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Donington Park to Join iRacing Catalogue

March 15th, 2012 by

March 15, 2012 (Bedford, MA) – iRacing.com, the world’s foremost online motorsports simulation service, today announced plans to add fabled Donington Park to its catalogue of race tracks.  The first permanent park circuit in England, Donington Park has hosted motorcycle and automobile races for more than 80 years, and was the site of the Donington … Read the Rest »

Road America Rendezvous

March 13th, 2012 by

The rendezvous-point this week for the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series teams and drivers was Road America – a 4.048 mi (6.515 km) circuit consisting of 14 turns. Constructed in the mid-1950s, Road America is one of only a hand-full of road circuits in the world maintaining its original configuration. The track features many elevation changes, … Read the Rest »

Trump Cards

March 12th, 2012 by

What’s the first thing young Jordan Taylor did when Corvette Racing invited him to a test?    Well, the first thing AFTER high-fiving his father Wayne and brother Ricky . . . He played his trump card, making a bee-line to his sim racing rig to begin preparing for this chance of a lifetime using iRacing.com.  … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – John-Michael Shenette

March 10th, 2012 by

John-Michael Shenette has one foot grounded real world racing, the other in sim racing.  Or is it the other way around?  For in the case of the Connecticut’s Shenette, the boundaries between the real and virtual racing are blurred.  And that’s a good thing.  A former iRacing.com marketing intern, past Late Model and SK Modified … Read the Rest »

Getting a Grip on PIR

March 9th, 2012 by

The season of huge races continued for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series, this time it was Week Five at Phoenix International Raceway. With forty-one sim racers topping the 200 point mark, it was another strong week for many NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series hopefuls. The aging PIR surface offers little grip, so the few who … Read the Rest »

Aranha Off to Hot Start in Barber Premier Series

March 9th, 2012 by

Lime Rock Park played host to the grand opening of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Premier Series with the 1.53 mile road course serving as the stage for exciting online racing in three different time slots on Wednesday.  The warm temperatures accompanying Spring’s early arrival in New England weren’t a major factor for the 194 sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Cale Gale Hosts the "Thank You Mobile" Tour

March 9th, 2012 by

Mobile Native to Thank Fans for Lifetime of Support Leading up to the Inaugural Mobile ARCA 200 Despite an off-weekend in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) series — and iRacing.com — regular Cale Gale has been busier than ever this week.  The driver of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet returns to his hometown … Read the Rest »

Globe Trotting Prototypes and GTs

March 8th, 2012 by

Weeks 3 and 4 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge saw the series venture to Japan for its first international venue of the season, as sim racers tackled the Suzuka International Racing Course, before returning to North America for a visit to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Honda-owned Suzuka circuit is iRacing’s only … Read the Rest »

Honoring the Glen's Heritage

March 7th, 2012 by

The fifth round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series returned home to the high speed Watkins Glen International Circuit in New York, USA. This 5.4km race track holds a lot of proud heritage in the history of Formula 1 until its final Grand Prix in 1980, with many legendary names taking to the top step … Read the Rest »

Honoring the Glen’s Heritage

March 7th, 2012 by

The fifth round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series returned home to the high speed Watkins Glen International Circuit in New York, USA. This 5.4km race track holds a lot of proud heritage in the history of Formula 1 until its final Grand Prix in 1980, with many legendary names taking to the top step … Read the Rest »