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A Season of Highs and Lows

December 18th, 2014 by

The 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series featured a number of high and lows in participation and for the sim-racers who participated. Season 4 of the 2014 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series was an abbreviated season, featuring only six weeks of competition instead of the normal dozen weeks. The number of drop weeks was also … Read the Rest »

Marc Mercer, Seven Times a Champion

December 17th, 2014 by

With a 100% bonafide UK&I Skip Barber League championship on the line, the circus returned to Zandvoort for a 13 lap race of the Grand Prix layout to determine the final champion of 2014.  After the sim racing thrills at Barber Motorsports Park the only championship contenders still remaining were Marc Mercer with 108 points … Read the Rest »

Season’s Swan Song at Sonoma

December 16th, 2014 by

The final week of the first season with the Team GT3 Challenge landed at the tricky Sonoma Raceway for another 60 minute sim racing enduro on the Long Layout.  On the front row for the big SOF race were Massimo Erra of GT World and Joonas Savolainen in the Putkarit Racing BMW.  Heading to the … Read the Rest »

4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions Tonight!

December 15th, 2014 by

Past champions Shane Van Gisbergen and Philipp Eng headline an impressive lineup of professional racers expected to compete in tonight’s 4th Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions.  Van Gisbergen, Eng and other pros from stock, sports and touring cars, open wheel and drag racing will compete against one another from the comfort of their homes … Read the Rest »

Bragg Wins Thompson and SK Modfied Title

December 15th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modified series completed the final week of 2014 Season 4 at Thompson International Speedway. At .625 miles in length and 26 degrees of banking Thompson is one of the trickier short tracks to drive in iRacing, as sim racers are relegated to just the high groove, making passing extremely difficult.  Thus … Read the Rest »

Nahkala Takes the Mountain

December 15th, 2014 by

Week 3 of the IndyCar road series saw the sim racers leave the Dallara DW12-friendly Phillip Island GP Circuit for something more . . . out of the ordinary. Yep, that’s right, the series took-on Mount Panorama. With fast and flowing sections, nearly vertical plunges and tons of blind corners, the immensely popular and challenging … Read the Rest »

World Sport Car Series Finale at Road America

December 12th, 2014 by

Road America played host to a very challenging and difficult last round of the iRacing World Sports Car Series that saw Paul Ibrink claim the overall championship with Robert Tinsey taking second place honors only 22 points behind the championship leader. The battle for the championship was tight between Ilbrink, Tinsey and third place finisher … Read the Rest »

Cornwell Shocks at Dover

December 11th, 2014 by

Week Five of the 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval series brought the competitors to the high-banked concrete mile known as Dover International Speedway. Only total of 42 sim-racers were brave enough to take on the challenge of the “Monster Mile” throughout the week. Cautions, a difficult pit road entry, a high attrition rate, lapped … Read the Rest »

Norton Tames The Lady in Black

December 9th, 2014 by

Week Four of the 2014 Season 4 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series to Darlington Raceway for the first time in series history. Only a mere 31 sim-racers had the courage to tackle the “Track Too Tough to Tame” throughout the week. Cautions, a difficult pit road entry, lap traffic and single file restarts were … Read the Rest »

Star Mazdas Take-on The Mountain

December 1st, 2014 by

Week 5 could be the decisive week in the Star Mazda championship for the shortened Season 4 as, inevitably, drivers would be giving it their all to achieve a good result. It just happened to be the notorious Mount Panorama (Bathurst) circuit which hosted this week’s sim racing. The grueling 23 turns and 174 meters … Read the Rest »