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Penzes Siezes Spa; Sahlin Secures TMC Title
October 26th, 2011 by DavidP
The final week (Week 12) for 2011 Season 3 in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge presented the sim racers with what most would call the biggest challenge of the season: racing at the 19-turn, 4.35-mile monster of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. A tick over 300 racers attempted to say they were the one to conquer Spa, but … Read the Rest »
Lisner Lights-up Sebring
October 26th, 2011 by DavidP
Week 11 in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge sent the sim racers down to Sebring, Florida for some online racing under the lights at the 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway. 228 drivers attempted to conquer the Florida darkness, but after seven days of competition, Jason Lisner (Virginias) emerged the top point earner for the week. Weekly … Read the Rest »
Raileanu's Jetta championship
October 25th, 2011 by DavidP
Moldovian Alexandru Raileanu has won the Season 3 Jetta class of the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup. In a nearly perfect season the Central-Eastern Europe sim racer won 11 of his 12 starts, only having had to settle for fourth in his final race of the season after having closed the deal on the championship already. … Read the Rest »
Raileanu’s Jetta championship
October 25th, 2011 by JaimeB
Moldovian Alexandru Raileanu has won the Season 3 Jetta class of the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup. In a nearly perfect season the Central-Eastern Europe sim racer won 11 of his 12 starts, only having had to settle for fourth in his final race of the season after having closed the deal on the championship already. … Read the Rest »
Up in the Air
October 25th, 2011 by DavidP
Coming into Week Eleven of the Twelve Week NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series season, the battle to make it into the NASCAR iRacing.come Pro Series could not be more up in the air. The good news for bubble drivers was the week’s venue was the very familiar Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track has been a … Read the Rest »
Nieminen Nails iNGPS Finale
October 24th, 2011 by DavidP
In the final round of the iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series, Jesse Nieminen found his way to the top step of the podium for the fifth time this season after a dominating performance at the virtual Silverstone International Circuit. The My3id sim-racer, who was plagued with technical issues early in the season that effectively nullified … Read the Rest »
Salvatore Magic at New Hampshire
October 24th, 2011 by DavidP
Brandon Salvatore added 229 points to his historic season on Week Eleven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series (NiTMS) by notching the overall win at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Nicknamed “the Magic Mile,” New Hampshire brought out 95 of the best sim racers to battle for the top spot but it was the … Read the Rest »
2011 iNGPS Finale Broadcast Saturday!
October 21st, 2011 by DavidP
The final round of the 2011 iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series will be broadcast Saturday on iRacing.com beginning at 6 pm Eastern (22:00 GMT). The race will consist of 60 laps around the 17 turn, 3.194 mile Silverstone Grand Prix circuit and feature the Williams-Toyota FW31. Although Hugo Luis (Brazil) clinched the 2011 iNGPS title … Read the Rest »
Oh Brother!
October 21st, 2011 by DavidP
IndyCar may have the brothers Bettenhausen and Unser, NASCAR may have the Bodines, Burtons, Buschs, Labontes and Woods (to name a few), but iRacing has the Stergios brothers. Jake and PJ Stergios (New England) demonstrated that fact in emphatic fashion last night, driving their Star Mazdas to a brotherly one-two finish ahead of Evan Maillard … Read the Rest »
Kettelle Saves Fuel, Steals ‘Dega Win
October 21st, 2011 by JaimeB
Brandon Kettelle (Cape Coral, FL), had enough gas left in the tank of his #80 Tide Chevrolet Thursday night to take his first career GSRacing.net Truck Series victory at the Talladega Superspeedway. Kettelle was in second place when leader Andrew Berger (Richland, PA) ran out of fuel under caution coming through the tri-oval on the … Read the Rest »