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Formula Star Mazda Champion, iRacer Conor Daly Wins Gorsline Scholarship

November 5th, 2010 by

Conor Daly, of Noblesville, Ind., has been selected to receive the 18th annual Gorsline Scholarship, presented by The Gorsline Company. Daly, 18, is the 2010 Formula Star Mazda champion, the son of professional racing champion Derek Daly and an iRacing member. The Gorsline Scholarship recognizes aspiring drivers and presents a program that provides tools that … Read the Rest »

Walker Racing Announces Charity Workshop Tour

November 3rd, 2010 by

To sign-off on a successful 2010 season, Firestone Indy Lights team Walker Racing, has announced the opening of its doors next week for a two-hour workshop tour and open house in aid of local Indianapolis charity, The Spinal Cord Injury Hope Fund.  Walker Racing driver, Dan Clarke, will host the tour which will give visitors … Read the Rest »

The Falcon

October 26th, 2010 by

Once upon a basement dreary, between iRace stats I query Over many an impatient, frantic lap of Zandvoort dune While I plodded, quickly lapping, suddenly there came a tapping As of someone gently rapping, tapping out a silly tune ‘Tis some visitor I muttered, tapping like some crazy loon Pulling me from my cocoon. Presently … 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Thinking Big Down Under

September 25th, 2010 by

Rex Hall is a man who thinks big.  How big?  Consider the size of the sign he installed above the home of his RaceSimCentre in Melbourne, Australia: 14 metres by 3 metres (that’s roughly 50 x 10 feet to us in America). Hall has equally big plans for RaceSimCentre.  He opened his doors for business … Read the Rest »

1° raduno ufficiale iRacing in Lombardia

September 20th, 2010 by

In tredici, a dispetto della sfiga, tutti piloti. Riuniti in una serata che ha portato degli appassionati dalla pista alla tavola, passando attraverso l’anonimato di una connessione. L’occasione, il primo raduno lombardo targato iRacing, ha permesso a chi si conosceva già di ritrovarsi e a chi non si conosceva di incontrare gente nuova, altrettanto appassionata, … 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 »