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The Williams-Toyota F31 – More (and Less) Than Meets the Eye

September 29th, 2010 by

On the face of it, designing and building a virtual version of the Williams-Toyota FW31 figured to be the most formidable challenge yet faced by iRacing.com.  After all, Formula One is the technological pinnacle of the motorsports world, and it takes a virtual army of engineers, technicians and mechanics just to start a modern Grand … Read the Rest »

Indy’s tough in real, virtual life

July 21st, 2010 by

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — My No. 64 Sprint Cup Car approaches the Yard of Bricks, that famous piece of real estate on the front straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that race car drivers yearn to kiss. I’m going 170 mph. “Stay on the gas,” says the voice in my ear. 180. “You ain’t going to get … Read the Rest »

Indy's tough in real, virtual life

July 21st, 2010 by

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — My No. 64 Sprint Cup Car approaches the Yard of Bricks, that famous piece of real estate on the front straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that race car drivers yearn to kiss. I’m going 170 mph. “Stay on the gas,” says the voice in my ear. 180. “You ain’t going to get … Read the Rest »

Gorlinsky Breaks Through at Daytona

June 30th, 2010 by

John Gorlinsky drove his way to the front of the field, and eventually into victory lane at Daytona International Speedway last night in Round Eleven of the NASCAR iRacing World Championship Series (NiWCS). Pit stops were key in the one stop online race.  Pit road closed the door for some and opened it for others, … Read the Rest »

Role Reversal

June 25th, 2010 by

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and spotter TJ Majors stopped by the iRacing offices in Bedford, MA yesterday en route to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Race #17 on the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule.  Earnhardt and Majors took some time to do some roll reversal with Majors running some laps … Read the Rest »

Jimmie Johnson Preps with iRacing.com for Watkins Glen GRAND-AM Debut

June 4th, 2010 by

With Limited Practice Time on Double-Duty Weekend, Four-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ Learns Glen Long Course in Simulator In addition to competing in Sunday’s Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pennsylvania’s Pocono International Raceway, four-time series champion Jimmie Johnson is also joining reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series … Read the Rest »

Towler’s Back (to Back)

June 2nd, 2010 by

Hard on the heels of his NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series (NiCWS) triumph at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Towler made it back-to-back wins on Tuesday evening at Michigan International Speedway. MIS showed us some of the best online racing to date, as the yellow flag that has so often slowed the NiCWS stayed away this week … Read the Rest »

Towler's Back (to Back)

June 2nd, 2010 by

Hard on the heels of his NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series (NiCWS) triumph at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Towler made it back-to-back wins on Tuesday evening at Michigan International Speedway. MIS showed us some of the best online racing to date, as the yellow flag that has so often slowed the NiCWS stayed away this week … Read the Rest »

Charlotte hosts NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series

May 31st, 2010 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series went to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second race of the 2010 season. The high banked, mile and a half speedway provided excellent side-by-side online racing at upwards of 200mph. All of the 120 lap, 180 mile, races were exciting right down to the final laps. The top split of … Read the Rest »

Wilson Notches Indy 25 win

May 28th, 2010 by

Thursday saw Justin Wilson capture the first of what he hopes will be two wins at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.  Wilson bested a fast field (including Dreyer & Reinbold teammates Mike Conway and Tomas Scheckter)  to win a special ten lap sprint race – known as the Indy 25 — featuring Dallara Indy … Read the Rest »