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Tight Quarters for the AMG Sportscar Challenge

February 18th, 2015 by

Donington Park National was the scene for Round Nine for the Autobahn Motorcar Group Sportscar Challenge on Monday, February 9. Known for its twisting layout, Donington’s tight quarters made for a hair-raising race for the multiclass series as the prototype classes patiently picked their way through GT traffic. With only a six point lead in … Read the Rest »

Majeski in New Smyrna 2-Fer Tonight

February 18th, 2015 by

Ty Majeski and his fellow competitors in the 49th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing will earn their keep tonight at New Smyrna Speedway.  After rain washed-out last night’s program, this evening’s schedule will pack two nights of racing into one which, in Majeski’s case, means a pair of 35 lap races in … Read the Rest »

Real Racing, Serious Fun

February 18th, 2015 by

What seems like a lifetime ago in 2003, the Premier Race Network had its beginnings as a recruiting series for what was then known as the Pro Racing Series.  Running Papyrus NR2k3, the series needed someone to take over the task of attracting and grooming new drivers to reach their pro level.  Ned Adams volunteered … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage – Daytona 2015

February 18th, 2015 by

Daytona is upon us race fans, signaling the start of “Speed Week” and another season of the NASCAR iRacing Series “Open Garage.” Here in the Open Garage we hope to provide new and veteran drivers with an insight into the techniques we use to design and refine our setups for each track throughout the season. … Read the Rest »

VergilRacing’s Maiden Masters of Endurance Win

February 18th, 2015 by

Masters of Endurance held its penultimate round of the season back in the USA, as sim racers took to one of iRacing’s newest road circuits at Circuit of the Americas. The grade 1 track in Austin, Texas played host to the 6 hour race featuring GT3 cars, which was sponsored by grandprix247.com. After 24 hours … Read the Rest »

Schiavon Romps at Motegi, Ishida Takes Atlanta

February 17th, 2015 by

The IndyCar Road Series screamed into Asia running at Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi. The circuit is complex, slick, and challenging. Drivers must first negotiate a downhill braking zone into as they head to the start/finish line on the notoriously slick Japanese tarmac. They then must apply the throttle gingerly as they head through a series … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Diary

February 17th, 2015 by

Editor’s note:  James Falcon Pratt will be contributing a regular series of articles on the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series to iRacingNews.  Like 99.9% of his fellow iRacers, Pratt is not an immediate threat to knock the likes of Matt Bussa, Patrick Crabtree or, for that matter, Michael Conti, Tyler Hudson and Ray Alfalla off their … Read the Rest »

Majeski Atop Speedweeks Super Late Model Standings

February 17th, 2015 by

  The Speedweeks Super Late Model championship is still wide open following the first two 35-lap events in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. After the first 70 laps of competition, there is a tie on top of the championship standings with Ty Majeski and Paul Shafer Jr. each … Read the Rest »

No Love Lost

February 17th, 2015 by

The ninth week of the iRacing Star Mazda championship took the sim racers to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin where one of America’s most famous tracks — Road America — awaited with its 14 turns in four miles (aka 6.515 kilometres). With Road America’s variation of long straights and quick sweeping corners it was essential to find … Read the Rest »

Marneef Magical in Vegas

February 17th, 2015 by

Week Eight of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A total of 103 sim-racers decided to take the gambling on track in “Sin City” throughout the week. Blocking, bonehead moves, close calls, the draft, handling, lap traffic, pack racing, record Strength of Fields, tight sim racing … Read the Rest »