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iRacing.com Expands Partnership with Lyn St. James Foundation Through “Women in the Winner’s Circle” Exhibit

February 16th, 2010 by

History of Women in Auto Racing Documented in Five-Year Traveling Interactive Exhibition iRacing.com is joining the Lyn St. James Foundation in support of “Women in the Winner’s Circle,” a five-year traveling exhibition that recognizes the past history, the growing achievements, and the future growth of women in racing.  iRacing.com’s support of the exhibit marks an … Read the Rest »

Safety Fast!

February 14th, 2010 by

Motor racing and accidents are rather synonymous. In fact some motor racing television series and DVDs are dedicated to motor racing crashes. When Martin Brundle was interviewed at the Autosport International show last month and received questions from the audience, it was no surprise one of the topics was about his huge accident in Melbourne … Read the Rest »

What Happens in Vegas Leads to VIR

February 12th, 2010 by

I’m sitting here thinking back to six months ago after the announcement of iRacing’s virtual Jetta TDI Cup, and how I could have never envisioned it would bring me out here to Las Vegas for probably the most unforgettable experience I’ve ever had! Things began to get hectic before the trip had even started. Flight … Read the Rest »

New Name, Same Game

February 10th, 2010 by

Season One of 2010 started off with a bang before any tires hit the pavement at Daytona International Speedway when the Chevy Silverado Championship (CSC) became an official NASCAR online racing series, earning the title of NASCAR iRacing Class C Series. It is very well known that the CSC is one of the most competitive … Read the Rest »

An Online Racing Dream Come True

February 10th, 2010 by

The dream of one day having a top iRacing division, sanctioned by NASCAR, became a reality for iRacing co-founders John Henry and David Kaemmer. The NASCAR iRacing World Championship began Tuesday night at the famed Daytona International Speedway with, by far, the most important race in the history of iRacing to date. It began with … Read the Rest »

Coming Soon, the iRacing Driving School

February 9th, 2010 by

Dave Kaemmer and I spent a few days in Indianapolis last week filming portions of the soon to be released iRacing Driving School. The shoot was great, the weather, not-so-much. I could have driven back to Boston in less time than it took to fly! We are still several months away from launching the school … Read the Rest »

The Time is Come for the NASCAR iRacing World Championship

February 9th, 2010 by

The moment so many have anticipated for so long is nearly upon us.  People like  iRacing.com co-founders John Henry and Dave Kaemmer, who dreamed of the day when the world’s best sim-racing would be sanctioned by NASCAR.  And the late Bill France, Jr. who, as NASCAR chairman, spoke more than a decade ago of a … Read the Rest »

Jirak, DE-AT-CH Club Take Road America and World Cup of iRacing

February 7th, 2010 by

Marcus Jirak and Andre Boettcher waged an epic dual over the second half of the World Cup Final at Road America.  And while the outcome of the race may have been in doubt almost until the checkered flag, the champion of the World Cup of iRacing was not.  Barring a collision between the leading teammates, … Read the Rest »

Wood Dominates MIS in World Cup Final

February 7th, 2010 by

Derek Wood scored a dominant victory for himself and the Plains club in the World Cup of iRacing oval final at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon.  Wood started from pole and led 62 of 80 laps en route to his victory.  While he four other iRacers managed to lead at least one lap, as … Read the Rest »

DE-AT-CH’s Cinderella Story

February 7th, 2010 by

Four months ago, there seemed two chances for Club DE-AT-CH to win the inaugural World Cup of iRacing: slim and none.  After all, Club Italia had won the first three RSCCs in the Central European region and didn’t look much like conceding the fourth and final RSCC in Season Four of 2009. But DE-AT-CH not … Read the Rest »