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Young and Payne Dominate at Brands Hatch

October 26th, 2010 by

52 Laps.  Almost 2000 gear changes.  Over 70 minutes of intense, non-stop action.  This is what it means to race online in the SSCA Grand American Championship presented by O’Neil PC Systems at a virtual Brands Hatch in Kent, England. Races at Brands Hatch tend to have a high attrition rate and this race would … Read the Rest »

Newcomer Brandt Wins His First Race

October 26th, 2010 by

Shaking-off the effects of a minor collision, Nico Brandt won his very first  iamINDY.de series race against husky competition at Barber Motorsports Park.  The online race took many victims through the whole field, making every finisher feel like a little winner. On a technical track like Barber, where thereare just one or two good overtaking … Read the Rest »

Nieminen Back To Winning Ways

October 26th, 2010 by

With a flag-to-flag victory at Barber Motorsports Park, Jesse Nieminen chalked up his seventh mark in the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing win column after claiming top points honours for Round 13 of the online racing series. The Scandinavian, who started the 45 lap race in pole position, fought off the continuous advances of Italy’s … Read the Rest »

Captain Obvious Livery Unveiled

October 23rd, 2010 by

Following last month’s TV event and subsequent Speed News front page, Team GTGateway issued the following statement: Harold Wood, UK/Charlotte, NC USA —  Photos were released today of the upcoming livery for the cars of one of inRacingNews‘ British reporters, who will be running in select events this year. The paint scheme is the result … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM and iRacing.com in Sports Car Racing Partnership

October 22nd, 2010 by

iRacing.com’s newest partnership with a professional race sanctioning body will debut in 2010 Season 4 with the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series.  The multi-class series featuring the Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype and the production-based Ford Mustang FR500S will be sanctioned by GRAND-AM, the road-racing arm of NASCAR, and organized by iRacing.com.  The announcement … Read the Rest »

Free Williams-Toyota FW31 Weekend at Auto Racing SimCentre

October 20th, 2010 by

Melbourne, Australia’s Race SimCentre is offering free rides in iRacing’s sensational new Williams-Toyota FW31 on the weekend of October 30-31.  Race Sim Centre’s Rex Hall invites anyone and everyone to stop by the facility at 127 Westall Road between Midday and Midnight next Saturday and Sunday for a free test drive of iRacing’s newest and … Read the Rest »

Turner “Back in the Saddle” at Mosport

October 19th, 2010 by

Les Turner won the “I can’t find my Igloo Grand Prix” at Mosport International Raceway when the Red Sox Racing League returned to the track for the third time since he joined the league.  Unsuccessful in his previous two attempts (with one DNS and one DNF), the Canadian sim racer arrived at the track eager … Read the Rest »

Happy (and Unhappy) Returns

October 19th, 2010 by

The NASCAR iRacing Pro Series made a return trip to Charlotte, N.C.. The return was great for some sim racers, but bitter for others as Charlotte Motor Speedway proved it’s not to be taken lightly. Brad Davies took the top split of the week with Tyler Hudson nipping at his heals in the battle for … Read the Rest »

Haapala Takes Season Finale

October 18th, 2010 by

Illka Haapala capitalised on Richard Towler’s tyre woes at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to take his second victory in the iRacing World Championship Road Racing in the season finale. The win for the Finnish sim-racer secured him an overall finish of third in the iWCRR, together with the accompanying $1,000 prize. “After the start … Read the Rest »

Return Engagement

October 18th, 2010 by

A return engagement with Circuit Park Zandvoort was on the docket in Week Ten for iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series drivers. While the layout was new the name at the top of the time sheets was the same as Club France’s Samuel Libeert established himself as the driver to beat at the virtual Netherlands track. … Read the Rest »