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Big Weeks ‘R Us

September 26th, 2011 by

Big weeks from Kalle Ruokola in Pontiac Solstice and Tim Bone in SpecRacer Ford defined Week Four of the third season of the 2011 inRacingNews Challenge. The sim racers convened at Lime Rock Park for the first of two rounds this season, utilizing the circuit’s full layout. Previously, this event had taken place later in … Read the Rest »

Vive la Différence

September 6th, 2011 by

Week 5 brought the iRacing.com Street Stock Series to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time in 2011 Season 3, but this time was a little different. Instead of running the 1.5 mile oval, sim racers tackled the 0.25 legends oval, located on the front stretch. Weekly High Strength of Field Week Five’s high Strength … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Scores Big; Field Takes Over Lead

August 30th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series made its way down south to Braselton, Georgia for Week Four. Top sim racers from all over the world would travel to Lanier National Speedway in their quest for the title. Weekly High Strength of Field This week’s top Stength of Field (SoF) race had a great points payout, awarding … Read the Rest »

The Big One

August 23rd, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series, one of iRacing’s few fixed set-up series, made its way south to Charlotte Motor Speedway this past week. Top sim racers looked to tackle the 1.5 mile track which is known to create pack racing with these low horsepower cars, which also means “The Big One” was on everyone’s mind.  … Read the Rest »

Carolina Nips Florida . . . on Average

June 16th, 2011 by

More than 85 sim racers from the Carolina and Florida Clubs did battle in half a dozen online races on Sunday and Tuesday in their first Club v Club tournament. The competition featured a trio of races on Sunday evening, followed by a day (and night) of rest on Monday before three more races on … Read the Rest »

Hazard Prevails at Charlotte

May 25th, 2011 by

Thomas Hazard held-off Brian Schoenburg throughout a late, long green flag run to score his second career victory during Tuesday’s NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Hazard took the lead at the three-quarter mark of the race and, while the Schoenburg kept him honest, drove to a convincing win to bolster … Read the Rest »

Wright Holds-Off Davies at Darlington

May 13th, 2011 by

Brad Wright held-off Brad Davies over a series of late-race restarts en route to winning Tuesday’s NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship (NiSWC) at Darlington Speedway for his first career victory in the series. The Lady in Black’s treacherous surface and walls claimed many victims over the course of the 183 lap event, making survival key … Read the Rest »

iRacing Goes Big Time

May 11th, 2011 by

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the world’s largest high definition television for a spin earlier Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway by taking virtual laps around the legendary 1.5-mile track using an iRacing simulation. Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, invited Earnhardt Jr., an avid video gamer, to show off his skills on … Read the Rest »

Wright Holds-Off Davies at Daytona

May 11th, 2011 by

Brad Wright proved he has what it takes to be a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) winner as he held-off Brad Davies over a series of late-race restarts en route to win last night’s race at Darlington Speedway, his first career NiSWC victory. The Lady in Black’s treacherous surface and walls claimed many victims … Read the Rest »

Mixed Class, Mixed Bag

March 24th, 2011 by

Featuring the Pontiac Solstice and SpecRacer Ford, the inRacingNews Challenge is a textbook example of mixed class online racing.  And when it comes to the class championships, the 2011 Season One iRNC is a textbook example of a mixed bag of results.  On the one hand, Gabriel Tobar seems poised to lock-up the SRF championship … Read the Rest »