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NASCAR Class A 2013 Season 4 Championship Week

January 21st, 2014 by

2013 Season 4 is officially sealed in the books. With great battles in almost every division of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup), this season was surprisingly exciting to watch. Surprising because, unfortunately, Season 4 is usually considered to be the “lack-luster” season of the Class A series.  Most drivers are fueled through … Read the Rest »

Unexpected Twists in Season Finale at Concord

January 21st, 2014 by

The final week of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series traveled to Midland, North Carolina to race at Concord Speedway.  This unique track is easily comparable to Pocono due to its triangular configuration, but with one very significant twist: it’s only a half mile in length, shorter than 2.5 mile Pocono’s front straightaway alone. Sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Not-So-Casual Racing: Skip Barber F2000s in Brazil

January 20th, 2014 by

January 17th saw a dozen drivers line-up in their Skip Barber F2000s on the grid at Brazil’s Autódromo José Carlos Pace for a seemingly casual 15 laps between the two lakes at legendary Interlagos.  Spirits were high as the lights turned green and the air of São Paulo was virtually filled with the sounds of … Read the Rest »

Week 13 SpecRacer Ford GP Returns

January 20th, 2014 by

Real life SpecRacer Ford races sport huge fields of cars battling it out and having fun. See the videos at the links at the end of the article as examples. By contrast, official SRF races in iRacing often struggle to attract more than a handful of entries. Things change during Week 13, however: the SRF … Read the Rest »

2013 iRacing World Cup of iRacing Preview

January 17th, 2014 by

The field is set for the fifth annual World Cup of iRacing, in what looks to be the most competitive club competition to date. Five clubs will battle over four races on January 18 to determine who will have bragging rights for the next 12 months, being able to call themselves World Cup Champions. The … Read the Rest »

Broekman Breaks Draught at VIR

January 17th, 2014 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Virginia International Raceway and while the “real” Oak Tree may have fallen down, its virtual counterpart is alone and well lives on iRacing!   As the for V8 championship, Madison Down has control of the point race but John Emerson is still in the hunt. VIR … Read the Rest »

Finland Top Points in Euro-heavy World Cup Final Qualifier

January 16th, 2014 by

Defending champion Club Finland head into this weekend’s World Cup of iRacing finals as favourites after notching an impressive 868 points, 22 points more than DE-AT-CH and nearly 100 more than third placed UK&I. The three European clubs are joined by last year finalists Brasil and newcomers, the EU based, Club Iberia who comfortably beat … Read the Rest »

Overland Clinches NiPS Title as Humpe Wins Fourth Straight

January 15th, 2014 by

Kenny Humpe likely does not want the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series season to end any time soon. Humpe put on yet another dominating performance, this time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The win was Humpe’s fourth in a row and, as usual, it was an absolutely dominating effort as the Ohioan’s #58 Chevy SS showed … Read the Rest »

Taylor Overcomes Early Mishap at Thompson

January 14th, 2014 by

Week 11 saw the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour head to Connecticut to tackle Thompson International Speedway.  Thompson is a 5/8 mile oval where the racing groove is the high line since the bottom can become a handling nightmare for many sim-racers, while the entry to Turn Three has a significant bump that will disrupt … Read the Rest »

Red Sox 2014 Season Opener

January 14th, 2014 by

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA – A little over a month ago, a chapter of the Red Sox Racing League closed with the final race of the McLaren Turbo Challenge, powered by identical McLaren MP4-12C GT3 spec cars. In its place enters a new challenger – the RUF Rt-12, Track edition. Much like Callaway does for Corvettes, … Read the Rest »