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Two New Cars and Two New Tracks Coming to iRacing Soon

June 30th, 2011 by

The release of iRacing 2.0 may still be a few weeks away, but iRacers can get a jump on some of the content thanks to iRacing’s first ever Four-for-All. That’s right, four exciting features of iRacing 2.0 –Iowa Speedway and Suzuka International Racing course, the Ford GT and HPD ARX 01c – are now available … Read the Rest »

What’s Fair?

June 30th, 2011 by

This week the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) visits The Brickyard, aka The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for the tenth race in the 18 race season. After the most recent event at Sebring, we have a wide-open championship battle. Klaus Kivekäs, Hugo Luis and Greger Huttu are all within 18 points of each other … Read the Rest »

Gooden Plenty

June 29th, 2011 by

Editor’s note: Wyatt Gooden, 2010 SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDi Cup winnner and champion of the 2009 iRacing.com VW Jetta TDi Cup Series, is poised to make his open wheel racing debut this weekend when he drives Quantum Racing Services’ Van Diemen Honda in the SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship series event at the … Read the Rest »

Wyatt Gooden to Make Formula F Debut at Mid-Ohio

June 27th, 2011 by

iRacing stand-out and 2010 SCCA VW Jetta TDi Cup rookie of the year Wyatt Gooden will make his Formula F debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course the weekend of July 1-2 in the SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship.   Gooden, who earned his ride in the SCCA VW series by winning the iRacing.com VW Jetta … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Matthieu Fourtemberg

June 25th, 2011 by

Check the standings in a range of racing cars and series – Street Stock, Skip Barber, Mazda MX5 – and you’ll find Matthieu Fourtemberg’s name.  You’ll also see the icons of his cars are usually colored in the reds, whites and greys of the BAM Pro Racing team of which he is a proud member.  … Read the Rest »

Black Magic puts a spell on RSR

June 24th, 2011 by

Two of the newest drivers in the Red Sox Racing League, Brian Irby and Justin Kirby, drive for Black Magic Motorsports.  Combining for four wins in the first five events of the 2011 Season Two schedule, the BM teammates have shaken up the status quo by knocking perennial league champion Les Turner out of his … Read the Rest »

Hot & Slick

June 23rd, 2011 by

Hot and slick Michigan International Speedway hosted Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A series, and for some sim racers it was a week to remember while, for others, it was something they want to forget. Grip was not easily found at the aging track, as most drivers fought very loose cars on the … Read the Rest »

Michigan Gets Hazard-ous

June 23rd, 2011 by

Week Two of 2011 Season 2’s NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series is now in the books, as sim racers now start unloading and turning laps at Road America. In Week Two, drivers turned speeds over 170 mph in the Irish Hills at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in  races topping 4,500 strength of field (sof) rating, … Read the Rest »

New Tire Model Debuts on New Chevrolet Impala B

June 22nd, 2011 by

The wait is over.  After 18 months of crunching numbers and pounding computer keyboards into submission, Dave Kaemmer and his guys have pronounced their new, state-of-the-art tire model ready for prime time.  The product of their labor of love may well be the most significant development in iRacing’s online racing service since the company opened … Read the Rest »

Sheehan Doubles Up at Michigan

June 22nd, 2011 by

Steve Sheehan put on a show Tuesday night at Michigan International Speedway, winning his second straight NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race in commanding fashion from Derek Wood and Richard Towler. Sheehan qualified on the pole and had the dominant car on a short run. That turned-out to be the winning combination as eight cautions … Read the Rest »