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Silverstone Déjà Vu

July 5th, 2011 by

For sim racers who have competed in the inRacingNews Challenge more the past few seasons, Week Eight of 2011 Season 2, taking place on Silverstone’s Southern layout, must have felt just like déjà vu all over again. Just like the majority of 2011 Season One, Chris Hughson scored the most points in the Pontiac Solstice … Read the Rest »

Gooden Sweeps Formula F Races at Mid-Ohio

July 5th, 2011 by

Wrapping-up a sensational professional open-wheel racing debut, former karting and iRacing.com star Wyatt Gooden came out on top of a race-long duel with young Australian Mitch Martin to win his second SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship series race of the weekend Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The victory gave the 22-year-old from suburban … Read the Rest »

New Sponsorship Deal for Lobb

July 4th, 2011 by

It is with much excitement that we can announce a new sponsorship initiative for the Zwartkops Round of the Shelby Can-Am series next weekend. In a deal concluded late Thursday night, former South African Shelby Can-Am champion — and veteran iRacer — Darryn Lobb will be pairing with current Shelby Can-Am TV sponsor, the Hollard … Read the Rest »

Gooden Wins Formula F Debut at Mid-Ohio

July 3rd, 2011 by

Friday saw a near-perfect debut for former karting and iRacing.com star Wyatt Gooden, as the 22-year-old from Cleveland started on the pole, set fastest race lap, and went on to win the SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship series race Friday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Driving for Quantum Racing Services with support from Chris … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Bill Brown

July 2nd, 2011 by

For a self-described “old, broke, washed-up, wanna-be racer,” Bill Brown isn’t doing too badly.  The 30-something Floridian holds-down top ten positions in Division One of both the iRacing.com Street Stock and SK Modified Series and, at the time of this writing, stands P15 in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series, again in Division One.  And … Read the Rest »

Cockrell Blisters Barber

July 1st, 2011 by

Week six of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2011 Season Two schedule produced another exciting race as fourteen drivers braved the hazards of Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.  The track is both fast and demanding.  It is also lined with oversized art featuring insects which loom in the infield sections to remind drivers of the … Read the Rest »

Introducing SpeedFactor Brasil

July 1st, 2011 by

SpeedFactor Brasil debuted its sensational new website this week, one that does justice to this ambitious and well-organized league.  Although events are only open to Brazilian-based sim racers at the moment, SpeedFactor Brasil plans to open its virtual doors to all iRacers with the release of iRacing 2.0 in August . . . yet another … Read the Rest »

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Calculators

July 1st, 2011 by

Throughout the Brand Hatch paddock, pilots try to figure out where they really stand. The sudden need for research and calculators is because this week, the ninth in 2011 Season2 of the iRacing.com Prototype GT Challenge, is the first where dropped scores count. From now to the end of the season, drivers compete with other … Read the Rest »

Duval Drums-Up Bristol Win

July 1st, 2011 by

In a NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) race that featured some fireworks between NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) drivers, Dylan Duval prevailed as the race and overall winner for the week at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Duval, who hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, triumphed in the first race of the week which earned … Read the Rest »

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 »