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Kentucky – Not a Joke but a Goke

July 18th, 2013 by

The eleventh week of iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series racing action took to Kentucky Speedway’s 1.5 mile, four turn oval with 14 degrees of banking located in Sparta.  Just under a thousand teams attempted the race in both the fixed and open series – “just under” being 999 race teams. As the penultimate stop on the … Read the Rest »

Takuma Sato Becomes RRDC Online Instructor

July 18th, 2013 by

Newest Video Tutorial Highlights Resources for Drivers to Improve Road Safety Takuma Sato, who first sprung to prominence in his native Japan in 2004 when he became only the second Japanese driver ever to score a podium finish in Formula 1 – and this year earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory when he guided … Read the Rest »

A Win-Win for IndyCar and United SportsCar Racing

July 18th, 2013 by

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away World Drivers Championship (Formula One) and Championship of Makes (sports car) events were scheduled on alternating weekends.  So the likes of Fangio, Hawthorn, Moss, Hill and, later, Rodriguez, Siffert, Ickx, Peterson and Andretti fulfilled their F1 commitments one weekend and raced sports cars the next.  … Read the Rest »

Day of Reckoning

July 17th, 2013 by

No matter how you cut it, the news of Formula One impresario Bernie Ecclestone’s idictment on bribery charges by a German court is a big deal.  For the record, the idictment alleges Ecclestone bribed convicted banker Gerhard Gribkowsky some $44 million in connection with the sale of 48% of Ecclestone’s Formula One holding company to CVC Capital … Read the Rest »

Road to Pro – NiCAS

July 17th, 2013 by

The last week of the season sees the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series stop at The Brickyard. Heading into the final week it will become a grind for these drivers trying to get into the Elite Eleven. Five drivers have mathematically clinched a spot into consideration to the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series but a dozen … Read the Rest »

Luis Seals Spa Points, But Huttu’s Still On Top

July 16th, 2013 by

Round 10 of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series brought the virtual Williams-Toyota FW31s to the epic Spa-Francorchamps circuit for a second time this season.  Despite an accomplished win by Hugo Luis – a repeat of his success in Round One — the Brazilian still trails second place finisher and current World Champion … Read the Rest »

Something Completely Different

July 16th, 2013 by

And now, for something completely different we bring you Danica v Ricky.  As most sports fans are aware, Danica Patrick inadvertently tangled with her beau – Ricky Stenhouse, Jr – during the closing stages of Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. As the only major sport … Read the Rest »

1967: The Summer of Lo…tus 49

July 16th, 2013 by Dave Kaemmer

As part of our ongoing commitment to make iRacing one of the best driving video games, we aren’t afraid to do a little bit of experimenting. Our team of online racing experts is hard at work trying new things to keep iRacing one of the most innovative, high-performance live online racing games available. Now For … Read the Rest »

Mustangs To Finish Thrilling Points Battle at Spa

July 16th, 2013 by

It’ll be no relaxing week at the Spa for sim-racers competing for the Top 10 spots in the iRacing.com Mustang Cup.  The final week of Season 2 provides an opportunity to let the virtual V-8s of the Mustang FR500S roar over nine laps of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.  Although Todd Honczarenko appears to have a … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Brodie Kostecki, Part II

July 15th, 2013 by

Last week, we got to learn a little about Brodie Kostecki’s sim-racing career. This week, we go more into his real world racing career, both in America and in Australia. Born in Perth, West Australia, the 15 year old Kostecki started his racing career, like most others, in go-karts. His dad taught him many of … Read the Rest »