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The Beginning of a New Era

August 7th, 2014 by

Week One of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series started off with a bang as the series utilized the new Dallara DW12 for the first time. Week One sent the series to Michigan International Speedway. A record 378 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week. Fuel conservation, the draft, and pit strategy … Read the Rest »

McLarens Dominate GT3 Week 1 Podium

August 7th, 2014 by

The McLaren MP4 12C GT3 has seen its share of ups and downs since its positive reception into iRacing.com a few years ago. In recent months, however, it’s been just short of being completely absent from its current home in the GT3 Challenge Series. With the addition of the RUF RT 12R and, most recently, … Read the Rest »

So You Think You Can Drive?

August 4th, 2014 by

So you think you can drive, huh? Well, you’re only as good as the people you race against. Racing, whether sim or real, is a challenging sport which is meant to push you to your limits. When you’re NOT challenged, however, the sport can become too easy, less rewarding (or not rewarding at all) and … Read the Rest »

PEAK Stock Car Dreams Challenge Airs Saturday on the Velocity Channel

July 31st, 2014 by

Earlier this year,  iRacing partnered with PEAK Antifreeze to sponsor the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com and the 2014 Season 1 PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series. As part of the agreement, the defending champion of the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series (Tyler Hudson) and the winner of the S1 PEAK Stock Car Dreams … Read the Rest »

Lowe Ignites Indy

July 31st, 2014 by

After a week’s break from competition, the NASCAR iRacing Series moved to the world renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Week 20 of the championship. The virtual Brickyard plays host to not just the NASCAR iRacing Series – it recently hosted  the 2nd running of the iRacing Indy 500, which was well populated due to unparalleled … Read the Rest »

A Fitting Farewell

July 29th, 2014 by

Week Twelve of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Twin Ring Motegi in the Empire of the Sun. A total of 23 sim-racers would tackle the track throughout the week. The story of the week would be handling, and the final official series race in the IndyCar Dallara Circa … Read the Rest »

Richard Hamstead: The Making of a Champion

July 25th, 2014 by

Motor racing is a passion which can be difficult to explain to someone who has never experienced it for themselves. The intensity, the excitement, the euphoria; these are the things which drive us towards the next turn and beyond. It’s what sometimes keeps us awake at night and what allows our imagination to relive those … Read the Rest »

Cross Conquers Iowa; Clinches Championship

July 25th, 2014 by

Week Eleven of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Iowa Speedway. Only 47 sim-racers participated in races during the week. The story of the week was the ability to keep up with the front runners. Scott Beck (California) started on pole with Philippe Lambert (France) on his outside. Kristian … Read the Rest »

Broekman takes GT3 Championship!

July 23rd, 2014 by

From his amazing performance at Bathurst to his numerous wins throughout 12 weeks of sim-racing, Rens Broekman has enjoyed nothing short of an amazing Season 2. With 35 GT3 race starts, Broekman claimed victory 18 times along with 13 pole starts and 30 top-five finishes. By the end of the season, he had dominated the … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Wins Season 2 V8SC Championship

July 22nd, 2014 by

The battles were many and oftentimes costly. Still, the warriors eagerly arrived every week wanting more and ready to put it all on the line. Throughout these various tests of skill and stamina, some found triumph while others found only ruin and disappointment. However, after an exciting 12 Weeks of door-to-door sim-racing action from the … Read the Rest »