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No Love Lost for the Lampelas at Bristol

January 8th, 2013 by

Bristol Motor Speedway; infamously known as Thunder Valley. Drivers either love it or hate it. Fans generally adore the action, and crewmen always wince after the green flag drops. It’s an all-or-nothing track, feasting on those not fortunate enough to survive to the checkered flag. It’s because of this that drivers in the iRacing.com Sprint … Read the Rest »

Stanaway Unstoppable at Watkins Glen

January 8th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Road Pro Series returned from its Christmas break to find Richie Stanaway laying down the gauntlet in the first race of 2013. The New Zealand based sim-racer dominated proceedings from qualifying to the chequered flag of the 56 lap online race at the virtual Watkins Glen Classic Boot configuration. Having chalked-up his third … Read the Rest »

Williams Consolidate as Surtees Extend Lead

January 4th, 2013 by

As the season moves into its last quarter, championship positions are settling but, by no means, are they confirmed as many drivers still have plenty to fight for in the Classic Teams Championship. Ferrari have faded somewhat as their popular driver (and CTC photographer!) Kalle Ruokola has failed to score for three successive weeks, but … Read the Rest »

iRNC Points Battle Takes Shape in Okayama, Summit Point

January 4th, 2013 by

Through eight weeks of this run of the inRacingNews Challenge—enough for most drivers to accumulate a full slate of championship points—a pair of familiar faces rank atop the standings. Chris Hughson leads the Mazda MX-5 Roadster class with 1036 points, 97 ahead of second-place Joseph Pisciotta III. He extended his lead by scoring 147 points, … Read the Rest »

Morse at Home in Kentucky

January 4th, 2013 by

Week Nine of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series took sim racers to the Bluegrass State and the mile and a half Kentucky Speedway.  100 laps, 150 miles were on tap for drivers as they battled to see who could top the Kentucky asphalt.  Over 500 sim-racers found their ways to the starting grid, and … Read the Rest »

Sun Shines on Carla in California

January 3rd, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, located in Monterey, California, USA.  The eleven turn, 2.238 mile (3.602 km) track challenged sim-racers with the tight circuit surrounded by sand as far as the eye can see.  This circuit is among Oran Raceway Park the base content available to iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Binder and Lampela Lead at Lanier

December 31st, 2012 by

After a relatively quiet week at Thompson, it was time for the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series to return to one of their most popular tracks on the circuit – Lanier National Speedway. A staple of the series, this .375 mile bullring showcases extremely fast laps and “Don’t blink or you’ll miss it” action. Coming from … Read the Rest »

Alabama Lottery

December 26th, 2012 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series took to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for the only restrictor plate race during Season 4.  Over 1,500 sim racers entered race servers during the week to see who could survive the lottery known as Talladega. Chad J Laughton (Carolina) would lead only one lap in route … Read the Rest »

Success For Carla in Australia

December 26th, 2012 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Oran Raceway Park, located in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. The twelve turn, 1.62 mile (2.61 km) circuit challenged drivers with a tight inner-section, followed by a long front straight.  This created exciting online racing all week long, attracting 555 race entrants, 238 of them completing … Read the Rest »

Ruggier Rolls to Victory in Japan

December 21st, 2012 by

Round 7 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship paid a return visit to the Land of the Rising Sun at 4.8km Twin Ring Motegi.  With ANZ drivers Justin Ruggier and Scott McLaughlin returning this week it was ‘game on’ and, with most of the drivers having a break over Christmas and New Years, it would … Read the Rest »