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iRacer Profile – Kenny Humpe

April 23rd, 2011 by

Last week we introduced James Kirkham in this space, a successful SCCA racer who moved from Oregon to Charlotte to be in the midst of the motorsports business and give himself the best chance of furthering his career as a professional racer.  This week we bring you Kenny Humpe, who recently relocated to Charlotte from … Read the Rest »

Shields Claims Victory at Spa

April 16th, 2011 by

In a race which mirrored most of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2011 Season One F1 schedule, Les Turner and Robinson Shields were the class of the field as they battled for the final victory in the last race of the season.  Coming into the final race as the only two RSR drivers to score … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: James Kirkham

April 16th, 2011 by

James Kirkham is fortunate to have what many fellow iRacers would consider a dream job: working in the motorsports arena.  Not long after relocating to Charlotte from Oregon Kirkham landed a job with Motorsports Management International which represents many of NASCAR’s  top drivers including Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart — to … Read the Rest »

iRacing IZOD INDYCAR Drivers get the Boot at Watkins Glen

April 15th, 2011 by

Week Five of the IZOD INDYCAR Series road course season saw the Dallara-Hondas take on the classic “boot” layout of Watkins Glen International. This layout, which has seen use in both Formula 1 and IndyCar events, adds a dose of extra intrigue to the track, which already features some of the most iconic corners in … Read the Rest »

Strategy is Key to Success at Talladega

April 14th, 2011 by

For the second time this season, that NASCAR iRacing Class A series went superspeedway racing. This time it was Talledega that played host, and a total of 897 drivers took to the high banks. Restrictor plate tracks make strategy a priority, and the ability to execute that strategy a must. Some drivers thrive at these tracks, while … Read the Rest »

Bump, Run and Win

April 13th, 2011 by

Jeremy R Allen became the newest NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) race winner on Tuesday night, taking the victory at Talladega Superspeedway.  The Indianapolis sim racer led only five of the 90 laps, but they were the most important five of the whole race.  Late race contact with Theo Olson ended-up with Olson spinning … Read the Rest »

Nieminen Rebounds at Barber

April 11th, 2011 by

Overcoming his recent run of technical glitches, Jesse Nieminen got back to winning ways at Barber Motorsports Park to claim his second victory of the season in the 2011 iRacing World Championship Series Road Racing. The maximum points haul for the series rookie rebounds the Finn to second in the championship standings, 44 points behind … Read the Rest »

Crunch Time

April 7th, 2011 by

Entering the ninth week of the inRacingNews Challenge, another round at Lime Rock Park, many of the series’ top drivers were either approaching or at the point where they could begin dropping their worst results of the 12-week season. This is crunch time for sim racers in both the Pontiac Solstice and Spec Racer Ford … Read the Rest »

Commitment and Confidence in the Lone Star State

April 7th, 2011 by

Week Nine brought the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series to Texas Motor Speedway, where the Lone Star State provided some of the most intense, door to door, bumper to bumper, sim racing the series has seen all year. With speeds topping the 200mph mark into Turn One, commitment and confidence was key. Jim Caudill Jr … Read the Rest »

Rookies to Racers

April 5th, 2011 by

The Science Channel will air Rookies to Racers on Thursday, April 7 at 9 pm EDT.   Rookies to Racers chronicles the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDI Cup and features several prominent iRacers including Arie Ouimet and Wyatt Gooden.  Gooden, of course, earned a full season’s ride in the series by winning the 2009 … Read the Rest »