Road America Rendezvous

March 13th, 2012 by

The rendezvous-point this week for the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series teams and drivers was Road America – a 4.048 mi (6.515 km) circuit consisting of 14 turns. Constructed in the mid-1950s, Road America is one of only a hand-full of road circuits in the world maintaining its original configuration. The track features many elevation changes, … Read the Rest »

Trump Cards

March 12th, 2012 by

What’s the first thing young Jordan Taylor did when Corvette Racing invited him to a test?    Well, the first thing AFTER high-fiving his father Wayne and brother Ricky . . . He played his trump card, making a bee-line to his sim racing rig to begin preparing for this chance of a lifetime using iRacing.com.  … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Tops Again at Sebring

March 10th, 2012 by

Week 5 of Season 1, 2012, and the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond, featured 19 lap races chock full of bumps and grinds at Sebring International Raceway’s notoriously rough airport track. The action began with the customary V8SC Americas events on Thursday and Friday nights (9:45 PM EST/02:45 GMT), along with European … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – John-Michael Shenette

March 10th, 2012 by

John-Michael Shenette has one foot grounded real world racing, the other in sim racing.  Or is it the other way around?  For in the case of the Connecticut’s Shenette, the boundaries between the real and virtual racing are blurred.  And that’s a good thing.  A former iRacing.com marketing intern, past Late Model and SK Modified … Read the Rest »

Spy Photo

March 9th, 2012 by

Getting a Grip on PIR

March 9th, 2012 by

The season of huge races continued for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series, this time it was Week Five at Phoenix International Raceway. With forty-one sim racers topping the 200 point mark, it was another strong week for many NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series hopefuls. The aging PIR surface offers little grip, so the few who … Read the Rest »

Aranha Off to Hot Start in Barber Premier Series

March 9th, 2012 by

Lime Rock Park played host to the grand opening of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Premier Series with the 1.53 mile road course serving as the stage for exciting online racing in three different time slots on Wednesday.  The warm temperatures accompanying Spring’s early arrival in New England weren’t a major factor for the 194 sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Cale Gale Hosts the "Thank You Mobile" Tour

March 9th, 2012 by

Mobile Native to Thank Fans for Lifetime of Support Leading up to the Inaugural Mobile ARCA 200 Despite an off-weekend in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) series — and iRacing.com — regular Cale Gale has been busier than ever this week.  The driver of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet returns to his hometown … Read the Rest »

Cale Gale Hosts the “Thank You Mobile” Tour

March 9th, 2012 by

Mobile Native to Thank Fans for Lifetime of Support Leading up to the Inaugural Mobile ARCA 200 Despite an off-weekend in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) series — and iRacing.com — regular Cale Gale has been busier than ever this week.  The driver of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet returns to his hometown … Read the Rest »

McRae, Stevenson Cop Barber CESCS

March 8th, 2012 by

Thirty drivers took to the field for Round 2 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at Barber Motorsports Park on February 25th, during the much-anticipated Daytona 500 weekend.  The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda MX5 of the ST Class. Practice and Qualifying … Read the Rest »