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Madison’s opening account

August 9th, 2011 by

Mosport was the scene for opening hostilities in the iRacing V8 Supercars Series, presented by new sponsor Bigpond. Yet another feather in the cap of the world’s best motorsport simulation- to be named the official online series of the biggest motor racing category Down Under. Perhaps “hostilities” is a bit unfair. The camaraderie in this … Read the Rest »

Let the Tournaments Begin

August 4th, 2011 by

One of the most exciting aspects of iRacing 2.0 is the new Tournament Racing feature.  Now you can organize, host and stage your own sim racing tournament, with multiple heat races winnowing the field down to the crème de la crème in the final/feature. To learn more about staging your own tournament, check out this … Read the Rest »

iRacing 2.0 Debuts in 2011 Season 3

July 29th, 2011 by

iRacing 2.0, the most significant new build in iRacing history, is here in time for 2011 Season 3.   Brimming with new features and content, iRacing 2.0 truly represents the dawn of a new era for iRacing. Topping the list, of course, is the new tire model.  Years in the making, the NTM’s remarkably authentic performance … Read the Rest »

Erlekotte and Ottinger Do The Double

July 28th, 2011 by

For the third and final time this season the stars of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series made a stop at the South Boston Speedway for some good short track online racing.  The final week of racing during Season Two saw a total of 925 sim racers participate in an official race during the seven days … Read the Rest »

Down on Top

July 26th, 2011 by

The final round of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series delivered the drama it promised. This strength-to-strength online racing series keeps producing more action, right when you think it can’t get any hotter. Not only is the bulging entry list a testament to this, the spectator gallery has become standing room only. For the Week 12 … Read the Rest »

Two New Cars and Two New Tracks Coming to iRacing Soon

June 30th, 2011 by

The release of iRacing 2.0 may still be a few weeks away, but iRacers can get a jump on some of the content thanks to iRacing’s first ever Four-for-All. That’s right, four exciting features of iRacing 2.0 –Iowa Speedway and Suzuka International Racing course, the Ford GT and HPD ARX 01c – are now available … Read the Rest »

A League of Your Own

June 20th, 2011 by

Check-out iRacing.com’s new public micro-site focusing on private leagues. We think you’ll agree, whether you want to be the czar of your own sim racing league or you just enjoy competing with a group of sim racing pals in a format of your collective choosing, iRacing has a league for you. Want to be sim … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Video Contest Winners Announced

June 17th, 2011 by

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in the iRacing.com Video Contest. Correct that, we have 15 winners in the iRacing.com Video Contest, headed by Christian Braun who received the lion’s share of the votes cast by his fellow iRacers. One of four grand finalists, Braun will receive $500 in iRacing credits and an opportunity … Read the Rest »

iRacing Goes Big Time

May 11th, 2011 by

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the world’s largest high definition television for a spin earlier Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway by taking virtual laps around the legendary 1.5-mile track using an iRacing simulation. Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, invited Earnhardt Jr., an avid video gamer, to show off his skills on … Read the Rest »

Q circles: The crop circles of iRacing?

May 7th, 2011 by Dave Kaemmer

One of the strangest story lines in the history of iRacing is the Q circle phenomenon. It is an eerie tale, and if words like quaternion and eigenvalue send shivers up your spine, then you might do well to stop reading, toss some salt over your shoulder, and just walk away. Our story begins many … Read the Rest »