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iRacer Profile: Madison Down

May 21st, 2011 by

If Madison Down’s name sounds familiar, it may well because you’ve been reading Patrick Atherton’s superb accounts of his exploits in the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar in inRacingNews. Down may not be unbeatable in the Trans Tasman Racing FG01, but with 11 wins in 14 starts in 2011 Season 1, let’s just say those who … Read the Rest »

Carolina Challenge

May 14th, 2011 by

Editor’s note:  Last week we learned of Indiana Club’s Day at the Races at the FASTRACK karting center in Indianapolis.  We would be remiss in not reporting that Carolina Club recently enjoyed its own get-together in Charlotte, one that included a visit to the JR Motorsports shop, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and, later, the … Read the Rest »

Wright Holds-Off Davies at Darlington

May 13th, 2011 by

Brad Wright held-off Brad Davies over a series of late-race restarts en route to winning Tuesday’s NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship (NiSWC) at Darlington Speedway for his first career victory in the series. The Lady in Black’s treacherous surface and walls claimed many victims over the course of the 183 lap event, making survival key … Read the Rest »

Familiar Faces Dominate Darlington

May 12th, 2011 by

The fight for the second group of drivers to make the 2011 Pro Series officially kicked-off last week at Darlington Raceway with the opening week of NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series action. The Class A hopefuls did not exactly storm out of the gates, with current NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship sim racers filling-in four … Read the Rest »

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 »