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iRacing League Spotlight – Late Model Road Racing World Series

February 19th, 2013 by

I have a confession to make. When I entered into the world of professional sim racing on iRacing.com, my interests laid chiefly with racing ovals. By doing what every other iRacing rookie has done, I started off racing the Legends and Street Stocks; both of which I fell in love with (a love I still … Read the Rest »

Mogar DG Filho: Next Stop iWCGPS

February 19th, 2013 by

As the opening round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Spa-Francorchamps on March 2 edges ever closer, we can look forward to seeing some new and familiar names battling for the most coveted sim-racing title in the world . . . and prizes valued at nearly $20,000.   One fresh-faced individual who … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Richie Davidowitz

February 18th, 2013 by

If you want to talk about an iRacer with talent, and I mean a lot of talent, then you have come to the right place. The iRacer I interviewed for this week’s Get to Know article joined iRacing.com on June 26, 2008 and earned his first win a day later in the Legends car at … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Lee Ball

February 16th, 2013 by

It’s common for sim-racers to sing iRacing’s benefits in making the transition from online racing to real world motorsports.  In Lee Ball’s case, you could almost say the process has worked in reverse.  The McLeansville, NC resident already had plenty of real racing miles under his belt when he joined iRacing in 2012.  So you … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Joshua Laughton

February 11th, 2013 by

If you want to talk about quick learners, then you’ve come to the right place. The driver I interviewed for this week’s Get to Know joined iRacing in mid-2008, but did not start using iRacing competitively and full time until 2010. When he got serious in 2010, he really got serious. How serious?  He went … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Kevin Parrish

February 8th, 2013 by

Kevin Parrish is a racer.  Gee, what a shock!  inRacingNews digs deep into the personal life of an iRacing member and discovers he’s a racer at heart . . . But wait, there’s more.  In addition to being an accomplished sim-racer – witness his recent win in the Roar Before the 2.4 and victory in … Read the Rest »

Sim-Racing — An Indispensable Tool

February 6th, 2013 by

January 25-26-27 was a remarkable weekend for sim-racing in general, and iRacing in particular.  iRacers co-drove in five of the six class-winning cars in the Rolex 24 and the BMW Performance 200. Specifically, that would be Juan Pablo Montoya (DP), Dion von Moltke (GT), Nelson Canache/Jim Norman (GX) and Jack Roush Jr. (GS).   In Sebring, … Read the Rest »

Dream Time at Sebring

February 5th, 2013 by

In late January I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the first ever Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout.  Recent graduates of the Skip Barber Three Day schools were invited to apply to participate in the Shootout and I was fortunate to be one of the 33 selected . . . at no cost! A … Read the Rest »

iRacing League Spotlight – DWRL / SARA

February 4th, 2013 by

Since 2009, privately sanctioned leagues have long been a feature of many iRacers’ weekly schedules. If you ask those that participate in leagues, they’re most likely to tell you that league racing is some of the hardest racing you can find on the service. League members will quickly follow up that statement by telling you … Read the Rest »

iRacer Cliff White Presented with RRDC Mark Donohue Award

January 30th, 2013 by

Cliff White, winner of the 42nd annual Road Racing Drivers Club Mark Donohue Award for his SpecRacer Ford class victory at the 2012 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America in September, was presented with the unique wheel trophy at the RRDC’s annual dinner held prior to the Rolex 24 At Daytona. RRDC members David … Read the Rest »