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Simley Stretches His Fuel to Win in Charlotte

May 5th, 2016 by

Entering the penultimate round of season 11 for the ITSR Power Series, the three drivers contending for the championship had their minds on the standings, as just 13 points separated Mike Kelley, Corey Davis, and Tim Johnston in the standings. Meanwhile, the rest of the 19 sim racers in the field at the Charlotte Motor … Read the Rest »

Faries Captures the Checkered Flag at Talladega

April 28th, 2016 by Corey Davis

For any driver, the high banks and high speeds of Talladega Superspeedway can present a daunting challenge. For drivers in the ITSR Power Series entering last Sunday’s race at the track, that challenge was magnified by close points battles with no more safety nets in the standings as the season entered its final three races … Read the Rest »

Galvin Wins Lionheart MX-5 Challenge Thriller

March 25th, 2016 by Jason Galvin

In a wild race with plenty of carnage and action, Jason Galvin survived to capture the inaugural Lionheart MX-5 Challenge race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last night. The win marks the first for Galvin in an official Lionheart event. “I’m just happy I survived,” Galvin said from victory lane. “I can’t believe I was able … Read the Rest »

Lionheart MX-5 Challenge Debuts Tonight

March 24th, 2016 by Jason Galvin

The Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment takes a week off to prepare for the tricky turns of Watkins Glen, but the stars of iRacing’s premiere fixed setup IndyCar league will take to the track tonight for the series debut of the Lionheart MX-5 Challenge. “We started driving the Mazda MX-5 in fun … Read the Rest »

Hassert’s Dominant Breakthrough

November 30th, 2015 by Jason Galvin

After a string of close finishes in the Lionheart IndyCar Series, Joe Hassert left little doubt as to who had the dominant car on his way to his first win of the season in the Cart Retro Series 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “Finally. 15 races. 15 races is a long time to go between … Read the Rest »

Wright Nips Robarge at PIR Lionheart IndyCars

November 19th, 2015 by Jason Galvin

By Jason Galvin With a slow car blocking the racing line, Jake Wright squeezed past Jason Robarge in the final 200 feet to win the Unacceptable Racing 125 at Phoenix International Raceway on Wednesday night. The margin of victory, .038-seconds, is the second closest in Lionheart IndyCar Series history. “I was just trying to keep … Read the Rest »

Dalton Dodges Early Wrecks, Takes the Power Series Title

November 3rd, 2015 by

The season 10 finale for the ITSR Power Series came at the fast Charlotte Motor Speedway, where 166 laps and several early accidents thinned the starting field of 26 sim racers and left a first-time race winner and a first-time series champion celebrating to end the night. In qualifying, Talladega winner Daniel Eberhardt picked up … Read the Rest »

Eberhardt Wins, Dalton’s Points Lead Survives Talladega

October 29th, 2015 by

The greatest wild card in the ITSR Power Series championship battle came on the unpredictable high banks of Talladega Superspeedway, where a tricky aero package made maneuvering in the draft even more challenging for the 31 sim racers who started the race. The field was led to the green flag by Rick Thompson, as he … Read the Rest »

Dalton Outduels Power Series Title Rivals in Fontana

October 6th, 2015 by

The ITSR Power Series brought its tight points battles to the wide Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and the mounting pressure on title contenders led to some thrilling online racing action and a potentially costly mistake in the closing laps. In qualifying, Matt Delk recorded a lap of 37.447 seconds to score the pole … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Matthew Sullivan

June 24th, 2015 by

iRacer Matthew Sullivan is no stranger to sim racing. The 31 year old from Boise, Idaho has been sim racing since 2000, and is a five year member of iRacing. Sullivan, now living in Eureka, California, has visited victory lane on both the ovals and road courses of iRacing. It took him less than 24 … Read the Rest »