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Ups and Down

March 8th, 2011 by

As if Race One in the iRacing.com V8 Series’ visit to Sebring was not eventful enough, the sharp end of the Race Two field was joined by the heavy hitters of Trans-Tasman Racing’s Madison Down and Michael McCabe. The two sim racers lined up second and third on the grid behind polesitter and Race One … Read the Rest »

Real World and Rookies Rising

March 8th, 2011 by

The real-world V8 Supercar figures were absent for Week Five of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series after featuring in Week Four. However, this Sebring Club Circuit round was still the domain of the real-world racer, as previous weeks’ rookie sensation Scott Andrews poled with 1min 02.038. Andrews is a regular in the Australian Commodore Cup … Read the Rest »

Beatin’ ‘n Bangin’ at Lanier

March 8th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series got back to its roots during Week Five as the sim racers hit the track for some old school beatin’ and bangin’.  Lanier National Speedway was the host for the week and is a favorite among drivers.  Lanier National Speedway is a 0.375-mile paved oval located in Braselton, Georgia.  The … Read the Rest »

Summit Point MX5s

March 7th, 2011 by

Engelhart Sails to Stafford Win

March 7th, 2011 by

With only twelve races hitting official point paying status when it came to the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series in Week Five, the cars and stars of the series had to make their finishes count or face a drop week when it comes to the online racing championship. When the pressure is on though, the … Read the Rest »

Essa Makes His Points

March 7th, 2011 by

Round Four of the South African iRacing Championship moved to the short and tricky Summit Point Raceway. After a successful real life race weekend at the Phakisa Raceway, the trio of Zaahir Essa, Darryn Lobb, and Justin Allison hoped to battle it out for the overall win in the online discipline. At Phakisa, Essa pulled … Read the Rest »

Legends, Lost and Found

March 5th, 2011 by

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to be in Paris in the early 1920’s and by chance wind up at a party at 27 Rue De Fleurus suddenly in the company of Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and the rest of the artists, writers, and poets who socialized together and … Read the Rest »

One Down, Two to Go

March 4th, 2011 by

The past week of online racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca concluded the first NVIDIA Cup championship of the season, part one of three in 2011 Season One. The four weeks were full of close racing, constant back-and-forth, with over 2000 iRacers participating every week. A sincere congratulations goes out to Marcello Maio, for taking … Read the Rest »

Huttu Tops iRacing.com Intel GP Series World Final

March 4th, 2011 by

Finland’s Greger Huttu further solidified his unofficial title as the world’s greatest sim racer by winning this morning’s iRacing.com Intel® GP Series World Final, a thirty lap race in Star Mazdas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  After qualifying second to Bastien Bartsch (France), Huttu grabbed the lead on the second lap and was never headed.  … Read the Rest »

iRacing Intel® GP Finals at Hand

March 3rd, 2011 by

In less than 24 hours, the first champion of the inaugural iRacing.com Intel® GP Series World Final will be crowned.  The champion could be any one of ten of the world’s top sim racers who have journeyed to Hannover, Germany from Australia, the United States and many parts of Europe for the Intel Extreme Masters … Read the Rest »