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iRacing Takes Realism To The Next Level

August 8th, 2010 by

With the 2010 Season 3 build, iRacing unveiled a new transmission model that introduces a much higher level of realism to the online racing mix in terms of shifting options.  Previously, clicking out of a gear or into another gear would instantly do just that – regardless of whether or not such a gear change … Read the Rest »

Fixed Setups — Creating A Level Playing Field?

August 7th, 2010 by

All of this talk about fixed setups got me to thinking, and when it comes down to it, I realized that I don’t really have a good idea of how fixed setups would impact me, personally.   So as an experiment I ran an online race in the Rookie Solstice last night, just to see what … Read the Rest »

And Still More Choices

August 6th, 2010 by

Hot on the heels of my overview of the Class D and C road racing series, I’d like to offer my thoughts on their B and A counterparts.  If none of the previous series is quite your style, hopefully this article will help you find something more to your liking. iRacing GT Challenge 2010 Season … Read the Rest »

Fixed Setups and iRacing: Empowering Your Inner Driver or Frustrating Your Inner Engineer?

August 4th, 2010 by

When iRacing unveiled the 2010 Season 3 schedule they also announced the addition of two new fixed-setup series — both of these fixed-setup series will be B-Class series, featuring the C6.R Corvette on the road course side, and the Impala SS Class B on the oval side.  These new fixed-setup series will run in addition … Read the Rest »

Wyatt Gooden Wins Round Six,Takes Lead in 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup

August 3rd, 2010 by

Ohio iRacer Scores Second Consecutive Victory Series rookie, Wyatt Gooden, earned his second consecutive Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup victory and the season-championship point lead on Sunday with a win at Autobahn Country Club, Round Six of the ten race SCCA Pro Series championship.  Two more rookies rounded out the top-three as Jarvis Gennari earned his … Read the Rest »

The Florida/Massachusetts Challenge

August 3rd, 2010 by

The Florida Club has been running a series of hosted online races several times a week for the past three seasons. This past season Florida started its own points series using the Chevy Silverado and Dan Wolf’s scoring database (www.danlisa.com/scoring). This series had 39 club members compete in 12 hosted events at tracks following iRacing.com’s … Read the Rest »

Dave Gelink, Vette Champion

August 2nd, 2010 by

Dave Gelink, who had just last week climbed to the top of the iRacing GT Championship Series standings, secured his first iRacing title during the final round at Daytona International Speedway. Again he was a tad faster than all of his competitors and won his only online race of the week by a margin of … Read the Rest »

SSCA North American GT Championship – Season Review

July 31st, 2010 by

Twenty three cars.  Over 120,00 hp.  Brands Hatch Racing Circuit in Kent, England.  What better combination to open the 2010 Simulated Sports Car Association (SSCA) North American GT Championship (NAGTC)?  Chosen for this championship were the pinnacle of Australian sedan racing, the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar; the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and the formidable Chevrolet … Read the Rest »

iRacing TV Episode Two

July 30th, 2010 by

The second installment of iRacingTV is now available.  This month’s webcast features iRacing marketing director Kevin Bobbitt and marketing manager Sean Siff discussing the 2010 Season 3 build.   The segment will also cover several iRacing series including the NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship and the iRacing World Championship Road Racing as well as the iRacing … Read the Rest »

And Then There Were Twelve

July 30th, 2010 by

With the close of iRacing’s second season of 2010, five more clubs have qualified for the World Cup of iRacing’s Regional Annual Club Championship (RACC). By gaining top points in Season Two of the Regional Season Club Championship (RSCC), these five clubs will join Season One winners Carolina, DE-AT-CH, Benelux, Virginias, West, Plains and New … Read the Rest »