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iRacing Sponsors Nurburgring 1000

August 4th, 2014 by

iRacing.com, whose popular online racing game is recognized as the most accurate simulation of “real” racing, today announced it will sponsor the Nurburgring 1000. Round 5 of the Blancpain Endurance Series, the “iRacing.com Nurburgring 1000,” is scheduled for the weekend of September 19-21. Motorsports fans attending the iRacing.com Nurburgring 1000 will have the opportunity to … Read the Rest »

Kingsbury Kingly in Michigan!

June 30th, 2014 by

Week Eight of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Michigan International Speedway. A season high 188 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week. Fuel conservation, drafting and pit strategy would be the stories throughout the week. Kyle Orso (Illinois) started on pole with Brandon Trost (Pennsylvania) on his … Read the Rest »

Broekman Extends RUF Cup Lead

June 27th, 2014 by

The weeks have flown by in the second ever iRacing.com RUF Cup season, and one thing has become abundantly clear: Rens Broekman (Benelux) has been nothing short of impressive. This does not mean he hasn’t had stiff competition; rather he has capitalized on all of his opportunities and has been rewarded with an impressive points … Read the Rest »

Kerekes Tips the Barber

June 6th, 2014 by

After last week’s racing at Oran Park Raceway, the RUF Cup found its way to Barber Motorsports Park, which lies in the middle of a heavily forested area on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama. While Oran Park has recently closed in the interest of a developing suburbia, Barber finds itself on the opposite side of … Read the Rest »

Broekman Shines at Oran Park

May 30th, 2014 by

If you talk to a racing enthusiast for any stretch of time, conversation will eventually shift to the classic tracks of yesteryear. One of the most beautiful things about having laser-scanned racetracks on the iRacing service, aside from their incredible accuracy, is the immortalizing of tracks in virtual form. Just a few short years ago … Read the Rest »

RUF Cup Heads to Austin

May 27th, 2014 by

As the second season of the RUF Cup pushes forward into a schedule filled with visits to new and different tracks, it offers a reminder that the quality of iRacing’s laser-scanned tracks is second to none. With there being so many tracks to choose from, the various divisions on the service can travel to a … Read the Rest »

Broekman Starts Strong in RUF Cup

May 15th, 2014 by

As the old cliché goes, “time flies when you’re having fun.”  Time has certainly flown for competitors in the RUF Cup. It is hard to believe that it has already been a few weeks since Julian Rodriguez Moreno was crowned champion of the inaugural RUF Cup, but here we are, two weeks into the second … Read the Rest »

Eszenyi Masters Talladega

May 8th, 2014 by

Round 10 of the NASCAR iRacing Series headed to Talladega Superspeedway in the search of super close, action packed unpredictability – and that’s exactly what they found. Talladega is renown for its flat-out nature, with the wide tarmac available drivers found themselves 4-wide at several times during the race distance. In the first of the … Read the Rest »

The Backyard Garage: Welcome to the Silver Crown

May 8th, 2014 by

The virtual recreation of the USAC Silver Crown on iRacing is a spectacle on its own. A car in which has a 2-speed gearbox, a 355 CI engine pumping out 819 horsepower. On top of that, a completely carbon fiber body surrounds a giant 68 gallon fuel tank. This car is night/day compared to any … Read the Rest »

Summer of Love (for the Lotus 49)

May 8th, 2014 by

On October 1st 1967 at Watkins Glen it was the other Ford powered Lotus of Graham Hill that sat on pole position on a beautiful, sunny day in central New York State.  Jim Clark was starting from second place and even lost a position on the opening lap to American driver and race winner Dan … Read the Rest »