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iRacer Profile: Matthieu Fourtemberg

June 25th, 2011 by

Check the standings in a range of racing cars and series – Street Stock, Skip Barber, Mazda MX5 – and you’ll find Matthieu Fourtemberg’s name.  You’ll also see the icons of his cars are usually colored in the reds, whites and greys of the BAM Pro Racing team of which he is a proud member.  … Read the Rest »

Black Magic puts a spell on RSR

June 24th, 2011 by

Two of the newest drivers in the Red Sox Racing League, Brian Irby and Justin Kirby, drive for Black Magic Motorsports.  Combining for four wins in the first five events of the 2011 Season Two schedule, the BM teammates have shaken up the status quo by knocking perennial league champion Les Turner out of his … Read the Rest »

Hot & Slick

June 23rd, 2011 by

Hot and slick Michigan International Speedway hosted Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A series, and for some sim racers it was a week to remember while, for others, it was something they want to forget. Grip was not easily found at the aging track, as most drivers fought very loose cars on the … Read the Rest »

Michigan Gets Hazard-ous

June 23rd, 2011 by

Week Two of 2011 Season 2’s NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series is now in the books, as sim racers now start unloading and turning laps at Road America. In Week Two, drivers turned speeds over 170 mph in the Irish Hills at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in  races topping 4,500 strength of field (sof) rating, … Read the Rest »

New Tire Model Debuts on New Chevrolet Impala B

June 22nd, 2011 by

The wait is over.  After 18 months of crunching numbers and pounding computer keyboards into submission, Dave Kaemmer and his guys have pronounced their new, state-of-the-art tire model ready for prime time.  The product of their labor of love may well be the most significant development in iRacing’s online racing service since the company opened … Read the Rest »

Sheehan Doubles Up at Michigan

June 22nd, 2011 by

Steve Sheehan put on a show Tuesday night at Michigan International Speedway, winning his second straight NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race in commanding fashion from Derek Wood and Richard Towler. Sheehan qualified on the pole and had the dominant car on a short run. That turned-out to be the winning combination as eight cautions … Read the Rest »

Pruitt Picks-up Pocono Win

June 21st, 2011 by

The second half of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) kicked-off this past week at the Pocono Raceway. The Pennsylvanian triangle provided a unique challenge on the 2011 Season Two schedule and provided two consecutive blockbuster races which set the landscape of the top five for the week. When the hundreds of online races … Read the Rest »

Keeping Up with the Downs

June 21st, 2011 by

Circuit Park Zandvoort is another one of those bittersweet venues for the iRacing V8 Supercar series’ sim racers- it’s slow-medium curves and elevation changes plays havoc with tyre consumption. Depending on your setup, the rears can be preserved for maybe five laps, maybe ten. Then things start to get interesting. Week Seven of the iRacing … Read the Rest »

A League of Your Own

June 20th, 2011 by

Check-out iRacing.com’s new public micro-site focusing on private leagues. We think you’ll agree, whether you want to be the czar of your own sim racing league or you just enjoy competing with a group of sim racing pals in a format of your collective choosing, iRacing has a league for you. Want to be sim … Read the Rest »

Luis’ Maiden Win Opens-Up Championship Fight

June 20th, 2011 by

After securing maximum points with his first ever victory in the series at Sebring International Raceway, Hugo Luis has reignited the fight for the top honours in the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing. Starting from the second row of the grid, Luis patiently moved his way to the front of the pack, first taking … Read the Rest »