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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 »

Sulzer Back In Style

April 15th, 2013 by

Week 10 brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to Road Atlanta, located in Braselton, GA, USA.  Using the tight club layout, drivers attacked 14 corners over 1.81 miles (2.91 km) of track.  Typically used for drifting competitions in real life, this layout was quite sketchy for racing throughout the week.  This showed as only … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Brian V Macklin

April 13th, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim-racing? A:    I started racing in August, 2007 racing the NR2K3 platform. Made the switch to iRacing in August, 2009. Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    The league I was a longtime member of decided to move away from Nascar 2003 and move to iRacing, so … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Closes Gap; Lotus Falter

April 12th, 2013 by

Road Atlanta is a popular and challenging track, with the sweeps early in the lap being both exciting and testing in equal amounts. In all 100 Lotus 79 drivers took on the challenge over the course of 10 races during Week 10 of the Classic Teams Challenge in 2013 Season One. Gernot Fritsche took full … Read the Rest »

The Road to Pro Scenario (Part II): Week 7 of 8

April 11th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Brennan Mercer has been toting-up more actual and potential points, this time for the 2013 Season One iRacing.com Grand Prix Series.  As the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or Pro/WC license from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in the iGPS qualify for a Pro license, a spot in the … Read the Rest »

Down Dodges Drama at Action-Packed Sonoma

April 11th, 2013 by

Round Ten of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series was back in the USA at Sonoma Raceway where, for the first time, the sim-racers would not be using the Long circuit instead of the more familiar Cup layout. The championship had closed-up after Madison Down’s win at Phillip Island with Justin Ruggier only five points ahead … Read the Rest »

Sim-Racers Race to Reality

April 10th, 2013 by

Call it sim-racing’s version of Australian Idol or Australia’s Got Talent, Race to Reality will enable one very talented – and fortunate – sim-racer to secure a ride in a very real race car in an Aussie Racing Cars Series event.  Valued at $12,000 (Au), the prize includes flights, accommodation, driver training, track practice day, … Read the Rest »

Schön, Dolezal Take iRNC Leads to Summit

April 10th, 2013 by

This week iRacing.com’s multi-class inRacingNews Challenge rookie series traveled to Summit Point Raceway’s 1.98 mile “Main Circuit” in the mountains of West Virginia, USA for Week 10.  This high speed track with its long straight away is extremely technical. Miss your marks here and you’ll be mowing the lawn or stuck in a sand trap.  … Read the Rest »