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Stevens on pole, title rivals struggle

November 10th, 2014 by

Will Stevens led a British lockout of the top three places in Formula Renault 3.5 qualifying at Jerez, while title contenders Carlos Sainz Jr and Roberto Merhi struggled.Strakka driver Stevens, who has struggled for much of the year with his team to get the most out of FR3.5’s Michelin tyres over a single lap, went to the top of the times with three minutes remaining.His lap came just seconds after Oliver Rowland and Will Buller had moved to the front, and nobody would challenge their places at the head of the field after that.While most of the attention in the session focused on whether Merhi and Zeta Corse could bounce back from a bad Friday of free practice, the championship outsider ended up having a better session than title favourite Sainz.Merhi – one of the only drivers to improve with his final lap – was able to salvage 10th on the grid, while Sainz was left languishing in 15th.”It was a stange session,” Sainz told AUTOSPORT.

Emerson Puts Holden in the Spotlight

November 6th, 2014 by

The season we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: With the addition of the all new Holden Commodore VF to the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series line-up, the category is alive and well as participation numbers soared during Week 1 at Okayama. The addition of the new Holden brings with it some new faces to … Read the Rest »

Trost Triumphs at Indy

November 6th, 2014 by

Season 4 of the 2014 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series started out with a bang as the series visited the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 186 drivers participated in sim-racing throughout the week. Aero-push, caution-free races, the draft and single file restarts were just some of the storylines that played out throughout the week. Ryan Norton (Florida) … Read the Rest »

The Duke of Fort Worth

November 6th, 2014 by

Dukehart Takes Season Opener at Texas; Ringler Posts Strong Start in Title Defense Jeff Dukehart has been near the top of championship standings throughout all of the three previous seasons in 2014 in the iRacing NASCAR Class B Open Oval Series, but for at least one week, he stands alone at the top following his … Read the Rest »

PJ Stergios Rumbles the Sprint Cars Back on inRacing News

November 5th, 2014 by

After a brief leave of absence, the iRacing Sprint Car Cup returns to inRacingNews for the modified, shorter Season 4. Before the season even began, many of the “regulars” in the Sprint Car were unsure about the car’s recent change to the New Tire Model, which drastically modified the car’s performance. Some decided the change … Read the Rest »

Conti Flies at Texas

November 5th, 2014 by

As the NASCAR iRacing Series Fixed rushes to its conclusion, Week 34 brought the sim racers to Texas Motor Speedway – one of the most popular tracks in oval racing, greatly populated in every tier of the sport. Championship leader Matt Bussa was the quickest driver in one lap pace, setting the benchmark in qualifying … Read the Rest »

Hudson Takes 2014-’15 NASCAR iRacing Pro Season Opener

November 5th, 2014 by

Tyler Hudson kicked-off the 2014-’15 NASCAR iRacing Pro Series with a surprising win at Texas Motor Speedway in a  race that got a bit wild with five laps remaining. Hudson, who started way back in thirty-seventh, found himself in front of the field by five seconds after taking two tires during the final pit stop. … Read the Rest »

Christopher Jr Fends-off Myers at USA

November 4th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing SK Modified Series 2014 Season 4 started at USA International Speedway.  This will be the longest track the series will visit this season, at 0.75 miles in length and with 14 degrees of banking. The sim racing would be intense and go down to the wire in the 2275 SoF race,  with … Read the Rest »

Smidl Cleans-Up at Okayama

November 4th, 2014 by

Okayama International Circuit played  host to the opening week of the 2014 S4 iRacing Star Mazda Championship, with over 1000 iRacers taking the green flag! Every online race this week – bar two -had a couple of splits or more, indicating it was going to be a closely-fought battle for the advantage in the championship … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors Go Back in Time

November 4th, 2014 by

The Road Warrior series is coming to an end. After a full year of all kinds of road races, only two events left, and the next one is the “Brazilian Historic GP”. Now, this will be a very special race for me, because I’m a regular of the Lotus 79 series and I’m Brazilian. Back … Read the Rest »