Lime Rock Chicanery

December 30th, 2010 by

Thanks to a virtual meteorological quirk, sim racers competing at Lime Rock Park last week in the inRacingNews Challenge were greeted by blue skies and balmy temperatures in stark contrast to the all too real white-out conditions experienced by the rest of the Northeast.  Although this was the series second visit to Lime Rock, it … Read the Rest »

Sudden Impact

December 30th, 2010 by

Some questions about iRacing’s relevance to real world racing were answered last summer when Greger Huttu acquitted himself quite well in the Skip Barber Racing School and in a test of Andersen Racing’s Star Mazda at Road Atlanta.  An accomplished sim racer who dominated the iRacing World Championship Series Road Racing championship, Huttu had never … Read the Rest »

Berry Closes on Pro Title

December 29th, 2010 by

This week it was off to the high banks of Talladega, Alabama for the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series. It seems no matter the size of the track, Josh Berry finds a way to steamroll the competition. He once again found victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway, and once again got top points of the week. Berry … Read the Rest »

ISRA GP1 Championship Tussles Down Under

December 29th, 2010 by

Round Three of the ISRA GP1 Championship took the drivers down to the beautiful and glassy smooth Phillip Island Circuit to put the Williams-Toyota FW31 through its paces on this challenging layout best known for its V8 Supercar races.  Both David Williams and Shawn Purdy, winners of the first two rounds of the championship respectively, … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM at Barber Motorsports Park

December 29th, 2010 by

Barber Motorsports Park played host to round eight of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online racing championship for the digital renditions of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S. The mixed-class, 12 week Championship which is separated into ten divisions, offers daily online races to PC owners all over the … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Airport Racing

December 28th, 2010 by

Week Seven of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series led the drivers to the Sebring International Raceway.  This time the full course was bypassed in favor of the shorter “Modified” track layout which takes a tight short cut after the first very fast left hand turn and the extended backstretch leads to a tighter version of … Read the Rest »

Spa-Francorchamps & Street Stock on iRacing

December 27th, 2010 by

Christmas came early for iRacers of all persuasions this year.  Road course lover or oval fan, there’s something for every iRacer this holiday season. First, iRacing released one of the most eagerly awaited tracks in history to its members, namely Circuit Spa-Francorchamps.  From daunting Eau Rouge to picturesque Blanchimont and the iconic La Source, sim … Read the Rest »

Spa-Francorchamps & Street Stock on iRacing

December 27th, 2010 by

Christmas came early for iRacers of all persuasions this year.  Road course lover or oval fan, there’s something for every iRacer this holiday season. First, iRacing released one of the most eagerly awaited tracks in history to its members, namely Circuit Spa-Francorchamps.  From daunting Eau Rouge to picturesque Blanchimont and the iconic La Source, sim … Read the Rest »

2011 World Tour of iRacing Schedule Announced

December 27th, 2010 by

Popular Series Samples Global Motorsport Variety With Tributes to Major Real-World Races Conceived a year ago as a way for iRacing.com’s 20,000+ members to sample the world’s wide range of oval-track and road-racing cars and circuits, the 2010 World Tour of iRacing proved to be an extremely popular artistic success among the global group of … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM at the Glen

December 22nd, 2010 by

The iRacing GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series headed to the virtual Watkins Glen for its seventh round of mixed class racing. The highly competitive online-racing series, open to members of the iRacing.com service, brought the digital-replica Riley MKXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S to New York’s Finger Lakes region to race on the … Read the Rest »