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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 »

Pruitt Picks-up Pocono Win

June 21st, 2011 by

The second half of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) kicked-off this past week at the Pocono Raceway. The Pennsylvanian triangle provided a unique challenge on the 2011 Season Two schedule and provided two consecutive blockbuster races which set the landscape of the top five for the week. When the hundreds of online races … Read the Rest »

Keeping Up with the Downs

June 21st, 2011 by

Circuit Park Zandvoort is another one of those bittersweet venues for the iRacing V8 Supercar series’ sim racers- it’s slow-medium curves and elevation changes plays havoc with tyre consumption. Depending on your setup, the rears can be preserved for maybe five laps, maybe ten. Then things start to get interesting. Week Seven of the iRacing … Read the Rest »

A League of Your Own

June 20th, 2011 by

Check-out iRacing.com’s new public micro-site focusing on private leagues. We think you’ll agree, whether you want to be the czar of your own sim racing league or you just enjoy competing with a group of sim racing pals in a format of your collective choosing, iRacing has a league for you. Want to be sim … Read the Rest »

Luis’ Maiden Win Opens-Up Championship Fight

June 20th, 2011 by

After securing maximum points with his first ever victory in the series at Sebring International Raceway, Hugo Luis has reignited the fight for the top honours in the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing. Starting from the second row of the grid, Luis patiently moved his way to the front of the pack, first taking … Read the Rest »

You know you’re an iRacer when…

June 18th, 2011 by

(Many thanks to all those who contributed on the thread- sorry we can’t publish them all here. Among other things, it shows what a great community is the iRacing community- competitive, sharp and good humoured.) YOU KNOW YOU’RE AN iRACER WHEN…. – two cars pass you on either side on the freeway and you expect … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Nick Ottinger

June 18th, 2011 by

OK, OK.  If you’re a regular (or even irregular) reader of inRacingNews, you’re already familiar with Nick Ottinger’s name.  After all, as a serial winner in the NASCAR iRacing.com Street Stock Series, he’s a staple of Jordan Hightower’s weekly reports.  The Carolina Club sim racer is also very active — and competitive — in Legends … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Video Contest Winners Announced

June 17th, 2011 by

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in the iRacing.com Video Contest. Correct that, we have 15 winners in the iRacing.com Video Contest, headed by Christian Braun who received the lion’s share of the votes cast by his fellow iRacers. One of four grand finalists, Braun will receive $500 in iRacing credits and an opportunity … Read the Rest »

iWCSRR Sebring: The Future is Now

June 17th, 2011 by

Life is filled with challenges, obstacles, and bumps in the road that make us who we are. Many times we don’t notice these character-changing moments when they are happening. If we did perhaps we would react differently. We can all look back at points in our lives and see things more clearly and feel regret … Read the Rest »