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iRacing to Build Virtual Ruf RT12R

March 28th, 2012 by

Bedford, MA (March 29, 2012) – iRacing.com, the world’s foremost online motorsports simulation service, today announced plans to add the Ruf RT12R to its lineup of virtual race cars and high performance automobiles. Manufactured by Ruf Automobile GmbH, the RT12R is among the world’s very fastest production automobiles. “We’re excited to offer the Ruf RT12R … Read the Rest »

Ou Spins and Wins

March 27th, 2012 by

The 2012 Season 1 IZOD IndyCar season came to Phoenix International Raceway for Week 8, two thirds of the way through the schedule.  Thirty sim racers made the haul to the Valley of the Sun, making the top split online race a 15 car field.  With the top seven positions less than 90 points apart … Read the Rest »

Luis Wins Intel GT Series World Finals

March 26th, 2012 by

In a manner befitting an iRacing World Champion, Brazil’s Hugo Luis dominated Saturday’s Intel GT Series World Finals, leading every lap of the 30 minute race at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps to bring his HPD-ARX01c home in first place.   Winner of the 2011 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, Luis took the checkered flag 5.67s … Read the Rest »

Cadillac CTS-V is a Winner

March 26th, 2012 by

Last month, iRacing and Cadillac announced plans to build a virtual version of the Cadillac CTS-V for release in late spring of this year.  Last weekend, the Cadillac CTS-V scored its first win of the season in the opening round of the Sports Car Club of America’s 2012 Pirelli World Challenge.  Following an official review … Read the Rest »

Conover, Lambert Bid for Late Model Title

March 26th, 2012 by

With the second half of the 2012 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series (NiLMS) campaign underway, championship contenders are beginning to emerge as the push is on to put together the best eight weeks to tally up to a title. Jeff Conover, an iRacing Late Model veteran and Mark Lambert, who has lit the … Read the Rest »

Remembering the Roots of Being a Motorsport Fan

March 25th, 2012 by

For the past seven years I’ve worked in the motorsport industry as a reporter, and in that time, I’ve enjoyed the comforts of free coffee, clean toilets and air conditioned media centres at circuits all over the world. As a result, I (and I feel my peers), have lost touch with what it’s like to … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Mogar D. Gomes Filho

March 24th, 2012 by

When the lights go green for the Intel GT Series World Finals on Saturday at Spa, Mogar D. Gomes Filho will be one 32 of the world’s top sim racers (including seven fellow-Brazilians) battling for first place — and the custom Intel gaming computer that goes with it.  Not bad for a guy who doesn’t … Read the Rest »

Go West Young Men

March 23rd, 2012 by

After a brief spring break, the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series headed over to the west coast for Week 2 action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Laguna Seca, known famously for its Corkscrew turn, provided excitement for drivers on the virtual circuit. Some new faces made their presence known during Week 2, as … Read the Rest »

Wild night at Zandvoort

March 23rd, 2012 by

Eager to test their skills at one of the world’s most challenging road courses, eighteen members of the Red Sox Racing league traveled to Zandvoort Netherlands during week ten of the 2012 Season One schedule.  Circuit Park Zandvoort played host to the “Nederlandse Automobiel 30 Zandvoort GP”, a 20 lap shootout which produced the 2nd … Read the Rest »

Finesse and Force

March 22nd, 2012 by

Driving finesse combined with brute force as the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series made a trip to “Thunder Valley” for Week Seven of their twelve week season. Just as with their physical world counterparts, multiple groove racing was the theme for the NASCAR sim racers at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 750+ horsepower Chevrolet Impalas could … Read the Rest »