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Seventeen for the World Cup of iRacing

January 28th, 2011 by

Seventeen clubs are currently participating in the 2010 World Cup of iRacing tournament. The participants are led by defending World Cup champions DE-AT-CH (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) along with Club Ohio, third place finishers in the inaugural tournament.  They are joined by clubs representing New England, New York, Pennsylvania, USA West, France, Australia/New Zealand, South America, Carolina, Mid-South, … Read the Rest »

New year – New Series – Fresh new car smell

January 28th, 2011 by

The new VW Jetta TDI and Mazda MX-5 mixed class series (officially known as the iRacing Grand Touring Cup) really does have that new car smell right now.  The response has been overwhelmingly positive to the announcement that the MX-5 will be paired with the VW Jetta TDI in a mixed class series starting with … Read the Rest »

2.4 Hours of Daytona on Tap Tomorrow

January 28th, 2011 by

The 2011 World Tour of iRacing gets underway tomorrow at 12:00 noon ET (17:00 GMT) with the iRacing.com GRAND-AM 2.4 Hours of Daytona.  The mixed class race is free and open to all current iRacing members, and features the Mustang FR500S and Riley MkXX Daytona Prototypes on the 3.56 mile road course at Daytona International … Read the Rest »

2011 World Tour of iRacing Opens With Jan. 29 Running of iRacing GRAND-AM 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 28th, 2011 by

Season Opener Features Multi-Class Sim Racing with Riley XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR 500S on Daytona Road Course As the green flag waves at 3:30 p.m. EDT to start the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, nearly two dozen iRacing.com members (among them Alex Gurney, Justin Wilson, AJ Allmendinger, Michael McDowell and Colin … Read the Rest »

INDYCAR and iRacing.com Announce Premier Virtual Racing Series

January 27th, 2011 by

Fans of IndyCar racing, the Indy 500 and driving game enthusiasts will now be able to take their passion for the sport to a new level by getting behind the wheel themselves in the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series.  The 18-race, 36-week series begins February 19 and will utilize iRacing.com’s virtual version of the Dallara … Read the Rest »

Hughson, López & Wiggins Take inRacingNews Challenge

January 27th, 2011 by

Chris Hughson, Daniel López and Chris Wigggins put their names in the record books as the first three champions of the inRacingNews Challenge.   In fact López is in the books twice after finishing atop the SpecRacer Ford standings in both the online racing and time trials competition, while Hughson (racing) and Wiggins (time trials) split … Read the Rest »

Hughson, López & Wiggins Take inRacingNews Challenge

January 27th, 2011 by

Chris Hughson, Daniel López and Chris Wigggins put their names in the record books as the first three champions of the inRacingNews Challenge.   In fact López is in the books twice after finishing atop the SpecRacer Ford standings in both the online racing and time trials competition, while Hughson (racing) and Wiggins (time trials) split … Read the Rest »

Gooden, Michaels Take GRAND-AM Titles at Daytona

January 26th, 2011 by

The twelfth and final Round of the inaugural GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series headed to the Daytona International Speedway’s road course, where the overall and divisional champions of the virtual Riley MkXX Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S were crowned. The inaugural edition of this online racing series, open to subscribers of the iRacing.com Motorsport … Read the Rest »

VW Jetta TDI v Mazda MX-5/Roadster: The Latest in Mixed Class Racing

January 26th, 2011 by

With the release of the 2011 Season One schedule (now available in the iRacing.com Staff Announcements forum on the iRacing member site), iRacing announced that the former Jetta TDI Cup D-Class series will now be the Class D Jetta MX-5/Roadster Series, featuring the Volkswagen Jetta TDI and the Mazda MX-5/Roadster.  This will be a full … Read the Rest »

The Thompson Tango

January 25th, 2011 by

The iRacing Street Stock Series rounded out a five week season this past Monday as the drivers took to Connecticut’s Thompson International Speedway for another episode of short track online racing in the Northeast United States. Two time and reigning Chili Bowl champion Kevin Swindell (Carolina Club) took home top championship point honors for the … Read the Rest »