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Setting the Stage

January 11th, 2012 by

Michigan International Speedway played host to the penultimate race of the 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series season and, with the series championship and automatic berths in the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship still up for grabs, last night’s online race figured to set the stage for next week’s dramatic season finale.  While all eyes … Read the Rest »

Sim Racing Meets Real World Racing

January 10th, 2012 by

This weekend features one of the most eagerly-anticipated shows on the motor sport calender as Autosport International opens its doors at the NEC Birmingham.  Covering over one million sq ft of floor space, Autosport International is widely regarded as Europe’s largest motorsport exhibition. The event opens to the members of the motorsports trade for two … Read the Rest »

McLean Tops Intel GT Regional Finals

January 9th, 2012 by

The top twenty finishers from last month’s Intel GT Africa/Asia/Australia Regional Series raced at Spa-Francorchamps this past Saturday night (9pm AEST) to determine the eight iRacers who will represent the region in the World Finals in March 2012. To nobody’s surprise, Regional Series winner Luke McLean dominated the event in his HPD ARX 01C, coming … Read the Rest »

Libeert Leads the ‘French Connection’ at Watkins Glen

January 9th, 2012 by

In a breathtaking 56 laps around the virtual Watkins Glen ‘classic boot’ configuration, Samuel Libeert took advantage of champion-elect Atze Kerkhof’s absence to register his second win in the iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing championship. Even though the Team Radicals online racer started from the third row of the grid, Libeert cut his way through … Read the Rest »

Cormier Corners Concord Win; Salvatore Mighty at Milwaukee

January 9th, 2012 by

The Week Eight story in the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series (NiTMS) turned into the strength of performances by two sim racers looking to move up the ladder in the Modified ranks. While Derrick Cormier2 scored the overall win of the week, it was Brett Osborn who took the top split race of the week. … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Alan Binder

January 7th, 2012 by

iRacers can be forgiven if they automatically associate the name “Alan Binder” with the words “Sprint” and “Car.”  After all, along with competitors/friends Vinnie Sansone and PJ Stergios, the Dayton, Ohio resident is one of the stalwarts of the iRacing Sprint Car Cup.  And like they say, practice makes perfect.  Binder may not be perfect, … Read the Rest »

Mulligan Time

January 7th, 2012 by

The ninth week of the inRacingNews Challenge season saw the series’ second visit to Lime Rock Park of the championship. This time around, however, the Pontiac Solstice and SpecRacer Ford drivers would be utilizing the chicane layout, rather than the full circuit. With championship points settled for most of the top sim racers, the last … Read the Rest »

700 and Counting

January 7th, 2012 by

From the undulations of Mosport Park to the new challenges of Oulton Park a record number of drivers have taken to the tracks in iRacing’s Radical Racing Challenge during a season which has seen the V8-powered Class C car’s popularity soar. This popularity has seen 700 drivers take part in events, the first time ever … Read the Rest »

Turning Point

January 6th, 2012 by

Week Eight of the inRacingNews Challenge season is a turning point in the standings for most drivers. With only eight of 12 race weeks counting in the standings, the rankings in both Pontiac Solstice and SpecRacer Ford are unlikely to change in the coming weeks unless drivers significantly improve their performance. With that in mind, … Read the Rest »

Hudson Takes GSR.net Chase Opener

January 6th, 2012 by

One of the all time leaders in wins on the GSRacing.net Truck Series notched his 13th series victory on Thursday when Tyler Hudson took the checkered flag first in the Fastrac Sports Marketing 125 at Dover International Speedway. This was the first victory at the one-mile Delaware oval for Hudson and the AdaSignWraps.com Chevrolet in … Read the Rest »