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V8 Supercars to Sanction iRacing.com Series

August 1st, 2011 by

Bedford, MA (August 1, 2011) – iRacing.com and V8 Supercars announced an agreement today that will see the organizers of the successful V8 Supercar Championship officially sanction the popular online racing service’s V8 Supercar series, which will be known as the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond.  V8 Supercars thus joins NASCAR, INDYCAR and … Read the Rest »

iRacing 2.0 Debuts in 2011 Season 3

July 29th, 2011 by

iRacing 2.0, the most significant new build in iRacing history, is here in time for 2011 Season 3.   Brimming with new features and content, iRacing 2.0 truly represents the dawn of a new era for iRacing. Topping the list, of course, is the new tire model.  Years in the making, the NTM’s remarkably authentic performance … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Announces Release of 2.0 World’s leading online racing game gets even better

July 29th, 2011 by

Bedford, MA (July 29, 2011) – iRacing.com today formally announced its most significant software release to date – Version 2.0. iRacing 2.0 features new race tracks, cars and enhancements across the board for the world’s leading  online, multi-player racing title. Version 2.0 comes out on the anniversary of iRacing’s initial launch three years ago.    “We … Read the Rest »

Season of Surprises

July 29th, 2011 by

This year’s iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series so far has been a season of surprises. Many of the heavyweights everyone expected to shine, have struggled. Many of the newcomers have out performed not only expectations, but previous personal results as well. Nor has perennial favorite and current World Champion Greger Huttu performed in the manner … Read the Rest »

Lappalainen and Gelink Score Big

July 28th, 2011 by

The final week in the Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge had the sim racers take on the 17-turn, 3.194-mile monster of a circuit known as Silverstone, located deep in the heart of Northamptonshire.  During the week a total of 428 drivers attempted to be number one for the week, but after all was said and done, it … Read the Rest »

Schnieders Sweeps-Up NVIDIA Cup

July 28th, 2011 by

Over 2,400 drivers took to the track for the final week of competition in the NVIDIA Cup’s 2011 Season 2c and when the dust settled after hundreds of races over the seven day span it was Marco Schnieders standing tall. Not only did Schnieders take the overall win for the week at Okayama International Circuit, … Read the Rest »

Erlekotte and Ottinger Do The Double

July 28th, 2011 by

For the third and final time this season the stars of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series made a stop at the South Boston Speedway for some good short track online racing.  The final week of racing during Season Two saw a total of 925 sim racers participate in an official race during the seven days … Read the Rest »

Laughton Locks-Up 2011 Class C Championship

July 28th, 2011 by

Williamson shines at Atlanta While Joshua Laughton was spraying the champagne in celebration of his 2011 Season Two championship in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS), nearly 1,400 other sim racers took to the track to gain one last shot at glory in the season. The Atlanta Motor Speedway played the host to Round … Read the Rest »

Albertson Gets First F1 Win At Zandvoort

July 27th, 2011 by

Les Turner secured his unprecedented fifth consecutive Red Sox Racing Championship with a solid performance in this week’s F1 race, the “TeamDraft 28 Dutch Grand Prix” at the Circuit Park Zandvoort track in the dunes north of Zandvoort, near the North Sea coastline of the Netherlands.  Returning to a track which has hosted many previous … Read the Rest »

Down on Top

July 26th, 2011 by

The final round of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series delivered the drama it promised. This strength-to-strength online racing series keeps producing more action, right when you think it can’t get any hotter. Not only is the bulging entry list a testament to this, the spectator gallery has become standing room only. For the Week 12 … Read the Rest »