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Carolinas Rule USA International Late Models

February 21st, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Late Model Tour’s trip to Florida made it one of several racing events taking place in the Sunshine State this week as the series headed to high banks of USA International Speedway. At ¾ of a mile in length, USA offers drivers the opportunity to carry a lot of speed around the asphalt … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Michael Keeton

February 19th, 2011 by

One of the new features we’ll be including in inRacingNews V2 are brief profiles on your fellow iRacers, some of whose names will be familiar to you, others a little less so.  Chosen (almost) entirely at random, we’ll lead off with a quick introduction to Michael Keeton.  Not the star of Batman (who spells his … Read the Rest »

INDY Grand Prix of Monterey Set for February 27

February 17th, 2011 by

February, 2011 marks the first anniversary of the iamINDY.de series. What could be a better reason to celebrate this great event than with a great race? The INDY Grand Prix of Monterey.  On Sunday, February 27 the Web Racing Network will bring their cameras to the virtual Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and put the best … Read the Rest »

French Moves to the Front in the NVIDIA Cup

February 17th, 2011 by

Week Two of the NVIDIA Cup brought sim racers winding down The Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Some new faces worked their way to the front of the pack, while some of the front runners from last week struggled to keep their grip. Once again, the online racing competition was like a game of … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM and iRacing.com Announce Premier Online Sports Car Series

February 17th, 2011 by

10-Race, 26-Week Virtual Racing Series To Mirror Rolex Series Schedule When GRAND-AM and iRacing.com announced the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series last fall, driving game aficionados, sim racers and sports car racing fans responded enthusiastically.   The series, which runs 12-week seasons and features multi-class racing, quickly became one of the most popular among iRacing.com’s … Read the Rest »

Home Sweet Home

February 17th, 2011 by

If the inRacingNews Challenge could consider one environment its “home” track, it would clearly be Summit Point Raceway. For five of the online racing series’ 12 weeks, the Pontiac Solstices and Spec Racer Fords of the iRNC take to the track, using four different layouts; this week’s layout is the Jefferson Reverse layout. Chris Wiggins … Read the Rest »

A Win Apiece for Essa and Roux

February 17th, 2011 by

Round Two of the South African iRacing league moved its way to the banks and twists of Charlotte Road Course on Sunday evening. Despite a U2 concert in Jo’burg that same evening, some 19 sim racers made it to the grid for the second round of the 10 round championship, for what was sure to … Read the Rest »

On the Road at Mid-Ohio

February 17th, 2011 by

The iRacing IndyCar Series Road Course championship began this week with a round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The series, which runs every other week, will run a six-race schedule on six of the top road courses in the United States, three of which appear on the real IZOD IndyCar Series schedule. This will … Read the Rest »

Life at the Next Level

February 16th, 2011 by

The NASCAR iRacing Class A Series attacked the massive banking of Daytona International Speedway for Week Two of their twelve week season. The mighty track not only provided excellent online racing where it’s anyone’s race, it also gave drivers a chance for a substantial amount of points. With the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race … Read the Rest »

Shields Earns Second Victory of 2011

February 16th, 2011 by

Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca hosted this week’s race for members of the Red Sox Racing League’s Formula One series.  The 11 corner, 2.23 mile layout is one of the most demanding courses on the schedule.  Hairpin corners, high-speed corners, blind uphill corners and the famous “Corkscrew” all conspire to make even the most seasoned … Read the Rest »