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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 »

iGPS – Third Quarter Season Review

July 15th, 2013 by

The 2013 Season 2 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) has reached the business end of the season. With ten weeks down, just two remain, as the battle for the Road to Pro is heating up. With ten Pro licenses vacant, nine sim-racers have almost certainly secured their spot in the 2013 Road Pro Series at … Read the Rest »

Who Knew Paperclips Were for Racing?

July 15th, 2013 by

Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought sim racers from all over the globe to the virtual Martinsville Speedway for 55 circuits around the 0.526-mile paperclip. Martinsville is a track that can be feast or famine depending on which end carnage you’re on. If you escape the almost inevitable multiple car … Read the Rest »

Down Edges Closer To V8 Title No.7

July 15th, 2013 by

Round 10 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Barber Motorsports Park.  The last time the series was here was back in 2010 when the iRacing.com Pro Series visited the circuit, so this was a first time at Barber for most of the sim-racers. Qualifying was lead by Madison Down with a blistering time … Read the Rest »