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Back to back wins for Vincent

May 29th, 2012 by

Twenty-six members of the Red Sox Racing League traveled to the Alton, Virginia for the “The Virginian 30 at VIR” at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in week two of the 2012 Season Two schedule.  VIR is a challenging 3.27 mile, 17 corner road course with significant  elevation changes between long straights and tight corners … Read the Rest »

First Visit

May 29th, 2012 by

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course plays host to two rounds of this season of the inRacingNews Challenge, and Week Three marks the first visit. Coming off the first of four stops at Summit Point Raceway, the Pontiac Solstice, SpecRacer Ford, and Mazda MX-5 Roadster sim racers looked to establish themselves in the championship chase, while … Read the Rest »

A Decidedly Unofficial Guide to iRacing, Part II

May 27th, 2012 by

Yesterday we featured the first of a two part story in iRacing by  Swedish sim-racer Dan Segolson.  A resident of Stockholm, Segolson has been into racing games since 2000.  He switched to serious sim-racing with a clear road focus in ’07 in leagues at swedishsimracers.com where he is also one of the administrators.  Segolson works … Read the Rest »

Panther Forms Official Sim Racing Team, Prepares for iRacing Indy 500

May 26th, 2012 by

Panther Online Becomes Official iRacing Simulation Team of Two-Time IndyCar Champs Two-time IndyCar Series champion Panther Racing announced today it has partnered with iRacing.com and formed Panther Online, an official iRacing Sim team, which will debut in tomorrow’s iRacing Indy 500 – the full-length simulation of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Through the partnership, iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Mitch Weatherly

May 26th, 2012 by

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?  Just ask Mitch Weatherly, a charter member of the Pong generation.  The resident of Dunwoody, Georgia was introduced to sim-racing at the ripe old age of 49 . . . and he’s taken to it like a teenager to a smart phone.  Since joining iRacing in the … Read the Rest »

A Decidedly Unofficial Guide to iRacing

May 26th, 2012 by

Dan Segolson from Stockholm, Sweden, has been into racing games since 2000.  He switched to serious sim-racing with a clear road focus in ’07 in leagues at swedishsimracers.com where he is also one of the administrators.  Segolson works in user experience in the online gaming business and has written numerous papers on what drives a … Read the Rest »

Down Dominates as TT-R Shine in Japan

May 25th, 2012 by

Round Three of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond saw the teams and drivers leave the States and go international to Okayama, Japan.  With Madison Down winning Race One at the Okayama International Circuit he was confident heading into the main online race. This week saw Rens Broekman take his first pole … Read the Rest »

Wisconsin Wire Act

May 25th, 2012 by

With three weeks in the online books for the 2012 Season 2 iRacing.com Star Mazda Championship, Tony Repussard is a perfect three-for-three in Star Mazda races and holds a commanding 110 point lead over second place Joshua Chin. But for the second week in a row, Repussard had to scratch and claw his way to … Read the Rest »

Taming Jefferson

May 24th, 2012 by

Summit Point Raceway is one of the more identifiable locations for inRacingNews Challenge competitors, as the series’ Pontiac Solstices, Spec RacerFords, and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters attempt to tame its various layouts several times each season. Week Two of 2012 Season Two featured the first Summit Point visit of the schedule, a slate of 20-lap races … Read the Rest »

Cater Tops Weekly Standings

May 23rd, 2012 by

For Week Three of the season, the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series traveled to Iowa Speedway. Iowa Speedway is a 0.875 mile track located in Newton, Iowa and designed by Rusty Wallace. Drivers looked to stop Jared Crawford’s recent domination.  During the week, 577 drivers attempted a race while 170 drivers attempted one qualifying lap. … Read the Rest »