaration, as all of the drivers and teams prepared for a sim racing extravaganza in the Bluegrass State.

Practice Makes Instinct: Applying Sim-Racing to Everyday Driving

February 12th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Wyatt Gooden, Glen McGee, Ty Majeski… These are just a few sim-racers who took the experience they gained from the iRacing.com Motorsports Simulation software and successfully translated it to real-life racing. As a result, their names were catapulted to stardom in the sim-racing world and rightfully so as they’ve been able to do what few … Read the Rest »

First Medical Equipment Joins Lionheart IndyCar Series as Presenting Sponsor

February 11th, 2016 by Jason Galvin

The Lionheart IndyCar Series, the premier open-wheel fixed setup league on the iRacing.com service, made three giant announcements today. For the first time in series history, the league announced a series sponsor: The Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment is ready to go for season four. “When we started this league, I never … Read the Rest »

The Mountain Hosts Blancpain Endurance

February 11th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Coinciding with the world-famous motorsports spectacle known as the Bathurst 12-hour, iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series took to their digital counterpart of the iconic Mount Panorama for three-hours of sim-racing around the 3.8 mile road course. As the Bathurst 12-hour got underway, iRacing fans were also rewarded by seeing fellow iRacer Shane van Gisbergen set the … Read the Rest »