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Mac Attack

February 22nd, 2011 by

The V8 virtual circus travelled to Sonoma and the Cup configuration of Infineon Raceway for Week Two of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series. The majestic rises and falls of the Sears Point track and the leery, oversteering nature of the Aussie beast- it’s almost as if they’re made for each other. For this, the early … Read the Rest »

Mustang Challenge Off and Running

February 22nd, 2011 by

The Champion Motorsports 2011 Mustang Challenge is off to an excellent start, having just completed the third of twelve online races on some of the most famous road course circuits from around the world.  The Mustangs are proving to be one of the most popular series yet run at Champion, with some very close and … Read the Rest »

Lots of Daytona 500 Winners

February 21st, 2011 by

This past weekend produced a multitude of Daytona 500 winners.  Trevor Bayne won the opening round of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Sunday, of course, but Saturday saw 37 different iRacers take checkered flags in the iRacing.com Daytona 500, Round Two of the 2011 World Tour of iRacing.com. In reality, however, there were … Read the Rest »

STPC Kicks Off Late Model Season

February 21st, 2011 by

Sunday, February 13th  saw the Short Track Pro Cup series kick-off its new online racing season in the Late Models at USA Speedway.  In three separate skill- matched divisions the green flag dropped at 9:15pm EST with some great drivers lined up for the challenge. In the Premier Division, the pinnacle of STPC Late Model … Read the Rest »

Carolinas Rule USA International Late Models

February 21st, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Late Model Tour’s trip to Florida made it one of several racing events taking place in the Sunshine State this week as the series headed to high banks of USA International Speedway. At ¾ of a mile in length, USA offers drivers the opportunity to carry a lot of speed around the asphalt … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Michael Keeton

February 19th, 2011 by

One of the new features we’ll be including in inRacingNews V2 are brief profiles on your fellow iRacers, some of whose names will be familiar to you, others a little less so.  Chosen (almost) entirely at random, we’ll lead off with a quick introduction to Michael Keeton.  Not the star of Batman (who spells his … Read the Rest »

INDY Grand Prix of Monterey Set for February 27

February 17th, 2011 by

February, 2011 marks the first anniversary of the iamINDY.de series. What could be a better reason to celebrate this great event than with a great race? The INDY Grand Prix of Monterey.  On Sunday, February 27 the Web Racing Network will bring their cameras to the virtual Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and put the best … Read the Rest »

French Moves to the Front in the NVIDIA Cup

February 17th, 2011 by

Week Two of the NVIDIA Cup brought sim racers winding down The Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Some new faces worked their way to the front of the pack, while some of the front runners from last week struggled to keep their grip. Once again, the online racing competition was like a game of … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM and iRacing.com Announce Premier Online Sports Car Series

February 17th, 2011 by

10-Race, 26-Week Virtual Racing Series To Mirror Rolex Series Schedule When GRAND-AM and iRacing.com announced the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series last fall, driving game aficionados, sim racers and sports car racing fans responded enthusiastically.   The series, which runs 12-week seasons and features multi-class racing, quickly became one of the most popular among iRacing.com’s … Read the Rest »

Home Sweet Home

February 17th, 2011 by

If the inRacingNews Challenge could consider one environment its “home” track, it would clearly be Summit Point Raceway. For five of the online racing series’ 12 weeks, the Pontiac Solstices and Spec Racer Fords of the iRNC take to the track, using four different layouts; this week’s layout is the Jefferson Reverse layout. Chris Wiggins … Read the Rest »