Online Racing Shake-Up at the Brickyard

March 31st, 2010 by

With eight weeks of competition in the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series (NiCAS) now complete, Brian Schoenburg continues to lead the online racing championship by 50 points, despite being absent from proceedings at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week. The Californian has now registered seven weeks worth of results in the Chevrolet Impala Class A … Read the Rest »

Sim-Racer or Sim-Rider?

March 28th, 2010 by

I’ve noticed two types of sim racers in the Rookie Legends Series: racers who are going all-out for the win and riders who are making laps and just trying to stay out of the way and gain Safety Rating points. I can understand where the riders are coming from. There are plenty of accidents in … Read the Rest »

Sim Racing's Code of Uncertainty

March 27th, 2010 by

A cop pulls over Heisenberg, and asks him “Do you know how fast you were going?” and he answered “No, but I know where I am.” It’s a geeky scientist joke about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which states the more precisely you know the location of something, the less you know about its velocity, and … Read the Rest »

Sim Racing’s Code of Uncertainty

March 27th, 2010 by

A cop pulls over Heisenberg, and asks him “Do you know how fast you were going?” and he answered “No, but I know where I am.” It’s a geeky scientist joke about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which states the more precisely you know the location of something, the less you know about its velocity, and … Read the Rest »

Schoenburg: Online Racing King of New Hampshire

March 26th, 2010 by

In a master class of short-track racing, Brian Schoenburg claimed maximum points at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last week to further extend his lead in the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series (NiCAS). Schoenburg’s domination in his only online race of the week earned the Californian 237 championship points and a lead in the standings table … Read the Rest »

Martinsville Muscle

March 24th, 2010 by

Ray Alfalla  muscled past Richard Towler in the closing laps at Martinsville Speedway on Tuesday to score his first win in the NASCAR iRacing World Championship Series.   Towler had dominated the race from the outset, leading 153 of the first 236 laps.  But a late caution set-up a frantic restart that saw Alfalla and … Read the Rest »

Ben Kennedy Wins in iRacing Chevy at Orlando

March 22nd, 2010 by

It didn’t take long for Ben Kennedy to put iRacing.com at the forefront of Super Late Model racing.  After finishing third last week at New Smyrna Speedway in the debut of his iRacing.com-sponsored Chevrolet Impala SLM, Kennedy drove to an impressive victory at Orlando Speedworld on Friday night. Kennedy started sixth but quickly moved-up to … Read the Rest »

Zen-Like Huttu Wins at Zany Zandvoort

March 22nd, 2010 by

Following a late change to the iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing schedule, Week Three of the series moved to iRacing’s most recent addition to its track catalogue, Circuit Park Zandvoort.  The slight curve ball didn’t seem to affect iWDCRR leader Greger Huttu, however, as he drove to his third win in as many outings, … Read the Rest »

Ten Corvettes Win iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring

March 22nd, 2010 by

More than 370 online racers worldwide competed in the iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring on Saturday, piloting their GT1 Corvette C6.Rs around fabled Sebring International Raceway.  Featuring ten races with 37 or 38 competitors apiece, the event was staged between 12 noon and 2 pm eastern time during the period the Speed television network cut-away … Read the Rest »

Thompson International Speedway Joins iRacing.com

March 18th, 2010 by

Historic Connecticut Facility is Latest Online Racing Short Track For 70 years Thompson International Speedway has challenged New England’s finest racing drivers.  With the announcement that iRacing.com will add the legendary Connecticut track to its inventory, fans of the legendary high-banked, five-eighths mile oval and short-track online racing enthusiasts around the world will soon be able to measure themselves against a track that in its history has sent drivers to the winner’s circle in the Daytona 500 and success on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to put together this alliance with iRacing.com,” said Jonathan Hoenig, the track’s director of business development and marketing and the fourth generation of his family to be involved with Thompson International Speedway.  “The timing couldn’t be better as we use innovative technology and other modern business management tools to move the sport of short-track racing forward for the benefit of both fans and participants.” “Our fans are loyal and enthusiastic,” Hoenig said.  “Many of them would be on the track racing if they could – and now through iRacing.com, they will be able to race on an exact digital duplicate of the speedway when they’re not attending races. We look forward to our local fans and racing game enthusiasts from all over the world being able to participate in online racing series that include Thompson International Speedway.” Hoenig, who holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University and whose great-grandfather began construction of the speedway in 1938, also noted that as host to a NASCAR touring series and seven of its own racing classes, each year the track saw a number of drivers make their maiden appearances.  “Just as many NASCAR Sprint Cup stars such as Joey Logano and Martin Truex, Jr.