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Smith Wins Chaotic Montreal ANZ Skip Barber Race

June 3rd, 2015 by

Benjamin Smith stormed to victory in a last-to-first win the fifth round of the 2015 ANZ Skip Barber Championship at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. David Buda of Relentless Racing had qualified on pole with a lap time 1:52.882, almost half a second clear of Kevin Wilmen on grid two, and was looking to extend his championship … Read the Rest »

Record-Setting 6th Annual iRacing Indianapolis 500

June 2nd, 2015 by

The Sixth iRacing Indianapolis 500 is in the record books, and oh what records!  With four time slots over the weekend of May 29-31 the Greatest Spectacle in Online Racing saw nearly 1400 iRacers take part in 62 splits featuring between 31 and 33 drivers.  With some sim racers competing in two, three and even … Read the Rest »

Holzmann Wins Phillip Island, Closes on iRacing GP Series Title

June 2nd, 2015 by

With the final week of the season on the horizon, the iRacing Grand Prix Series headed to Victoria, Australia to tackle Phillip Island Circuit in the penultimate week. The 12-turn, 4.445km circuit – which features the 1km Gardner Straight – is notoriously the fastest paced. Although lap times will be less than 70 seconds per … Read the Rest »

“Tough Trucks” – The Monster Mile!

June 1st, 2015 by

From A Dig Motorsports’ “Tough Trucks” – The Monster Mile! Monsters: As a youngster, most deal with the terrifying thought of some kind of evil doer lying dormant under one’s bed or in a closet waiting for the perfect time to pop out and cause harm.  Usually, the natural progression of moving into adulthood takes … Read the Rest »

iRacing Announces Licensing Agreement with Mercedes-Benz

May 29th, 2015 by

Virtual Mercedes AMG GT3 in Production iRacing.com announced today it has reached a licensing agreement with Mercedes-Benz Accessories to build a digital version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 to race in online competition.  The Mercedes-AMG GT3 will join more than forty precisely-modeled race cars available on iRacing, the world’s leading online motorsport simulations service. “We’re thrilled … Read the Rest »

Greger’s Grand Slam

May 29th, 2015 by

Greger Huttu scored a dominant victory at challenging Virginia International Raceway for his fourth consecutive iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series win and, in the bargain, enhanced his already commanding lead in the series standings.  Three other sim racers – Olli Pahkala, Enzo Bonito and Mitchell DeJong – led at one time or another as … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Reality Check: Indianapolis 500

May 27th, 2015 by

Now that the 99th Indianapolis 500 is in the books — and Juan Pablo Montoya and Roger Penske are divying-up the $2,449,055 winner’s share of the purse —  iRacers can set their sights on this weekend’s iRacing Indy 500. And while getting Indy 500 setup advice from race engineers is nearly impossible, I was able … Read the Rest »

Star Mazda Reality Check: Lucas Oil Raceway

May 26th, 2015 by

One of only two oval tracks on the Pro Mazda schedule, Lucas Oil Raceway combines short track oval racing with the excitement of Indianapolis, especially in May. Located about 20 minutes from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park) features an 11/16ths mile oval with a modest 12 degrees of banking. … Read the Rest »

Apex Racing UK’s second charity race: Diabetes UK 3 hour Enduro!

May 23rd, 2015 by

On June 13th 2015, starting at 13:00 GMT Apex Racing UK will be hosting their second charity event on iRacing’s service. Last year saw an incredibly successful charity event at Spa Francorchamps (over £1000 raised overall!) where people took part in a 2.4 hour event by donating towards the chosen cause of Cancer Research UK. This … Read the Rest »

Oltmanns Takes Win #2 at Daytona

May 22nd, 2015 by

Jason Oltmanns’ single car operation became the first team to take multiple Feature Race wins on the 2015 iSuperSpeedway.com Racing Series Season 4 campaign, with his first career win at the World Center of Racing. Oltmanns parked his #51 Best Buy Ford Fusion in Gatorade Victory Lane in Race 9 of the season, after qualifying … Read the Rest »