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iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing Preview

February 24th, 2011 by

What The Pundits Say . . . This coming weekend witnesses the opening round of the second iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) from Spa-Francorchamps, with a 40-plus field of Williams-Toyota FW31s  scheduled to appear on the starting grid for Saturday’s race. The appearance of the likes of Greger Huttu, Richard Towler, Ilkka Haapala … Read the Rest »

Trevor Bayne First Drove Daytona on iRacing.com

February 23rd, 2011 by

It was standing room only in the Daytona media center this past Sunday afternoon when Trevor Bayne walked in following his dramatic win in the Daytona 500.  But in the same room a year earlier, just a handful of people looked on as drove an iRacing.com-powered simulator while Michael Waltrip talked him around Daytona International … Read the Rest »

IZOD IndyCar Premier Series Debuts at MIS

February 23rd, 2011 by

The new iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series (iIIPS) debuted last week at Michigan International Speedway.  As the series name suggests, the iIIPS is the world’s foremost online IndyCar race series.  Sanctioned by INDYCAR®, the iIIPS is a 16 race, 36 week series contested on ovals and road courses on alternating weekends.  Oval Premier and Road … Read the Rest »

Turner Holds-Off Kersey at VIR

February 23rd, 2011 by

Les Turner knew he had his hands full when the green flag dropped at this week’s Red Sox Racing League event at the Virginia International Raceway.  First opened in 1957, VIR’s full course is a beautifully designed layout featuring some of the most interesting stretches of racing terrain anywhere in the world.  Located near the … Read the Rest »

Wood Lays Claim to Thompson

February 23rd, 2011 by

Week Three of the iRacing Street Stock Series made a stop at the Thompson International Speedway, a 5/8-mile paved oval located in Thompson, Connecticut. AJ Wood (Plains Club) was the top championship point earner for Week Three.  Wood’s lone online race was enough to put him on top of the standings for the week.  Nick … Read the Rest »

Sandt Racking-Up Tour Modified Wins

February 23rd, 2011 by

The same driver, same state with a different track produced a similar story in the third week of online racing competition in the NASCAR iRacing Tour Modified series in 2011. Untamed Motorsports driver Robert Sandt poured the pressure on his fellow sim racers by capturing seven wins at the Richmond International Raceway and would be … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing Broadcast on Saturday

February 23rd, 2011 by

The world’s elite online road racers kick-off the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing on Saturday, February 26.  The race will be broadcast live on iRacing.com and will feature defending iWCSRR champion Greger Huttu and 2010 series runner-up Richard Towler along with a host of newcomers including 2010 iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing champion … Read the Rest »

Speed Tops King at Richmond

February 22nd, 2011 by

For the second consecutive week, the drivers of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS) battled on a short track as the competitors rolled their trucks onto the Richmond International Speedway. As was the case at Bristol Motor Speedway, many big names in the sim racing world topped the charts after seven days of side-by-side … Read the Rest »

Downed on the Last Corner

February 22nd, 2011 by

Race Two of the Monday Night iRacing V8 Supercar Series’ Week Two at Infineon Raceway brought arguably the best online racing action to date.  Watkins Glen dominator Madison Down poled with 1  min 14.425 from Shay Griffith. Scott McLaughlin and George Fullerton shared the second row, behind them were Wayne Harris and Darrin Vouch. The … Read the Rest »

Mac Attack

February 22nd, 2011 by

The V8 virtual circus travelled to Sonoma and the Cup configuration of Infineon Raceway for Week Two of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series. The majestic rises and falls of the Sears Point track and the leery, oversteering nature of the Aussie beast- it’s almost as if they’re made for each other. For this, the early … Read the Rest »