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Two Races for the Price of One

April 12th, 2017 by David Phillips

For all practical purposes there were two races at last week’s iRacing Skip Barber Race Series event at Barber Motorsports Park.  The first saw Philippe Leybaert cruise to a virtually uncontested win as the Texan started from pole position, led every lap and crossed the finish line a hefty 14 seconds clear of his closest … Read the Rest »

Krahula Hopes to Defend at Kentucky

April 11th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment returns to North America for the first time in almost a month. The Kentucky 200 presented by Dragonfly Racing will be held under the lights at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway on April 12th. It will serve as the first of four night sim races on the … Read the Rest »

Doyle wins Phoenix; Espitee Moves to Front of Elite Series

April 11th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Tim Doyle took advantage of a small bobble by leader Joe Branch and a simultaneous check-up by Austin Espitee to streak by both in one corner of lap 123, then held on for the win of the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite series Phoenix 150 Sunday, April 2nd.  With the win, Doyle became the fifth winner … Read the Rest »

Otis Has the Right Stuff in Montreal

April 11th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

In a sight all too common to their competitors, Ryan Otis and Jake Wright proved once again it will be hard to keep up in the Lionheart Retro Series Canadian Grand Prix presented by Dewar’s Candy Shop. It was Otis’ second win in as many road course starts, leading all 37 laps from the pole … Read the Rest »

Krönke’s Hat Trick

April 10th, 2017 by Jonathan Simon (words) Hugo Luis (images)

Coanda Simsport’s Martin Krönke claimed win number three of the 2017 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series, further putting a dagger into the hearts of his title rivals with his much improved form. The German led all but four laps around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, those being the only four laps he hasn’t led this … Read the Rest »

Cordoba Wins Road Atlanta Shoot-Out

April 4th, 2017 by David Phillips

Gianmarco Cordoba emerged the winner of a frantic Skip Barber Race Series contest at Road Atlanta last Wednesday evening, swapping the lead with Philippe Leybaert several times before taking the checkered flag with a relatively comfortable 1.4s advantage over his rival. Sai Andra finished third an additional 3.5s in arrears after an equally intense race … Read the Rest »

Luza Survives Green-White-Checkered to Win Second Straight

March 29th, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Rookie Ryan Luza continued his hot start to the 2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series, finding victory lane for the second straight week, this time at Auto Club Speedway. Luza started on the pole and led 61 of 125 laps, but the race came down to a green-white-checker finish after a crash with seven laps to … Read the Rest »

Now Available: Dirt Racing

March 29th, 2017 by David Phillips

“Now Available: Dirt Racing.”  Four words iRacers have been waiting to read – and we’ve been itching to write. We’ve added dirt Legends and Street Stocks to everyone’s iRacing account along with a dirt version of USA International Speedway. But that’s just for starters.   There’s also a Dirt Late Model Package that includes three different … Read the Rest »

Jake Wright Aims for Victory in Italy

March 28th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment hits the road this week for the first time in 2017. The sim racing series embarks on a two-race international trek that will begin at the legendary Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola. The Italian track which first featured auto racing in 1954 … Read the Rest »

Elite Race Tightens as Espitee Takes Long Beach

March 28th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Five weeks into the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite Series and only 11 points separate the top three positions as Austin Espitee survived an epic battle with Brandon Trost to win his second race of the season at Long Beach. Espitee, who finished dead last at Long Beach after an early accident one year ago,  brought … Read the Rest »