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iRacing Introduces Night Racing, Spectator Mode and Other Upgrades

July 29th, 2010 by

New Features Make World’s Leading Online Racing Service Easier and More Fun For the more than 20,000 race gamers and other racing enthusiast members of iRacing.com, the online racing experience just keeps getting better.  The latest quarterly update to the iRacing.com service, released earlier this week, introduces new and enhanced features that will make the … Read the Rest »

Wood Wins at TMS, Davies Snags NiSWC Points Lead

July 28th, 2010 by

Derek Wood put himself on the winning strategy at Texas Motor Speedway last night, and captured his first career NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship (NiSWC). While Wood soared to the win, points leader Richard Towler plummeted late in the race to finish twelfth. With Towler’s misfortune, Brad Davies now finds himself leading the NiSWC title … Read the Rest »

The Unblemished Dozen

July 27th, 2010 by

Whilst in racing there is no such thing as a forgone conclusion, Greger Huttu’s writing of the iRacing World Championship Road Racing (iWCRR) history books could be an exception to the rule. Marking two-thirds through the inaugural iWCRR season with a visit to the virtual Infineon long configuration, Huttu continued his flawless record with his … Read the Rest »

Pressure Cooking, Hoosier-style

July 27th, 2010 by

The fabled Indianapolis Motor speedway was host to this week’s NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) action. The Brickyard challenged drivers unlike any other track thus far. While some sim racers embraced the challenge, others fell victim to the pressure. Josh Berry is getting the reputation of a “Pro Whacker,” as the very impressive NASCAR iRacing … Read the Rest »

A Dozen Winners at the Brickyard

July 26th, 2010 by

Saturday’s iRacing.com Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG produced a dozen winners. Of course, the eleven iRacers from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia who each took the checkered flag in one of the eleven individual online races were winners.  But the real winner was LIVESTRONG.  Prior to the event, iRacing.com pledged to donate $.05 per lap … Read the Rest »

Tim Wheatley’s Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG

July 26th, 2010 by

I felt very, very confident heading into the iRacing.com Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG. I had done very little testing but felt comfortable with the iRacing Advanced setup almost immediately. I knew I could keep the car on the track and also knew that if I needed to push I could put out some decent lap … Read the Rest »

Indy’s tough in real, virtual life

July 21st, 2010 by

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — My No. 64 Sprint Cup Car approaches the Yard of Bricks, that famous piece of real estate on the front straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that race car drivers yearn to kiss. I’m going 170 mph. “Stay on the gas,” says the voice in my ear. 180. “You ain’t going to get … Read the Rest »

Masier Breaks Free in the iRacing Pro Series

July 20th, 2010 by

With six rounds of the iRacing Pro Road Racing Series complete, Luca Masier has now established a firm grip on the Championship lead following a flawless outing at Infineon. Competing on the long configuration of the virtual race track, the Italian claimed a flag-to-flag victory to share the top points scoring honours for the week. … Read the Rest »

The problem with sim racing is…

July 19th, 2010 by

The lack of excuses! When I look at the lap records for a given track, I am usually in the top quarter, quite often in the top ten percent. Yet the gap to the top drivers seems positively cavernous and, quite simply, unachievable, even if I sold the wife and kids and devoted the remainder … Read the Rest »

And Now for Something Completely Different . . .

July 15th, 2010 by

One of the cool things about hosted racing is that it enables the “host” to think outside the box.  Why limit yourself to racing COTs at Daytona, IndyCars at Indianapolis, Lotus 79s at Brands Hatch, SK Modifieds at Stafford and Skip Barber F2000s at Lime Rock?  Why not, for example, race Riley MK XXs at … Read the Rest »