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Krönke’s iRacing World Championship GP Series Double

October 13th, 2016 by Jonny Simon

Ninth Win of the Season Secures First World Championship A new world champion is born as VRS Coanda Simsport’s Martin Krönke wins the 2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series and is now $10,000 richer, as the German also wins his first career series title. Team Redline’s Greger Huttu was left to lament a season … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Captures Third NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Crown

October 12th, 2016 by Jason Lofing (French translation by Renaud LACROIX follows)

P.J. Stergios Wins at Homestead but Falls Short of Title Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) captured his third NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series championship, capping a remarkable season with a second place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. PJ Stergios (ineX Racing), Alfalla’s competition for the championship, won the race in a clutch performance … Read the Rest »

Who Will Win the Lionheart Road Course Finale?

October 11th, 2016 by PatrickTaylor

As the Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment prepares for its final road course race of the 2016 season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, it’s very apparent that things have changed dramatically since the series first hit the road back in March. Back then, Jake Wright seemed virtually unstoppable and many expected him … Read the Rest »

Krönke Captures iRacing World Championship GP Series Title in Style

October 10th, 2016 by David Phillips

Martin Krönke finished the 2016 iRacing World Championship GP Series in championship style at Circuit of the Americas, scoring his ninth victory of the season to clinch the series title.  Krönke thus joins Hugo Luis as the only sim racer not named Greger Huttu to win the world title and pocket the $10,000 awarded to … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #10 – Track Bar

October 9th, 2016 by Matt Holden

  Before moving into initial setup options on our cars and how to go about getting what you need to race, we still need to cover the “bars” in the car.  Stock cars typically have a front sway bar and a rear track bar (or Panhard Rod), while road racing cars have a front and … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s Ongoing Pursuit of Race Simulation Realism

October 6th, 2016 by David Phillips

Thanks to the meticulous work of the simulation industry’s leading artists and vehicle dynamicists, the 50+ digital race cars available on iRacing.com look, drive and race like their real world counterparts. The key word there is “digital.” For, when all is said and done, iRacing’s stock, sports and open wheel cars are constructed of advanced … Read the Rest »

iRacer Glenn McGee with John Dean and Nathaniel “Sparky” Sparks

October 6th, 2016 by Sick Sideways Racing

iRacer Glenn McGee with Sick Sideways teammates John Dean and Nathaniel “Sparky” Sparks, Champion of the 2016 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires

2016 World Cup of iRacing

October 5th, 2016 by Mike Ouellette

The 2016 World Cup will be a month long celebration of New England club pride. From October 21st thru November 12th there will something for everyone to get their teeth into and try to earn some “medals” for their club. This year, in addition to the Main Event (Qualifying, Tournament and Finals) there will be … Read the Rest »

Virtual reality’s driving force

October 4th, 2016 by Martin Robinson at Euro Gamer

How one genre stands above all others in VR’s new frontiers. It is, in purely technical terms, a bit of a shit. The left-hander of Surtees climbs slowly uphill, propelling you into the wilderness of Brands Hatch’s Grand Prix loop where the delightfully named Pilgrim’s Drop and Dingle Dell await. I’ve never really got the … Read the Rest »

Eckrich Holds On At Dover

October 4th, 2016 by James Krahula

The Round of 12 kicked off for the Premier Racing League’s AdvoCare Cup Series on Tuesday with the Host Venom 200 at Dover. The points were reset and a dozen simracers entered tied to start the next round of the playoffs and tension was high to start the race. #70 Scott Eckrich won the Savage … Read the Rest »