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Skip Barber 2k World Cup: Leybaert Wins a Wild Race at Road Atlanta

October 18th, 2015 by

The Skip Barber 2k World Cup visited Road Atlanta this week. The return to the series and win by Mikko Nassi, last week, has the potential to shake up the standings. However, Philippe Leybaert has had an excellent start to the season and is sitting comfortably at the top of the standings. Standings, results and … Read the Rest »

Strong Spirit

October 14th, 2015 by

Even the most gifted athletes eventually lose a step.  The wise ones prepare for that eventuality while they are still performing at a high level, knowing the day will inevitably come when the flesh will weaken even though the spirit remains strong. No racer exudes more spirit than Massimiliano (aka Max, aka Mad Max) Papis.  … Read the Rest »

iRacing Community Contributes Almost US$10,000 to Member’s Medical Bill

October 13th, 2015 by

Editor’s note:  The following article appeared on Player2.net.au: All too regularly in the days of the internet do we hear stories of toxic game communities and the kinds of problems that can manifest in them, largely due to some the underlying attitudes of their members. However, in stark contrast to the usual horror of online … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k World Cup – Philippe Leybaert Dominates at Lime Rock

October 5th, 2015 by

After kicking-off the new season with a visit to an oval last week, the Skip Barber 2k World Cup moved on to more familiar terrain Sunday. The race was contested a Lime Rock Park. The expected contenders for the championship did not fair well at the oval, so this was a week where they were … Read the Rest »

Chubirko Outsmarts The Monster

September 30th, 2015 by

Monsters are known as tough critters – and usually the only way to tame the gnarly beasts is by knockin’ their blocks clean off. In last night’s running of Round 28 of the NASCAR iRacing Class B Open Series, Jake Stergios almost had Miles The Monster’s head severed and the virtual Dover International Speedway conquered, … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s Grant Reeve Wins SCCA Solo Nationals

September 29th, 2015 by

By the narrowest of margins – think 0.004sec — in one of the most hotly contested classes, iRacing staffer Grant Reeve won the Super Street-R National Championship at the Sports Car Club of America TireRack Solo Nationals earlier this month.  A record-breaking 1228 SCCA members gathered in Lincoln, Nebraska from September 8th to 11th to … Read the Rest »

Skip Barber 2k World Cup – Season 4 Kickoff at Motegi Oval

September 24th, 2015 by

The Skip Barber 2k World Cup started Season 4 on Sunday with a unique venue: the oval at Twin Ring Motegi. This was the first time the championship has visited an oval circuit. As expected this added quite a bit of intrigue to the event and shook up the standings. A strong field of 38 … Read the Rest »

NBCSN: iRacing, Dale Earnhardt Jr Boost Josh Berry’s Career

September 15th, 2015 by

During NBC Sports Network’s broadcast of Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond International Raceway, color analysts Carl Edwards and Dale Jarrett, along with play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey, discussed the role iRacing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports have played in the career of  Josh Berry, who started fifth and finished seventh at Richmond in … Read the Rest »

The Only Known is the Mystique of the Many Unknowns

September 15th, 2015 by

It is 9:00 a.m., on the fifteenth of September 2015.  We are approximately eleven hours away from what will arguably be the most monumental race in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series’ six-year history. The series has seen its virtual Gen 6s go through many changes in the past, namely multiple tire model iterations, suspension overhauls, … Read the Rest »

iRacers Vy for 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

September 14th, 2015 by

Ten iRacers from around the world are once again vying for invitations to the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout.  For the second year in a row, two top competitors from the popular online motorsport simulation’s Mazda Cup Series will be selected to participate in the annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout and a chance … Read the Rest »