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Mercedes, Pirelli Reprimanded for Tire Test

June 21st, 2013 by

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today penalized Mercedes and Pirelli for their roles in a Formula One tire test conducted in May.  An FIA tribunal reprimanded the German F1 team and Italian tire manufacturer for their conduct and mandated that Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 skip the Young Drivers test at Silverstone July 17-19. The … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ in the USA

June 20th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NiCCF brought nearly 1,400 sim racers to the high banks of Rockingham Speedway for 38 laps of struggle for some and success for others. Depending on whether you struggled or succeeded during the week probably dictated whether you enjoy racing at The Rock. One driver who did have success during the … Read the Rest »

Grillo Grabs Zolder Win

June 20th, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing Skip Barber Series headed to Belgium’s Circuit Zolder. Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Belgian Grand Prix ten times from 1975 to 1982 and 1984 and, later, the DTM in 2002 and a Champ Car World Series round in 2007. The field was set for this week’s 4171 strength … Read the Rest »

Loginov, Dolezal Lead iRNC at Halfway Mark

June 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com inRacing News Challenge mixed-class series has entered the second half of the season in Week Seven visiting Japan’s Okayama International Circuit for its “long” configuration.  The turnout is always popular at this slick 2.34 mile, eleven turn road course and this week was no different. Last week in Solstice a new leader emerged … Read the Rest »

Castro, Crossno Lead IndyCar Ovals

June 20th, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing.com Indy Car Oval racing took us to Wisconsin to battle on the historic Milwaukee Mile a four turn oval with 9.25 degree banking and an appetite for the rubber on your tires. The Milwaukee Mile saw 561 drivers in both the IndyCar Oval Fixed and Open series trying to … Read the Rest »

Seeing Red(line)

June 20th, 2013 by

Team Redline bills itself as “the world’s most successful virtual racing team.”  Cheeky?  Perhaps. But it’s hard to argue with an outfit whose record includes two iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series titles, 36 iWCGPS race wins, three of four iRacing.com Road Pro Series crowns (and runner-up in the other), placing one of its drivers … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Andre Castro

June 20th, 2013 by

Andre Castro, currently the point leader in the iRacing.com IndyCar Fixed Oval Series, took some time to talk with me this week and let everyone know a bit about himself. 14 years of age, Andre lives in New York City and has been racing karts regionally since he was seven years old.   He won his … Read the Rest »

Audi on Top at Le Mans – For Now

June 20th, 2013 by

With three straight wins and victory in 11 of the last 13 runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi is the prohibitive favorite in this weekend’s 81st edition of the world’s greatest endurance race.  And with Loic Duval leading the way, Audi monopolized the first of two qualifying sessions for the race, with … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Buckeye 30 at Mid Ohio

June 19th, 2013 by

Back in the pack, the course was ready to bite, and it did so early. Near the end of lap four, both the #07 of Andrew Gantman and #70 of James Prostell Jr. would slide coming out of turn 9, and off-camber downhill right-hander. Prostell righted his car and got back in line, Gantman wasn’t … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Global Challenge Series Quarterly Recap: Part 3

June 18th, 2013 by

It’s hard to believe that the first and second quarters have both come and gone in the iRacing.com Global Challenge Series. Over the next few days followers of this series can look forward to updates recapping the action from the first half of the season. In this article, the finale for my three article series, … Read the Rest »