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iRacer Profile — Aaron Likens

June 30th, 2012 by

Aaron Likens’ sim-racing fortunes are on the rise.  After finishing P16 and 15 in the first two seasons of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval (fixed setup) competition, he finds himself leading the points in Season 3.  Although he has just a single win in Week 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to his credit, … Read the Rest »

Nine for Mosport

June 29th, 2012 by

The ninth installment of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series was held at Canada’s Mosport International Raceway. The 10 turn, 2.459 mile track provided exciting online racing and some exciting twists this week. With the championship picture coming to fruition, the contenders at the top of the overall standings had to be very … Read the Rest »

Turning Point: Road Atlanta

June 29th, 2012 by

Classic Teams Championship: Round 8, Road Atlanta The drivers were all pleased to see the 2.54-mile sweeping layout of Road Atlanta back on the schedule and the venue for Round 8 of the Classic Teams Championship. This week there were 64 drivers, just 4 less than at the last round, and 14 official races over … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen Tops V8 Supercar Field in Belgium

June 29th, 2012 by

Round Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond visited one of the world’s most famous tracks: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – aka Spa.  Located in Belgium’s Ardennes Mountains, Spa is 7km in length with a total of 20 turns. After missing the last round owing to Internet trouble, Madison Down celebrated his return … Read the Rest »

Crawford Wins Caution Free Race

June 27th, 2012 by

Richmond International Raceway was the location for Week Eight of the season. Drivers would race under the lights at the 0.75 mile track. Jared Crawford (Michigan) looked to continue his current domination of the series while other drivers look to steal Crawford’s thunder. 509 drivers attempted at least one race during the week while 162 … Read the Rest »

Hall Grabs First NiSWC Win at Kentucky

June 27th, 2012 by

Robert Hall captured his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship win at Kentucky Speedway, using pit strategy with 18 laps remaining to take a lead he would hold to the finish. While erstwhile leaders Ray Alfalla and Steve Sheehan played it safe and took four tires on the final round of pit stops during … Read the Rest »

Binder On Fire at Oxford Plains

June 26th, 2012 by

Racing into Week 8, defending iRacing.com Sprint Car Series champion Alan Binder had stretched his lead in the points chase to 21 over Pro/WC driver Vinnie Sansone. At Oxford Plains Speedway, one of Binder’s favorite tracks, he proved that he had more to show than a win or two. While numerous drivers were learning how … Read the Rest »

Vincent and Hastings win at Spa

June 26th, 2012 by

Nineteen members of the Red Sox Racing League traveled to Francorchamps, Belgium for the “Armco Crash Barriers Presents Circuit De Spa 30”at the world famous Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps road course of the seventh race in the 2012 Season Two schedule.  The track’s modern configuration offers a scenic 4.35 mile layout containing nineteen corners.  Home to … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Kay Kaschube

June 23rd, 2012 by

Next time you find yourself going wheel-to-wheel with Kay Kaschube at Phillip Island, consider giving him a wide berth in Turn Two (aka Southern Loop).  After all, he just might be inclined to return to his racing roots and head straight for the waters of the Bass Strait.  You see Kaschube cut his racing on … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Back On Top In Virginia

June 22nd, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams to the community of Alton, near Danville, Virginia and Virginia International Raceway.  VIR, as it’s known, is a 5.26km track in length with 17 corners and is without a doubt one of the series’ most challenging tracks.  With acres of grass … Read the Rest »