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Corvette Racing Tabs iRacer Jordan Taylor

January 12th, 2012 by

iRacer Jordan Taylor will be joining Corvette Racing team to drive the Compuware Corvette C6.R in three long of the world’s classic endurance races in 2012.  Taylor,  20 year old son of renowned sports car champion Wayne Taylor, will join Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook in the 24 Hours … Read the Rest »

Iowa’s Battle Royal

January 12th, 2012 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series brought excitement with them as online racing competitors made the trip to Iowa for Week Ten of their twelve week season. As if Iowa Speedway’s unique 7/8 mile oval did not provide enough setup nightmares for crew chiefs, the Chevrolet Impalas roared to life under the night sky for … Read the Rest »

Paquette Extends Lead

January 12th, 2012 by

Week Ten of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series saw sim racers travel down south to Braselton, Ga, home to both Road Atlanta and Lanier National Speedway. In this case, drivers were looking to tame Lanier National’s 3/8th mile oval with the season winding-down.  In all, 971 drivers attempted a race during the week with 424 … Read the Rest »

Martinsville Madness Goes to Davidowitz

January 11th, 2012 by

While there is a battle for the championship with three weeks to go in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series (NiLMS), it was the strength of the Main Performance PC-sponsored drivers that made the story at Martinsville Speedway in Week Ten of the online racing series.  NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) driver Richie Davidowitz led … Read the Rest »

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 »