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Brown Leads NiCAS Charge in Charlotte

October 19th, 2012 by

Week Eleven for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) saw Joey Brown get one step closer to not only securing his spot in the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS), but he is now only one week away from locking his overall NiCAS Championship. It was 110 laps around the mile and a half … Read the Rest »

Dusett conquers Charlotte

October 17th, 2012 by

Week 11 of the season saw the NiCBS travel to Charlotte Motor Speedway. CMS is a 1.5 mile oval located in Concord, NC. Drivers traveled to the “D” shaped oval to race under the lights with hopes of knocking Richard Dusett (New England) out of the points lead. During the week, 867 drivers attempted at … Read the Rest »

Kerkhof Takes World Championship Finale

October 16th, 2012 by

The sixteenth and final round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship at the digital Suzuka Grand Prix Circuit saw Atze Kerkhof secure his second win of the season with a dominant pole-to-flag front-running performance.  However, the triumph proved to be too little, too late for the Dutchman, who was looking to overhaul Roland … Read the Rest »

Tricky Triangle Child’s Play for Traino

October 15th, 2012 by

The tricky triangle better known as Pocono Raceway hasn’t seen the real Indy Cars race there since 1989, though it will be re-introduced to the IZOD Indycar schedule in 2013.  With its unique design, each turn is modeled after turns at three different tracks.  Turn One has 14 degrees of banking and was modeled after … Read the Rest »

Mixed Results in Flanders

October 15th, 2012 by

Round 10 of the Classic Teams Championship brought the teams and drivers to the “new to iRacing” circuit of Zolder.  Situated in the Flanders region of Belgium, this circuit proved to be one that was deceptively hard to master. The multitude of chicanes proved tricky and as the pressure of the CTC reaches its climax, … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Jörn Jens

October 15th, 2012 by

When we think of iRacers in the Brazil, Benelux, Italia or Finland clubs of iRacing, we typically think of them as road racers. Drivers like Hugo Luis, Atze Kerkhof, Matthias Egger and 2012 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series champion Greger Huttu all originate from these regions. The driver I interviewed for this week article, … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Jan Wedin

October 13th, 2012 by

Mahatma Gandhi is not a name normally associated with sim racing . . . to put it mildly.  But when you consider that one of the aspects of iRacing that Jan Wedin most appreciates is its emphasis on precision and control– and that the person he most admires is virtually synonymous with self-control — well … Read the Rest »

Binder and Walczyk Sweep USA

October 12th, 2012 by

After a fast week at New Smyrna, the iRacing.Com Sprint Car Series took a trip to Florida to visit the now-historic USA International Speedway. Missing from the schedule last season, USA International provides a test of horsepower and handling skill for all drivers who visit the track, regardless of the car they bring. Relative to … Read the Rest »

World Cup Qualifying Round 2 Set for October 20

October 12th, 2012 by

Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Suzuka Circuit will play host to sim-racers from all 37 of iRacing’s clubs in two weeks time on October 20 for the second round of qualifying for the 2012 World Cup of iRacing.  The Chevrolet Silverado trucks and Dallara IndyCar have been chosen for the international online racing competition at … Read the Rest »

NiCAS Points Battle Tightens In ‘Dega

October 12th, 2012 by

It is always an adventure when the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) rolls into Talladega, Alabama for seventy laps of drafting, and Week Ten of the tour lived up to expectations. With the championship hanging in the balance, as well as a coveted spot in the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS), the stakes … Read the Rest »