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Get to Know: Andrew Micke

May 18th, 2015 by

25 year old Andrew Micke has been a member on iRacing since March, 2013. Racing out of his home in Rhode Island, Micke has a lot to be proud of in his two year iRacing career with 29 oval victories and 24 road course victories in 641 and 605 starts respectively. His first victory on … Read the Rest »

The More We Run the More We Learn

May 12th, 2015 by

Round 4 of the Tudor United Sportscar Championship was at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  I say “Round 4” because it’s important to realize that, in our first year running an LMP car, this was Michael Shank Racing’s fourth race – ever– with the Ligier/Honda.  So while a lot of the teams running Daytona Prototypes have … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Signs As Primary Sponsor For Ty Majeski For 2015

May 6th, 2015 by

2014 ARCA Midwest Tour Champion Plans Aggressive Schedule for New Season iRacing.com, the world’s leading online motorsports simulation service, is joining forces with Ty Majeski to sponsor the 2014 ARCA Midwest Tour champion and Rookie of the Year during the 2015 season.  A mechanical engineering student at the University of Wisconsin, the 20 year old … Read the Rest »

Not Just a Game

May 5th, 2015 by

Editor’s note:  The following is an excerpt from the cover story of the June, 2015 edition RaceTech magazine.  Click here to read the complete article starting on page 30.  iRacers can also take advantage of a special 50% discount in a subscription to RaceTech by going to the magazine’s web site and entering the code … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Nelson Rivera

May 4th, 2015 by

New York iRacer Nelson Rivera has been around the online racing service for a while, eight years and two months to be exact. A member since March of 2007, the soon-to-be-fifty year old is a well-seasoned veteran of iRacing and has achieved a lot in his sim racing career. In 632 total oval starts, he … Read the Rest »

CXC Simulations iRacing Meet-Up Slated for June 6

April 29th, 2015 by

CXC Simulations, designers and manufacturers of advanced personal racing simulation equipment, is holding an iRacing Meet-Up on June 6.  The event runs from 11 am to 6 pm at CXC Simulation headquarters at 5261 W. Imperial Hwy Unit B, Los Angeles, CA 90045. The agenda includes a giant LAN race, vendor product demos and give … Read the Rest »

Gale Force Racing, LSRTV and Bussa Team Up for NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

April 28th, 2015 by

Gale Force Racing and LiveSimRacingTV (LSRTV) announced Monday an 11 race partnership that will power the No. 34 of Matt Bussa through the remainder of the 2015 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing. Under the agreement, LSRTV will serve as primary sponsor and be featured on all primary sponsor locations onboard the No. 34 … Read the Rest »

Learning and Looking Forward

April 27th, 2015 by

Speaking personally, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is always one of my favorite events of the season.  Speaking professionally, my Michael Shank Racing teammates and I knew we would be at a disadvantage in the LMP Ligier-Honda at Long Beach for Round Four of the Tudor United Sportscar Championship.   As is typical with … Read the Rest »

Be Prepared

April 16th, 2015 by

Editor’s note:  Oswaldo Negri, Jr’s name should be familiar to iRacers.  Apart from being a long-time member of iRacing, he’s been a mainstay of Michael Shank Racing since 2004 and has a win and a couple of pole positions in the Rolex 24 at Daytona to show for his efforts.  This year finds “Ozz” doing … Read the Rest »

From Online to On-Track Competition, Byron Quickly Finds Success

April 13th, 2015 by

Stock car racing first caught William Byron’s attention at age 6 when he was channel surfing on his family’s TV, but it was iRacing on his computer that eventually led him to on-track competition. Today, the 17-year-old Byron is driving for two Mooresville-based teams: HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series East, … Read the Rest »