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Ruggier Keeps Title Hopes Alive

April 18th, 2013 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Lime Rock Park for the first time in a few years. The championship had a new leader coming into New England with Madison Down leading Justin Ruggier by 44 points with Joshua Muggleton still in the hunt just a few points behind Ruggier. Ruggier couldn’t … Read the Rest »

Class B Action in the Lone Star State

April 18th, 2013 by

Week 11 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed to the Lone Star State for the final mile and half week of the season.  Texas Motor Speedway is known for its high speeds and tricky corner exits and would be sure to provide a challenge to all drivers.  442 sim-racers would start a race … Read the Rest »

Rave Reviews for New Radicals Slate

April 17th, 2013 by

Despite a car that has been improved season on season by iRacing and a car that regularly has sim-racing being positive about it when they try it, this season has seen the series struggling for participation. As a road series the competition for drivers is fierce and many series saw a dip as drivers looked … Read the Rest »

iRNC Invades Lime Rock Park Chicane

April 17th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge Rookie Series made the trip northeast to Connecticut in Week 11 for Lime Rock Park’s challenging 1.54 mile Chicane layout.   It was the second trip to LRP this season for the multi-class series and, as sim-racers are aware, misjudging your entry into the Chicane means you’ll spin right through it resulting in … Read the Rest »

Class B Rocks

April 17th, 2013 by

Rockingham Speedway played host to the tenth week of the season for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series.  A fixture on the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series for years, Rockingham was brought back to light by Andy Hillenburg and staff in 2008.  134 sim-racers would take to the high banked mile oval for Week … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Puts on a Show at Texas

April 17th, 2013 by

Nick Ottinger dominated Round Four of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship from start to finish at Texas Motor Speedway Tuesday night, cruising to a comfortable victory over two time champion Ray Alfalla. Ottinger, who started from the pole, led 128 of 167 laps and was only passed for position once on the track as … Read the Rest »

The NASCAR iRacing Road to Pro: Week 8 of 8

April 16th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Brennan Mercer has been at it again: toting-up actual and potential points  for the 2013 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup).  As the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or Pro/WC license from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in the Class “A” open setup NASCAR series qualify … Read the Rest »

Mustang Intensity at Daytona

April 16th, 2013 by

Eleven weeks of close racing reached a new high point at Daytona as the iRacing.com Mustang Cup drivers battled for every possible point.  Something about racing at Daytona – the history, the high banking, the challenge of never quite mastering it – brings out the intensity in every sim-racer on the grid.  Combine that intensity … Read the Rest »

Huttu Claws to Road America Victory

April 15th, 2013 by

In a toughly-fought 47 laps around the virtual Road America, Greger Huttu battled his way to the front to take victory at the chequered flag. Huttu’s second win of the 2013 season puts the reigning champion equal on points with Hugo Luis, with the pair the only drivers to secure wins this year. Starting from … Read the Rest »

GT Competition in the Empire State

April 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing servers during Week 10 did not lack great online racing. However, one of the highlights throughout the week was the incredible side-by-side action put-on by Touring Cars at a familiar venue: Watkins Glen International. The 2.4 mile “Classic” circuit is an incredible example of what American racetracks have to offer. The iRacing.com Grand … Read the Rest »