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Pahkala Breaks Huttu’s Streak, Dominates at Spa
August 20th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Two big streaks were broken this past weekend; in Moto GP, Marc Marquez’s run of victories in the 2014 campaign came to a shuddering halt after looking unstoppable throughout the season, and in the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series, Fanatec Team Redline’s Greger Huttu’s seven win streak came to an end in rather dramatic … Read the Rest »
Alfalla, Bolton, Luza Share Honours in NiS
August 20th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The NASCAR iRacing Series made its second trip to a road course this season – namely to Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2.4 mile ‘Cup’ configuration contains the Inner Loop section, where drivers struggle to get their cars slowed and turned into the double chicane of a corner – both in qualifying … Read the Rest »
Can Anyone Stop McLeod?
August 20th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
In a third straight show of dominance this season, 4 Motorsports driver Mitchell McLeod, continues to illustrate how the former iRacing.com V8 Supercars champion still has what it takes. For 36 laps of sim racing on the West configuration at the Circuit of The Americas, the finest drivers in the category fought door-to-door for every … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Finding a Little Bit of Speed at Motegi
August 19th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Previous: 1 | 2 | 3 Twin Ring Motegi’s Oval course is one of the trickiest on iRacing. At first glance one would think that it is a very easy course. The racing surface is very wide and the pavement very smooth; however there is something about the Japanese asphalt that makes this track very … Read the Rest »
Lotus 49s at Mid-Ohio
August 19th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week Two of the Grand Prix Legends series arrived at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for 18 laps of a track that some might say is too twisty for the Lotus 49. The big Sunday race saw a dozen sim-racers line-up on the grid with Victor Perelman starting from pole position with a 1:21.561 qualifying … Read the Rest »
Bill Martin cruises to victory at Stafford
August 19th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week 3 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series brought the sim-racers to Stafford Motor Speedway, in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. This ½ mile track with long sweeping corners would test the sim-racers for 50 laps. With tire conservation in mind, drivers had to take an easy entry into the corners and try not to push … Read the Rest »
Road Warriors at Mid-Ohio
August 19th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing Road Warrior Series traveled to the challenging Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio for Round 10. This battle saw the Road Warriors take on the course in the Dallara DW-12 for a 50 lap sprint to the checkers. The high downforce car was on edge the whole way around Mid-Ohio’s off camber … Read the Rest »
UK&I Skip Barber League Silverstone
August 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Round Two of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s third season of 2014 headed to Silverstone for 12 laps of the Historical Grand Prix layout. Over 30 sim-racers participated as last week’s race winner and pole sitter Sebastian Job continued his winning ways with his second consecutive pole of the season putting in a 2:01.171, 0.130s … Read the Rest »
Road Atlanta and the Returning Winner
August 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Portuguese translation below After a great first week, Classic Lotus Grand Prix kept rolling on a high note. Road Atlanta, site of the second week of sim racing, had 11 official races, two less than Silverstone, and 10 different winners. Kalle Ruokola, Jean-Francois Boscus, Michel Dudognon, Sean Wiltshire, Gernot Fritsche, David Wormald, Mattias Anreus, Henri … Read the Rest »
Pedersen Strikes in the Land of the Rising Sun
August 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
As Week 2 of the 2014 S3 iRacing Mazda Cup concluded, all eyes turned to Jesper Pedersen, who for the second week in a row, piloted his virtual Mazda MX-5 to a top-5 points finish and topped the 170-point barrier. He went two-for-two this week, winning both races he participated in. As the Scandinavian tallied … Read the Rest »