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iRacing Goes Big Time

May 11th, 2011 by

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the world’s largest high definition television for a spin earlier Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway by taking virtual laps around the legendary 1.5-mile track using an iRacing simulation. Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, invited Earnhardt Jr., an avid video gamer, to show off his skills on … Read the Rest »

Wright Holds-Off Davies at Daytona

May 11th, 2011 by

Brad Wright proved he has what it takes to be a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) winner as he held-off Brad Davies over a series of late-race restarts en route to win last night’s race at Darlington Speedway, his first career NiSWC victory. The Lady in Black’s treacherous surface and walls claimed many victims … Read the Rest »

Grand-Master Greger Back to Winning Ways

May 9th, 2011 by

With a renaissance of the form that sealed him the 2010 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing title, Greger Huttu sailed to a virtually unchallenged pole-to-flag victory at the digital Virginia International Raceway (VIR) to close the gap to current series points leader Klaus Kivekäs.  Starting from pole position, the Team Redline sim racer did … Read the Rest »

A Day at the Races

May 7th, 2011 by

Club Indiana took things to a different level in April with a day at the races at the FASTIMES Indoor Karting center on the north side of Indianapolis.   The event attracted a full field of 20 entrants  (including a couple of interlopers from Club Illinois and a pair of SCCA racers), many of whom got … Read the Rest »

Caudill, Stergios, Earnhardt Jr. Headline 2011 NASCAR Pro Series Qualifiers

May 6th, 2011 by

Jim Caudill, Jr., PJ Stergios and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. are among a dozen sim racers to qualify for the 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) and a chance to race their way into – or in Earnhardt’s case – back into the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) next year.  Along with nine other sim … Read the Rest »

iRacing, McLaren Electronic Systems Partner in Online Racing Data Analysis

May 5th, 2011 by

iRacing.com, the world’s leading online motorsports simulation service, announced today it is partnering with McLaren Electronic Systems to incorporate the ATLAS Express data analysis software into its system.  As a result, iRacing’s more than 25,000 members will now have access to similar data acquisition and telemetry software used on every car competing in the FIA … Read the Rest »

First Class of 2011 iRacing.com Pro Series (Road Racing) Qualifiers

May 4th, 2011 by

Recent changes to the qualifying criteria for the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing have boosted the Pro License level from the category of “trophy stripe” to serious sim-racing achievement. To qualify for a Pro license, a sim racer has to finish in the top twelve of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series in any of … Read the Rest »

iRacer Josh Berry Takes First NASCAR Late Model Win for JR Motorsports

May 3rd, 2011 by

Veteran iRacer and JR Motorsports late model driver Josh Berry’s gutsy driving paid dividends for the team, as he became a first-time winner in the No. 72 Chevrolet following Saturday’s Aqua Pros Twin 100 at Motor Mile Speedway.  Berry took a fourth-place qualifying effort and led the final 50 laps to earn JRM its first … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Teams-up with JR Motorsports to Announce iRacing 2.0

May 3rd, 2011 by

The JR Motorsports  No.7 Chevrolet, driven by Josh Wise, will race under iRacing.com colors in two NASCAR Nationwide Series events this summer in support of the all-new iRacing 2.0,  the popular online racing service’s dramatic new software release.  This long awaited release will add many user enhancements and features to the popular online, multi-player racing … Read the Rest »

Larry MacReynolds to Announce $4500 Landon Cassill Challenge on iRacing

May 3rd, 2011 by

FOX-TV’s Larry MacReynolds will announce the feature event of the Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge tonight, May 3rd, at 9 PM EDT on Web Racing Network. Last night, well over 100 top iRacing oval drivers battled in preliminary sessions for the 40 feature spots. Catch all the excitement tonight as each driver lines up, one at … Read the Rest »