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2011 World Tour of iRacing Opens With Jan. 29 Running of iRacing GRAND-AM 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 28th, 2011 by

Season Opener Features Multi-Class Sim Racing with Riley XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR 500S on Daytona Road Course As the green flag waves at 3:30 p.m. EDT to start the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, nearly two dozen iRacing.com members (among them Alex Gurney, Justin Wilson, AJ Allmendinger, Michael McDowell and Colin … 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 »

Game or simulation?

February 11th, 2010 by

What makes a game a simulation or a simulation a game or are they the same thing? Is it all just marketing or is there a real difference? To me there are a few distinct differences between a game and a simulation. First and most importantly to be a simulation the title must be replicating … Read the Rest »

Daytona Is Where I Want to Be

February 3rd, 2010 by

What a weekend for iRacing! The RACC runoffs, the Rolex 2.4 and our involvement in the Rolex 24. Sean Siff and  I were in Daytona this past weekend supporting our teams and many drivers who were competing for the coveted Rolex watch. Our weekend in Daytona started-off a bit ominously as it appeared the iRacing … Read the Rest »

iRacing and GAINSCO Partner for Rolex 24

January 26th, 2010 by

Caddell’s Mustang Sports iRacing Colors for Continental Tire Race; Challenge Winner Derek Johnston Learns Daytona Track on iRacing 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series champions Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty begin their title defense at this weekend’s Grand-Am season-opening Rolex 24 under a one-race partnership between their GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team and iRacing.com.  Four-time NASCAR champion … Read the Rest »

iRacing World Tour Kicks Off With Rolex 2.4 on January 30

January 20th, 2010 by

Virtual Version of Grand-Am Season Opener Features Riley XX Daytona Prototype on Digital Duplicate of Daytona Road Course As the green flag waves at 3:30 p.m. EDT to start the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, hundreds of iRacing members will be just winding down from their own participation in a tribute 2.4-hour (144-minute) virtual … Read the Rest »