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Now Available: Dirt Racing

March 29th, 2017 by David Phillips

“Now Available: Dirt Racing.”  Four words iRacers have been waiting to read – and we’ve been itching to write. We’ve added dirt Legends and Street Stocks to everyone’s iRacing account along with a dirt version of USA International Speedway. But that’s just for starters.   There’s also a Dirt Late Model Package that includes three different … Read the Rest »

Jake Wright Aims for Victory in Italy

March 28th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment hits the road this week for the first time in 2017. The sim racing series embarks on a two-race international trek that will begin at the legendary Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola. The Italian track which first featured auto racing in 1954 … Read the Rest »

Elite Race Tightens as Espitee Takes Long Beach

March 28th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Five weeks into the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite Series and only 11 points separate the top three positions as Austin Espitee survived an epic battle with Brandon Trost to win his second race of the season at Long Beach. Espitee, who finished dead last at Long Beach after an early accident one year ago,  brought … Read the Rest »

A Dirt Racing Primer

March 28th, 2017 by David Phillips

Sim racers around the world have been looking forward to getting down and dirty ever since iRacing announced plans to develop its dirt racing feature.  Now that dirt racing is a reality on iRacing, it’s important to understand that racing on digital dirt differs from sim racing on virtual pavement in significant ways. Who better … Read the Rest »

Guindi is King of the Mountain

March 27th, 2017 by David Phillips

Johnny Guindi stormed to a dominating win at Mt. Panorama in the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series, leading all ten laps from pole position and finishing more than 11 seconds clear of runner-up David Friedman.  Adam Rylance turned-in a fine drive of his own by motoring from 10th on the grid to a third place … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #22 – Shocks!

March 24th, 2017 by Matt Holden

  If you’ve watched enough racing, there’s a good chance you’ve heard at least one team mention that they’ve got a new “shock package”.  There’s also a good chance that team was either significantly faster or far more terrible than they were on the old shock package.  Shocks have that power in bunches, and a … Read the Rest »

Luza Strikes it Rich in Vegas

March 23rd, 2017 by Michael Conti

At the onset of the 2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series, many of the series’ tenured drivers looked to NASCAR Pro Series Champion, Ryan Luza, as the biggest threat to dethrone 3-time and reigning champion, Ray Alfalla. After a lackluster start at Daytona, some cast doubt on the abilities of the young gun; however, after his … Read the Rest »

Andra Takes Round One of iRacing Skip Barber Race Series

March 22nd, 2017 by David Phillips

Sai Andra captured the opening round of the Wednesday evening iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, passing pole-winner and early leader Greg Seitz on Lap 10 and holding the lead through to the finish.  Seitz did not make it easy on Andra, snapping at his rival sim racer’s heels for the … Read the Rest »

Krönke’s Perfect Start

March 21st, 2017 by Jonathan Simon (words) Hugo Luis (images)

Another round concludes and it’s now two wins in a row for defending champion Martin Krönke, who claimed the top step of the podium for VRS Coanda Simsport at Sebring. The German also maintained his perfect start to the 2017 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series, leading every single lap of the season so far. … Read the Rest »

Steele Wins Battle of Survival at Richmond

March 21st, 2017 by Daniel Ensch

Christian Steele managed to sift his way through nine yellows that consumed almost a third of the total laps available to claim his first win of the 2017 campaign Sunday evening at Richmond in the fourth round of the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite series. At first glance the scheduled 150 lap distance (105 miles) seemed … Read the Rest »