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My Netflix Queue is ‘Going Faster’

September 18th, 2010 by

I’m in the doghouse at home. Perhaps I deserve it. I convinced the family we needed to subscribe to Netflix because of the streaming movies we could watch on our new DVD player, and also get a steady stream of DVD’s sent to the house to watch at will. Of course I had an ulterior … Read the Rest »

FW31 Envy

September 17th, 2010 by

If you ever envy motoring journalists who get to drive exotic machinery before it becomes available to the wealthy businessman and footballers (let alone the fact that most of us won’t ever get to drive them), then at least we can console ourselves with the knowledge that a virtual Grand Prix car costs the same … Read the Rest »

iRacing Continues Japanese Growth

September 17th, 2010 by

iRacing continued its Japanese expansion with today’s announcement that Twin Ring Motegi, Suzuka Circuit and Tsukuba Circuit will join Okayama International Circuit on its growing list of global racing facilities.  In addition, iRacing will also be augmenting its line-up of virtual race cars with the Mazda Roadster and MX-5 Cup racing cars.  The announcement was … Read the Rest »

Gooden Tops Intel GP Series USA/Canada Regionals

September 16th, 2010 by

Wyatt Gooden took some time off from his pursuit of the SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDI Cup championship to top the USA/Canada Regional competition in the Intel GP Series last week.  The Ohioan bested nearly 400 iRacers in the weeklong competition featuring Star Mazdas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, collecting six wins and eight … Read the Rest »

Egger Takes iPSRR Week 10 Honours

September 14th, 2010 by

Claiming his third win of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing (iPSRR), Matthias Egger took maximum points in his Ford Falcon V8 on the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Round Ten of series. The Italian bounced back from a collision with Vincent Staal to claim the victory in his second race of the week. “I … Read the Rest »

I’ll be Carl, you be Brad…

September 11th, 2010 by

Back when I was a kid, Minis were still made by British Leyland, Norman “Bites Yer Legs” Hunter played soccer for Leeds United and James Hunt generally behaved badly and would punch the lights out of any poor unsuspecting marshall standing between his stricken car and the route to the nearest bar! Looking back with … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe, Hermann Top Barbers at Laguna

September 9th, 2010 by

The Andretti Hairpin. The Corkscrew. Rainey Curve. The Pass. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is world famous for its challenging layout and the racing it has produced over the years.  This week sim racers in the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series made their seasonal trek to the historic circuit. While opinions varied on whether to love … Read the Rest »

Good Night, Richard

September 8th, 2010 by

Night time was the right time for Englishman Richard Towler, as he returned to his winning ways under the lights in last night’s NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship race at Richmond International Speedway.   In the series’ first race under the night sky, Towler started from the pole and took command of the race early … Read the Rest »

Towler Wins Indy, Huttu Takes iWCRR Title

September 7th, 2010 by

Claiming his first ever victory in the iRacing World Championship Road Racing Series (iWCRR), Richard Towler became the first person other than Greger Huttu to chalk a mark in the winners column by taking Round 15 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The Englishman started a drama-filled online race from pole position and, within … Read the Rest »

Towler, Wood Suspended from Upcoming iWCRR Events

September 7th, 2010 by

The iRacing.com Competition Committee has suspended Richard Towler and Derek Wood from the next two online racing events in the iRacing World Championship Road Racing (iWCRR) series and placed both drivers on probation for the remainder of the 2010 iWCRR and NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship as the result of tactics they employed during Saturday’s … Read the Rest »