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Binder Performs Perfection At Phoenix

May 8th, 2013 by

When it comes to motorsports championships, seven is a number of reverence. The king of NASCAR, Richard Petty, is known for winning seven championships. Same with the legendary Dale Earnhardt, who also won seven cup titles. The world renowned Formula One wheelman Michael Schumacher was crowned seven times, and MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi has collected seven … Read the Rest »

Celovsky’s Fast Start

May 7th, 2013 by

Season 2 of 2013 has begun in iRacing. For the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup), the season kicked-off with 35-lap races on the high banks of the Talladega Superspeedway. The thrill of three-wide, flat-out racing always helps populate iRacing servers, and this past week did not disappoint in terms of participation, as an … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Jeff Ramsdell

May 6th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed Jeff Ramsdell, a driver who runs a lot of races, but wins a lot of them too. An iRacer from the Georgia club, Ramsdell has run a total of over 1600 oval races since joining iRacing in May of 2010.  In fact, today is his third year anniversary as an iRacer … Read the Rest »

Welcome Pro iRacers

May 4th, 2013 by

iRacing announced the first wave of new qualifiers for the 2013 iRacing.com Road Pro Series and NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series.  The twenty qualifiers — ten from each series — are the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or World Championship license from the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup) and iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Bäckman, Inniss, Raileanu Prevail in Grand Touring

May 2nd, 2013 by

Season One of the 2013 iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup has come to a close. The champions from each class emerged victorious after dueling with the best in some of the most compelling sim-racing on the Internet. The Grand Touring series showed iRacers what it’s like to compete in true touring car racing. Week 12, however, … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Steals Richmond for Second Straight Win

May 1st, 2013 by

After the smoke cleared from the Richmond carnage, Nick Ottinger found himself in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship victory lane for the second straight race.  Unlike two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway, where Ottinger had the dominant car from start to finish, his victory at Richmond International Raceway was achieved with good strategy … Read the Rest »

Phillip Island Success Sends Huttu Clear

April 29th, 2013 by

In an action-packed 69 laps around the virtual Philip Island, Greger Huttu steered his Williams-Toyota FW31 to the top step of the podium, claiming maximum points in Round Five of the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series. With the demise of erstwhile rival Hugo Luis in the opening stages, the reigning champion now heads the … Read the Rest »

KIA and Cadillac Gear-Up For Explosive Series Debut

April 29th, 2013 by

There is an air of excitement and anticipation this week around the iRacing community as Week 13 of Season 1 draws to a close. Season 2 is just around the corner, and one of the series that has many drivers stirring is the new iRacing Global Challenge Series. This series will feature the brand new … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2013 S1 Review

April 27th, 2013 by

After visiting Oran Raceway Park and Suzuka for the final two weeks, the 2013 Season 1 iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series has come to a close.  As drivers test the changes to the car and prepare for next season, we at inRacingNews had the chance to catch-up with the top three sim-racers in last season’s … Read the Rest »

All in the Family

April 26th, 2013 by

Motorsports is replete with great racing families, be their names Allison, Earnhardt or Petty, Andretti, Bettenhausen or Unser, Hill, Rosberg or Stuck.  It may be a little early in the game for sim-racing to boast multi-generational dynasties, but one New Hampshire-based tribe has staked a pretty authoritative claim to being the first family of iRacing. … Read the Rest »