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McLaughlin’s Hat-trick at the Glen

November 15th, 2012 by

Round 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship presented by BigPond headed to one of the most popular tracks on the calendar, Watkins Glen Cup.  The home of the US Grand Prix from 1961-80 would be the venue for the second week on the calendar for a 35 lap contest that would present the sim … Read the Rest »

Laughton Pads NiPS Points Lead at PIR

November 14th, 2012 by

Chad Laughton grabbed his second NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series victory in three starts, winning Tuesday’s wreck-filled race at Phoenix International Raceway. Laughton started third and gained the lead during pit stops and was never passed on the track. He led 97 of 156 laps and clearly had the best car on the long runs, able … Read the Rest »

Ray Cowboys Up

November 13th, 2012 by

Everything is bigger in Texas! While that slogan may be not be appropriate for some things, it is appropriate in describing the speeds seen when the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series heads to the Lone Star State for some high speed action at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. Week One of Season Four started off … Read the Rest »

Hightower’s Texas Two Step

November 13th, 2012 by

Texas Motor Speedway is one of the most popular tracks within the iRacing.com service because of its high speeds and great racing. 1,641 sim racers attempted to conquer the 1.5-mile beast located in Fort Worth, Texas, during Week One of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (Fixed Setup), but after seven days of full-throttle, hard-nosed … Read the Rest »

McLaughlin Strikes First Blow in Season 4

November 8th, 2012 by

The first round for 2012 Season 4 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship presented by BigPond took the teams and drivers to Road America for a challenging and fuel-saving 18 laps. With new sponsors and teams coming to play in the series, this is setting up to be an amazing season.  Two of the biggest … Read the Rest »

Michael Self Blog

November 8th, 2012 by

Michael Self has been competing in motorsports at a very high level since he won the Skip Barber Miller Motorsports Park and the Western Regional Junior Rotax championship in 2006.  The Utah native later named Champ Car Rotax Scholarship winner and won the 2008 Skip Barber Las Vegas Motor Speedway regional championship before turning his … Read the Rest »

NiCBS Off to a Fast Start at TMS

November 7th, 2012 by

2012 Season 4 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series kicked-off at the ultra fast Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.  As drivers look to start the season off on the right foot, most just hope to survive and move on to the next week.  In total, 805 drivers ran a race, while 245 … Read the Rest »

Montgomery Wins Texas NiPS Shootout

November 7th, 2012 by

Dustin Montgomery outlasted Jared Crawford and Chad Laughton in a one lap shootout at Texas Motor Speedway to earn his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series victory. Montgomery took advantage of a mistake by Joey Brown, who spun his tires while restarting from the lead with only six laps remaining in the online race. Crawford … Read the Rest »

Here to Stay

November 6th, 2012 by

What’s a four time Scottish Open Karting champion doing in Putnam Valley, New York?  Working as a driving instructor at Monticello Motor Club and celebrating a championship season in the 2012 Playboy Mazda Cup, that’s what.  And in his spare time, Stevan McAleer can be found on iRacing preparing for upcoming races, especially on unfamiliar … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Dylan Duval

November 5th, 2012 by

This week, I interviewed an iRacer who comes from north of the border.  Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, this iRacer has been a member for nearly two years but has already established himself as a front runner on the oval side of iRacing. He finished ninth in the overall NASCAR iRacing.com Class … Read the Rest »