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Laguna Seca + Power – Downforce = Win

May 22nd, 2014 by

Thirteen sim-racers lined up on the grid at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in their Lotus 49s for a 2834 SOF race.  The top three qualifiers (Michel Dudognon, Mick Claridge, and Jason Shadd) all posted times in the low 1:24s and were separated by less than a quarter of a second.  Behind them came another set … Read the Rest »

Lights Shine on Laughton at Charlotte

May 22nd, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a home town throw-down in NASCAR’s backyard. While the race track hosts the longest event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the Coca-Cola 600, the Class C Fixed Series would pack all that excitement into 35 laps of sim-racing. Nicholas Goertzen … Read the Rest »

Sansone Cruises to Victory at LOR

May 21st, 2014 by

The iRacing Silver Crown Cup stopped at the newly-released Lucas Oil Raceway last Thursday for a dramatic 100 lap sim-race. Featuring over 40 laps of caution, it seemed that the iRacing FIRST Safety Car might well take the checkered flag. Still, after leading a commanding 54 laps, it was certain that it was Vinnie Sansone’s … Read the Rest »

Hansen’s Charlotte Breakthrough

May 21st, 2014 by

Scores First NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Win Danny Hansen survived a marathon race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last night and earned his first career victory in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing. After running at the front for much of the evening, Hansen took advantage of slip-ups by other front runners and delivered … Read the Rest »

GT3 Challenge Debuts at CoTA

May 20th, 2014 by

In its debut event with the series, the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge concluded a week of twists, turns and high speeds at the brand new Circuit of the Americas located in Austin, TX. The 3.4 mile, 20 turn mammoth of a track brought victory to some and anguish to many others. Several drivers failed to grasp … Read the Rest »

Something Old, Something New – I’m Excited, How About You?

May 19th, 2014 by

The Circuit of the Americas became available in iRacing just last month, and the Lotus 49 is among the, er, “oldest” cars available to sim-racers.  So how good could this combination really be?  Well the truth is the world discovered this magical combination over a year ago when Caterham F1 reserve driver, and only American … Read the Rest »

Lanpheer Starts Radicals Defence in Style

May 19th, 2014 by

Tom Lanpheer started the defence of his iRacing Radical Racing Challenge title in style with strong performances in both the first two rounds. The Mid West sim-racer now leads the charge by 29 points from Scandinavian Mattias Anreus and Division 2 driver, Fin, Samuli Kumo. The Radical arrived this season with another boost to its … Read the Rest »

Broekman Best Warrior on the Island

May 19th, 2014 by

Round Six of the iRacing Road Warrior Series visited the scenic Phillip Island Circuit Down Under. The RUF C-spec cars took to the track for a 20 lap shoot out in the RUF Cup. The sim-racing was heated around the tricky 2.7 mile circuit. In the end Rens Broekman scored the most points totaling to … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skippies Go for Gold at Silverstone

May 19th, 2014 by

There are multiple “home tracks” for the sim-racers of the UK&I Skip Barber League within iRacing, but none quite as iconic as Silverstone.  The historic British track has played host to a number of leagues and series in iRacing and England alike, but it’s been a number of months since the F2000 crowd had paid … Read the Rest »

Ringler Tames the Rock

May 16th, 2014 by

After the opening week free-for-all that was Talladega, the NASCAR iRacing Class B Open Series got down to business in Week 2 with a visit to Rockingham Speedway in the sand hills of North Carolina.  As expected, the drivers who figure to be slugging-it- out for the 2014 Season 2 championship  wasted no time moving … Read the Rest »