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The 28th Vintage Racing Festival Formula 1 Reunion June 22 – 25, 2007

August 15th, 2010 by

Editor’s Note:  Divina Galica, iRacing.com’s Director of Partner Relations, has enjoyed a thoroughly remarkable sports career.  A two-time captain of the British Olympic Ski team, she competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympic games and also set a world speed skiing record of 125 mph.  She later turned her competitive focus to race … Read the Rest »

No Fear – Don’t Brake

August 14th, 2010 by

While some have contested my contention that the Lotus 79 has more grip than any other car in iRacing’s vitual garage there is no denying the downforce and ground effects of the Lotus 79 equals a lot of online racing fun. Despite the somewhat low participation number the Lotus 79 has been one of the … Read the Rest »

Ten Qualify for Intel GP Series European Regional Finals

August 13th, 2010 by

Nearly 2,500 top sim racers from all over Europe competed in the first of three regional rounds of the Intel GP Series in Week 13.  The week-long European regionals featured daily Star Mazda races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with the week’s top ten points-getters advancing to the European Regional Finals. Those ten iRacers are … Read the Rest »

Sutcliff doubles up with second win at Mosport

August 12th, 2010 by

Returning to the site of his first Red Sox Racing League victory, Ed Sutcliff was confident he could challenge points leader Les Turner at the “Canada eh? Grand Prix” held at Mosport International Raceway. While the crowd was eager to watch the first and second place drivers battle it out, they also knew to keep … Read the Rest »

The Fix is In . . . or Not

August 12th, 2010 by

Daytona International Speedway plays host to some of the most competitive online racing every season. Season Three figured to be no different, especially with the launch of a new type of racing: fixed setups.  The NASCAR iRacing Class B Fixed Series debuted last week at Daytona and, with every sim racer running identical equipment in … Read the Rest »

The Pros Put on a Show

August 10th, 2010 by

Texas Motor Speedway hosted a thrilling NiSWC race last week, but the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series drivers proved they could put on a show as in the Lone Star state as well. Finally getting back to cookie-cutter tracks after a long layoff was a welcome prospect for most of the online racers. Steve Sheehan overcame … Read the Rest »

A Good Start for SpecRacer Ford

August 10th, 2010 by

The 2010 Season Three spec Racer Ford series is off to a good start, with 470 active online racers at the end of Week One action at West Virginia’s scenic Summit Point Raceway.  The top three overall points leaders are all from Division One, with Piotr Wach on top with 149 points, followed by Gaston … Read the Rest »

13: Lucky For Some

August 9th, 2010 by

Whilst superstitious people may consider 13 to be an unlucky number, the frivolous folklore failed to intimidate Greger Huttu, who took his thirteenth victory of the iRacing World Championship Racing Racing series at Road America this weekend. Huttu had an unchallenged run to the chequered flag, to maintain his 100% pole position and winning record … Read the Rest »

Arie Ouimet on fast track to dream job

August 9th, 2010 by

iRacer Arie Ouimet is attracting lots of attention for his exploits in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup.  Here’s a story by Boston Globe reporter Bill Griffith that recently appeared on boston.com: Arie Ouimet of Plymouth is going places — fast. At the midpoint of the season, the 19-year-old rookie driver in Volkswagen’s TDI Cup racing … Read the Rest »

Road Warrior

August 9th, 2010 by

Josh Combs brought home the win from the pole in the Vidane Racing Exlander Pro Series FuelPlus.net @ The Glen Saturday. Combs led all 29 laps in the race. Combs, of NASCAR K&N West Series fame, is the second first-time winner in two races this week in Vidane Racing after Jonathan Dickert won Tuesday’s Superspeedway … Read the Rest »