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Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone

July 12th, 2010 by

Mark Webber wasn’t the only winner at Silverstone on the weekend.  Thanks to the World Tour of iRacing’s Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone, nine iRacers experienced the proverbial thrill of victory and more than 200 of their fellow sim racers enjoyed the challenges of racing a Lotus 79 around the historic circuit. Club International’s … Read the Rest »

The Wheatley Report: iRacing Historic British Grand Prix

July 11th, 2010 by

I managed to get some testing in before this event and felt pretty confident in my consistency before the race. It turned out my confidence was not misplaced as I had a really fun time in the Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone using the Lotus 79 1978 Formula One machine. I had ran a … Read the Rest »

Rennsport Racing League – 7.7.10 Race Report

July 8th, 2010 by

The Rennsport Racing League is an iRacing.com private league hosted by Kevin Bobbitt, iRacing.com’s director of marketing. Participants are friends and colleagues from the office and even some guys who actually make a living racing. The RRL is not the fastest league on iRacing, but rather a casual league that hops from car to car … Read the Rest »

New World Cup of iRacing Order?

July 7th, 2010 by

With three weeks remaining in 2010 Season Three, a new order is threatening to break-out in the World Cup of iRacing.  Of the seven clubs that won Regional Season Club Championships (RSCC) in Season One, only three are poised to repeat in Season Two.  And of the four defending champions not atop their regional races, … Read the Rest »

Masier Mauls Mosport

July 6th, 2010 by

With five rounds of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing (iPSRR) complete, Italy’s Luca Masier sits head and shoulders above the field, following the online racing championship’s visit Canada’s virtual Mosport International. Securing the highest points total of the week, with a victory in one of only two official sim races, Masier has extended his … Read the Rest »

Hot and Tired

July 3rd, 2010 by

I have always been confused by sim racers who complain about the tire temperatures being meaningless and wrong in iRacing, as I have always had the opposite experience since they tweaked the tire model last year. In fact, I find that reading the tire temperatures is vital when trying to tweak a setup. There are … Read the Rest »

A Question of Balance

June 30th, 2010 by

After missing race six of the 2010 iRacing World Tour (the Indianapolis 500) due to me actually attending the real thing for work I managed to make Race Seven (aka the iRacing.com Road America 200) having had enough practice to where I felt I could at least handle myself around Road America in a Class … Read the Rest »

Gorlinsky Breaks Through at Daytona

June 30th, 2010 by

John Gorlinsky drove his way to the front of the field, and eventually into victory lane at Daytona International Speedway last night in Round Eleven of the NASCAR iRacing World Championship Series (NiWCS). Pit stops were key in the one stop online race.  Pit road closed the door for some and opened it for others, … Read the Rest »

Mitlehner takes Road Atlanta

June 29th, 2010 by

Sven Mitlehner took the top honors in online Indy car racing this week at Road Atlanta, providing another successful week for Club DE-AT-CH, which also took the top two positions in last week’s iRacing IZOD IndyCar Series at Sebring. Mitlehner collected 153 points for winning his sole sim race of the week on Thursday evening … Read the Rest »

New Hampshire Surprise

June 29th, 2010 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway was the site for this week’s NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) action. Door-to-door, fender-to-fender online racing action was the theme all week as the sim racing pros tackled their first flat track of the season. Some new faces found the winners circle, along with multiple top NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series … Read the Rest »