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iRacer McGee Looks to Make a Fast Start in MX-5 Cup Debut

April 27th, 2016 by David Phillips

Races are not won on the first lap.  Still, there’s something to be said for fast starts.  After all, there are more positions to be gained on the opening lap than at any other time during a race.  And getting a jump on the pack insulates you from the mayhem of half a dozen cars … Read the Rest »

Fenders Tested as European MX-5 Cup Revisits Summit Point

April 27th, 2016 by Michel Van Dijk (French translation by Anthony Drevet follows)

After an outstanding win by Kamil Franczak at Phoenix International Raceway last week, the European MX-5 Cup made its return to Summit Point Raceway for Round Six.  Earlier in the season, the West Virginia facility hosted Round 2 of the series on its 2.0 mile, ten turn “Full” circuit.  This time ‘round, the sim racers … Read the Rest »

Humpe Back on Track at Richmond

April 27th, 2016 by Jason Lofing (French translation by Anthony Drevet follows)

Defending NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series champion Kenny Humpe (The TEAM) found the winner’s circle for the first time in 2016, taking the checkered flag at Richmond International Raceway after leading a race-high 88 of 200 laps. Humpe comfortably held-off Allen Boes (Deadzone) by 2.8 seconds, while Boes narrowly beat Ray Alfalla (Slip Angle Motorsports) for … Read the Rest »

Brown Goes Flag-to-Flag at Concord

April 26th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

The Bootleg Racing League traveled south to Midland, NC to compete on the “mini” tricky triangle, better known as Concord Speedway.  Concord is truly one of the more interesting and difficult tracks on the Bootleg Racing League schedule with a three turn layout reminiscent of a miniature Pocono or Phoenix.  If you speak to the … Read the Rest »

Eclectic MoSport’s Indie Gaming Sponsorship Slots Now Vacant; Team Scores Second Highest At Nurburgring

April 26th, 2016 by Sean Braganza, Higher Eclectic Ground

Along with the conclusion of the iRacing British Sim Racers Touring Car PRO Series’ sixth race night at the Nurburgring Nordschleife on Thursday the 21st of April last week, the tenures of the Potshotpete Twitch Channel and Game Developers Strange Fire as sponsors of Eclectic Motorsport drivers — reigning Amateur Division Champion John Roberts and Pro Driver … Read the Rest »

Core Scores in Blancpain GT Series Debut at Monza

April 25th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

After months of waiting and planning, the anticipation is finally over as iRacing’s World Endurance Championship – the Blancpain GT Series – kicked-off with three hours of sim racing at Monza. With the newly-added Audi R8 LMS and Mercedes AMG GT3 joining iRacing’s existing BMW Z4 and McLaren MP4 GT3 cars, the 40-car field being … Read the Rest »

Davis and Delk Take Iowa Doubleheader Wins

April 22nd, 2016 by Corey Davis

For the second time in the past three weeks, the ITSR Power Series took to the track twice in one day for a doubleheader of online racing. The previous event at Auto Club Speedway saw one race marred by multiple cautions while the other featured long stretches of green-flag action. The latest doubleheader event at the … Read the Rest »

Action and Drama in NES Season Finale

April 21st, 2016 by Niel Hekkens

The iconic Nürburgring hosted the season finale of the NEO Endurance Series (NES). Due to some late withdrawals the grid was slightly smaller than usual, as only 31 cars took the start for the final eight hours of the season. Whatever the event may have lacked in numbers, it more than made-up for in amazing sim … Read the Rest »

Sharp Scores First Victory at Stafford

April 21st, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

After a spectacular season opener at Martinsville, the Bootleg Outlaws made the trip north to Stafford Springs, CT, and the home of the SK Modifieds at Stafford Speedway.  Matt Shinoski (#35) headed into the race with a single point lead over Richard Blake (#66) in the points standings at this early point in the season.  … Read the Rest »

Krönke Capitalizes at Monza

April 20th, 2016 by Jonny Simon (Images by Hugo Luis)

Monza saw Martin Krönke and VRS Coanda Simsport take their second win in the 2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series, narrowly edging-out title rival Greger Huttu and Team Redline in what was a straightforward race for the German. Both rivals started on the front row (Huttu on pole position and Krönke alongside him) as … Read the Rest »