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Short Track Pro Cup Late Models Wrap: 2010 Season Four

February 7th, 2011 by

In one of the most exciting points finishes in Short Track Pro Cup history, for two of the three skill-matched divisions it all came down to the final week for the championship.  Going into the tricky-triangle at Concord Speedway, no less than four sim races still had a shot at the championship Premier and Sportsman … Read the Rest »

Stergios Kicks-Off Season with Irwindale Triumph

February 7th, 2011 by

Shawn Colley mounts Saturday charge, falls short. At the start of this third season of iRacing NASCAR Tour Modified racing, New England’s PJ Stergios wasn’t sure how much racing he would get to do in the “ground pounders” this season. After all, the bigger sim racing picture was a shot at the big time in … Read the Rest »

Olszewski Captures BRR FSIS Michigan 150

February 6th, 2011 by

IndyCar drivers, new and old, hit the track at Michigan International Speedway on Wednesday, February 2, for the much-anticipated first online race of the start of a new season for Big Red Racing’s popular Fixed Setup Indy Series. Series newcomer, Daniel Olszewski pulled-off a minor upset by passing last season’s runner-up, Tim Doyle, on the … Read the Rest »

A Race Within Itself

February 5th, 2011 by

Registering for classes in college is a race within itself. Choosing the right classes at the right times, with the most compatible professors is a fun challenge. Not only that, but you have to wake up at 7AM and type in your course numbers quicker than thousands of the other members of your class. Always … Read the Rest »

NVIDIA Joins iRacing as Sponsor of NVIDIA Cup Featuring the Mazda MX-5

February 3rd, 2011 by

NVIDIA, the world leader in high performance graphics cards, is partnering with iRacing.com, the world leader in motorsport simulation.  As a result of the partnership, all of iRacing’s Mazda MX-5 cars will sport NVIDIA logos for the next 24 weeks of online racing competition.  The overall points champion of the next six NVIDIA Cup seasons … Read the Rest »

Ehnström, McCann and Winesette Take JWH Racing League Honors

February 3rd, 2011 by

A Swede, a Virginian and a North Carolinian highlighted the diverse nature of the 2010 Seasson Four  JWH Racing League (JWHRL) by winning the online racing league’s three categories in a Skip Barber Formula 2000, a Chevrolet Impala and a Chevrolet Silverado. Designed to bring that “hosted league” racing feel to three of iRacing’s official … Read the Rest »

Men in Blue Award Auger iRacing Green

February 3rd, 2011 by

Congratulations to Jeff Auger! He’s the winner of the Men In Blue Sponsor promotion. Any sim racer who ran the Men In Blue Logo during 2010 Seasons Three and Four in at least five official online races was automatically entered to win $300 in iRacing Credit. 786 competitors ran the Men in Blue logos throughout … Read the Rest »

Ryan’s Field Day . . . and Season

February 2nd, 2011 by

Although the sport of IndyCar racing is indelibly and — given its nexus at the intersection of Georgetown Road and 16th Street in Speedway, Indiana – understandably linked to America’s heartland, a couple of New Englanders led the way in iRacing’s 2010 Season Four IZOD IndyCar Series.  When the heady aroma of virtual ethanol dissipated, … Read the Rest »

2.4 Hours of Daytona x 800+

February 2nd, 2011 by

The 2011 World Tour of iRacing got off to a roaring start on Saturday as more than 800 sim racers took part in the 2.4 Hours of Daytona.  A mixed class event with the Ford Mustang FR500S and the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype, the field generated 25 splits of prototype competition and 22 splits for … Read the Rest »

Cars? Simulated. Drama? Real.

February 1st, 2011 by

Many of us will testify that explaining our sim racing hobby to outsiders can be a bit of a chore. Eventually, the term “computer games” is the only vernacular they can understand, as much as that term makes us cringe. It’s difficult to articulate just how many real-world challenges iRacing actually simulates, and how many … Read the Rest »