All News: News

Kis and Roda On Top At Daytona

February 6th, 2013 by

iRacing.com’s GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series visited the famous Daytona International Speedway to begin 2013 Season 1.  The 3.56 mile (5.729 km) “Roval” played host to some fantastic racing throughout the week.  With the addition of the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 to the series and many drivers wanting more action after the Daytona 2.4 World … Read the Rest »

Down Puts the Hammer Down

February 6th, 2013 by

Round One of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship took the teams and drivers into the UK and Oulton Park. Richard Hamstead was now the driver to beat when he claimed his second championship, edging out Madison Down and Justin Ruggier for the 2012 S4 crown. Down would top qualifying with a blistering 1:35.772 while Hamstead … Read the Rest »

Grand Touring Cup Season Debuts at Daytona

February 6th, 2013 by

Undoubtedly among the most prestigious race tracks in the world, let alone the United States, Daytona International Speedway hosted the first week of iRacing’s exhilarating Grand Touring Cup racing.  The vehicles in contention? The FWD, 170hp German Volkswagen Jetta TDI cup sedans, the classic Japanese 170hp Mazda MX-5 Cup cars and the popular 177hp American … Read the Rest »

Reinkort Starts With a Bang

February 5th, 2013 by

This week marked the start of a new year and a new season for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series.  With the start of the new season we saw the departure of some well known faces, the return of some veterans, and the welcoming of new drivers.  Playing host to all of this action was Summit … Read the Rest »

Dream Time at Sebring

February 5th, 2013 by

In late January I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the first ever Skip Barber IndyCar Academy Shootout.  Recent graduates of the Skip Barber Three Day schools were invited to apply to participate in the Shootout and I was fortunate to be one of the 33 selected . . . at no cost! A … Read the Rest »

Shafer & Hustad's Bluegrass Bonanza

February 5th, 2013 by

A new season of online racing started across the iRacing.com service this past week and what better place to kick it off than at one of NASCAR and iRacing’s newest racing venues? Kentucky Speedway played host to almost 1,500 sim racers during Week One of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup), all of … Read the Rest »

Shafer & Hustad’s Bluegrass Bonanza

February 5th, 2013 by

A new season of online racing started across the iRacing.com service this past week and what better place to kick it off than at one of NASCAR and iRacing’s newest racing venues? Kentucky Speedway played host to almost 1,500 sim racers during Week One of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup), all of … Read the Rest »

iRacing League Spotlight – DWRL / SARA

February 4th, 2013 by

Since 2009, privately sanctioned leagues have long been a feature of many iRacers’ weekly schedules. If you ask those that participate in leagues, they’re most likely to tell you that league racing is some of the hardest racing you can find on the service. League members will quickly follow up that statement by telling you … Read the Rest »

History in the Making

February 4th, 2013 by

Brett Osborn edged Nathan Saxon in the closest points finish in the history of the NASCAR  iRacing.com Tour Modified Series in 2012 Season 4.  The final margin of victory was a mere two points in a season that saw the duo combine for 29 wins. Samuel Dick was 100 points behind and finished third overall, … Read the Rest »

">Console Racers Help Fuel iRacing Growth

February 3rd, 2013 by

Bedford, MA (September 3)  An influx of former console-based sim-racers is helping to fuel the growth of iRacing.com.  Since opening its virtual doors for business in August of 2008, the online motorsports simulation service has seen its membership ranks steadily grow to the point where there are now nearly 50,000 iRacers around the world. While … Read the Rest »