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iRacing Open House

October 18th, 2010 by

iRacing.com held its first open house on Friday, October 15 and, if the enthusiasm and good times generated by the event are any indication, it won’t be the last time the Bedford, MA-based online racing service opens its doors to its membership.  The event attracted more than fifty members and, while most of the attendees … Read the Rest »

iRacing World Championship Road Racing Finale on iRacing.com Saturday

October 15th, 2010 by

The final round of the inaugural iRacing.com World Championship Road Racing is set for the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, October 16 at 6:00 pm EST (22:00 GMT).   The race, which will be broadcast live on iRacing.com, will be preceded by a special 15-minute preview starting at 5:45 pm EST (21:45 GMT) with iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

iRacer Sage Karam Up for Sports Illustrated Award

October 15th, 2010 by

iRacer and 2010 US F2000 Natioonal champion Sage Karam is a semifinalist for the Sports Illustrated Kids “SportsKid of the Year.” SI Kids looks for a young athlete who excels in sports, the classroom and in his/her community. The winner will be featured on the cover of SI Kids, honored at Sports Illustrated’s annual Sportsman … Read the Rest »

Masier Flawless (again) at Mid-Ohio

October 13th, 2010 by

Continuing his flawless record of 11 wins from as many starts, Luca Masier claimed top points for Round 12 of the iRacing Pro Road Racing Series, as the virtual Ford Falcon V8 Supercars paid a visit to Mid-Ohio.  Yielding the lead for just one lap to make a pit-stop in his solitary online race of … Read the Rest »

Just What Exactly is a “Sim Racing Community”?

October 8th, 2010 by

As sim racers we are a small part of a wider community that includes people from all walks of life, and it often astounds me to see the propensity for generosity and empathy that exists among the online racing fraternity.  To me, no greater example came when tragedy struck one of our fellow Club Aus/NZ … Read the Rest »

Intel GP Series US/Canada Finals on iRacing.com Saturday

October 7th, 2010 by

Ten of the top sim racers from the United States and Canada will square off in New York City in the US/Canada Finals of the Intel GP Series on Saturday, October 9, 2010.  The race – twenty laps of Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in a Star Mazda – will be broadcast live from the Jacob … Read the Rest »

Rundell tames VIR to earn first RSR victory

October 6th, 2010 by

The arrival of cool weather and vivid fall colors reminds race fans change is in the air.  September 30th, 2010 might just be remembered as the night change came to the Red Sox Racing League.  After watching Darren Kersey and Les Turner claim 19 of the 27 races in the first two seasons of the … Read the Rest »

Davies’ Day, Towler’s Title

October 6th, 2010 by

Richard Towler entered the final week of the NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship with nothing but high hopes.  Trailing Towler in the championship by 34 points, Brad Davies entered the final week of the NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship with equally high but (slightly) slimmer hopes.  The season finale at Charlotte Motor Speedway would be … Read the Rest »

Clean Air Key in Windy City

October 5th, 2010 by

The NASCAR iRacing Pro Series tackled Chicagoland Speedway for the first time this season for Week Eleven. This 1.5 mile “cookie cutter” challenged the pro sim racers in more ways then one. Not only was tire conservation key, but much like the NiSWC, clean air was vital. Two new faces found victory lane this week … Read the Rest »

Victory For Haapala Sets Up a Final Showdown

October 5th, 2010 by

Becoming only the third driver to chalk up a win in the series, Illka Haapala took a pole-to-flag victory from Round 17 of the iRacing World Championship Road Racing series at Philip Island, giving the Finn a major boost in his attempt to snatch second position in the championship and the accompanying $3000 prize.  With … Read the Rest »