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Ward, Volyka Victorious at Zolder

February 28th, 2013 by

Week Four brought the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series to Circuit Zolder, located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.  The 2.492 mile (4.011 km) circuit is well known for its three chicanes breaking-up the long straights.  Some drivers love them, some hate them.  In the Prototype class, 189 drivers entered a race, 114 placed a qualifying lap, … Read the Rest »

2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series Kicks-Off Saturday

February 28th, 2013 by

Saturday’s opening round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live beginning at 14:00 GMT (9:00 am EST). Can Greger Huttu defend his 2012 championship title or will last year’s runner up Hugo Luis challenge again? Maybe one of the World Championship Series rookies … Read the Rest »

Kis and Broekman Go Two For Three

February 25th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series visited Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit for Week Three of the season.  Located in Towcester, UK, the 3.194 mile (5.14 km), 17 turn circuit saw competitors enjoy the same venue which has hosted many a memorable British Grand Prix.  With a decrease in attendance this week in both cars, the … Read the Rest »

Lindqvist Leads as Fritsche Falters

February 25th, 2013 by

Nicklas Lindqvist continued his great start to the season as he won the third round of the Classic Teams Championship with a stunning 248 point haul at Road America ahead of Tomasz Kozdron who bumped a faltering Gernot Fritsche to third overall. In all 143 drivers took their Lotus 79s to the long straights of … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe Back On Top Down Under

February 25th, 2013 by

Week Three of 2013 Season One brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to the Phillip Island Circuit, located in Victoria, Australia.  Being a new venue for the Barber series, drivers hit the track with blind eyes, embracing the circuit’s extremely high speed sections along with its slippery surface.  Many sim-racers chose not to take … Read the Rest »

Burmeister, Eszenyi Top iRacing Daytona 500

February 25th, 2013 by

Benjamin Burmeister (DE-AT-CH) and Steve Eszenyi (Connecticut) were the big winners in last weekend’s iRacing Daytona 500, the third event in the 2013 World Tour of iRacing. Eszenyi took the win over Derek Crone (Virginias) and Dwayne Vincent (MidSouth) in Friday evening’s top SOF (5435) split, while Burmeister scored a dramatic last lap victory – … Read the Rest »

Cater the Magician

February 22nd, 2013 by

Week Three of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series found the series in the northeast at the “Magic Mile,” aka New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  A flat, one mile track that provides a lot of action, NHMS has been a stop on the Class B Series since its introduction in to the iRacing.com service. David Cater … Read the Rest »

Racing Royalty

February 22nd, 2013 by

Elevation changes, high speed sweeping corners and virtual touring cars battling through 25 minute online races all describe the iRacing Grand Touring Cup on Week Three of 2013 Season 1. The location is Kent, England where a 2.301 mile track known as Brands Hatch lies east of London. The course, with nine turns in all, … Read the Rest »

Late Models Pay a Visit to the Ardennes

February 22nd, 2013 by

Round Four of the Late Model Road Racing World Series will be broadcast live on latemodelroad.com this Sunday, February 24 at 22:30 GMT. This week, the series heads to the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a favorite of many road racers because of its elevation changes and combination of high speed and challenging corners. The previous … Read the Rest »

Emerson Emerges Victorious in The Netherlands

February 21st, 2013 by

Round 3 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship Presented by Big Pond headed to the Netherlands and Circuit Park Zandvoort to take on the national layout for the first time in over two years. Justin Ruggier was the red-hot favorite heading into the main race as he had won all three online races before in … Read the Rest »