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iRacer of the Week: Kevin King

July 16th, 2012 by

We all have those races we love to remember, like making a last lap pass for the victory at Daytona International Speedway or dominating the race at Watkins Glen. Then we have those races we want to forget, for example crashing in a race at Talladega Superspeedway or being spun out on the last lap. … Read the Rest »

Participation Soars for Daytona Night Race

July 11th, 2012 by

As if a trip to the famed Daytona International Raceway itself wasn’t enough incentive to break out the racing gloves, this week the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) took us under the lights on the freshly repaved surface for seventy laps of nerve racking drafting. In 2010 the aging asphalt was getting worn down … Read the Rest »

Malik Ray Wins Daytona SoF Race

July 11th, 2012 by

For the tenth week of the season, the NiCBS traveled to the sunshine state to race the famous Daytona International Speedway. Daytona is known for high participation and big points. . Drivers took to the track under the lights in hopes in cashing in on the high points payouts.  For the week, 1668 drivers ran … Read the Rest »

King Wins Chaotic Dover

July 11th, 2012 by

Earlier this season’s NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship, Kevin King looked poised for a win at Phoenix International Raceway before contact on a restart late in the race sent him spinning from contention. This time at Dover International Speedway, there was no late-race drama and King capitalized on the opportunity to take his first NiSWC … Read the Rest »

iRacer of the Week: Michael Conti

July 9th, 2012 by

As most of us know, the iRacing population is mostly filled with adults. But there are also plenty of teenagers and young kids who take part in sim-racing. Logically, if you compare adults to the overall youth on iRacing, the adults should run better and win more races based on the years of experience that … Read the Rest »

Premier GRAND-AM Round-Up

July 6th, 2012 by

It’s been a busy few weeks in the Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the sim-racing championship run exclusively on the iRacing.com Motorsport Simulation service. The 10 race series hosts digital replicas of the Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S, on millimetre precise virtual versions of some of America’s greatest road … Read the Rest »

Hall Continues Kentucky Dominance

July 6th, 2012 by

The sun was set and the lights were on as the best sim racers from all over the world tried to tackle the challenges Kentucky Speedway presents under the night sky. iRacing.com provides laser scanned tracks, which this week was bad news for the competitors in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), as every … Read the Rest »

Thompson Wins at Kentucky

July 4th, 2012 by

Kentucky Speedway was the site of racing for Week Nine of the season. Drivers raced under the lights at the 1.5 mile track located in Sparta, Kentucky. Kentucky seemed to bring out the worst in drivers as Week Nine saw many more wrecks than normal. Week Nine is also the week in which drops come … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Closes Gap with Win in Japan

July 4th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond saw the teams travel to Japan for a 20 lap shootout at the famous Suzuka International Racing Course. This 5.8km course features a unique cross-over design, with 17 turns and little room for error. Madison Down grabbed the pole position in qualifying with a … Read the Rest »

A Hardcore Fan's View

July 2nd, 2012 by

On Sunday 24th June 2012 I joined an exclusive at Brands Hatch.  I call these club members The Hardcore Racing Fans. Why did I join this club? Well because with the deluge of changeable weather mixing from atrocious down poor of rain to sweltering heat and as a certain Ayrton Senna once said ‘It was … Read the Rest »