All News: Virginia International Raceway

Grand-Master Greger Back to Winning Ways

May 9th, 2011 by

With a renaissance of the form that sealed him the 2010 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing title, Greger Huttu sailed to a virtually unchallenged pole-to-flag victory at the digital Virginia International Raceway (VIR) to close the gap to current series points leader Klaus Kivekäs.  Starting from pole position, the Team Redline sim racer did … Read the Rest »

First Class of 2011 iRacing.com Pro Series (Road Racing) Qualifiers

May 4th, 2011 by

Recent changes to the qualifying criteria for the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing have boosted the Pro License level from the category of “trophy stripe” to serious sim-racing achievement. To qualify for a Pro license, a sim racer has to finish in the top twelve of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series in any of … Read the Rest »

Nieminen Notches Another

April 26th, 2011 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) paid a visit to the twisty and dusty turns of the Infineon Raceway, where Jesse Nieminen jumped his way to the front of the pack to claim his third victory of the season. The My3id Team sim-racer started from the second row of the … Read the Rest »

Turner Holds-Off Kersey at VIR

February 23rd, 2011 by

Les Turner knew he had his hands full when the green flag dropped at this week’s Red Sox Racing League event at the Virginia International Raceway.  First opened in 1957, VIR’s full course is a beautifully designed layout featuring some of the most interesting stretches of racing terrain anywhere in the world.  Located near the … Read the Rest »

Shields Earns Second Victory of 2011

February 16th, 2011 by

Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca hosted this week’s race for members of the Red Sox Racing League’s Formula One series.  The 11 corner, 2.23 mile layout is one of the most demanding courses on the schedule.  Hairpin corners, high-speed corners, blind uphill corners and the famous “Corkscrew” all conspire to make even the most seasoned … Read the Rest »

Virginia's GRAND-AM

February 16th, 2011 by

Virginia International Raceway played host to Round Two of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the virtual-racing Championship open to members of the iRacing Motorsport Simulations service. Racing in near-perfect replicas of the Riley MKXX Daytona Prototype and the Ford Mustang FR500S, the 12 week mixed-class series will crown its overall and ten divisional … Read the Rest »

Virginia’s GRAND-AM

February 16th, 2011 by

Virginia International Raceway played host to Round Two of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the virtual-racing Championship open to members of the iRacing Motorsport Simulations service. Racing in near-perfect replicas of the Riley MKXX Daytona Prototype and the Ford Mustang FR500S, the 12 week mixed-class series will crown its overall and ten divisional … Read the Rest »

Douna and Grebe Take Early GRAND-AM Lead

February 10th, 2011 by

With the dust barely settled on its inaugural championship, the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series got its second season under-way with a visit to the virtual Watkins Glen Cup circuit. The mixed class online-racing series open to subscribers of the iRacing.com Motorsport Simulation service, brings the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S … Read the Rest »

ISRA GP1 Championship Travels to the Heart of NASCAR Country

January 19th, 2011 by

Deep in the heart of what is traditionally NASCAR country, Atlanta, Georgia, has turned into a mecca for every type of US motorsports in recent years.  Not far from the city a racing enthusiast will find super speedway racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway, short track racing at Lanier National Speedway and road racing for both … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM @ VIR

January 5th, 2011 by

The legendary Virginia International Raceway was the venue for Round Nine of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the mixed-class online racing championship, open to PC owners and members of the iRacing service. With three rounds now remaining in the 12 week Championship, the season is drawing to a dramatic and hard fought conclusion … Read the Rest »