All News: David Ifeguni

Get to Know: Justin Petschauer

April 5th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

A long time fan of motor sports and a veteran sim racer, 26 year old iRacer Justin Petschauer has certainly made a name for himself on iRacing. A member since October of 2015, Petschauer, racing out of Las Vegas, Nevada, has scored 15 oval victories and 12 road course victories in 719 total official races … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Philipp Schallenberg

March 28th, 2016 by

For some people, being able to drive a race car just once in their lifetime is a dream. 21 year old iRacer Phillip Schallenberg has not only driven a race car, he’s raced go karts, a Nissan GT-R, a Nissan 370z and a Caterham all competitively at one point. Racing for Schallenberg is certainly not … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Fred Masters

February 29th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

At age 30, New York iRacer Fred Masters has all but mastered the craft of sim racing in the five years he has been on iRacing. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Masters took a liking to racing at a very young age. Coming from a family of big NASCAR fans, Masters transferred his love of watching … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Cody Thompson

February 9th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

For some racing fans, being able to spend a day or a weekend at a race track is a luxury. For Wisconsin’s Cody Thompson, it is just another Saturday. Thompson has been a staple at tracks across the Midwest since he was a young kid. Now, at the age of 24 years, he is a … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Phillip Jansen van Rensburg

January 25th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

iRacing does a lot to ensure that their thousands of members enjoy the world’s best racing game each day. It is hard to imagine and thank them for what they do. But iRacers like Phillip Jansen van Rensburg  have decided to give back to the sim racing community. Starting last year, Rensburg, racing out of Melbourne, … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Shawn Powell

December 28th, 2015 by David Ifeguni

For most 19 year old college students, when they are not in class or studying, they are going to parties and hanging out with friends. And then there is Shawn Powell. An iRacer since November of 2013, Powell has started a total of 872 official races across iRacing’s ovals and road courses, an average of over … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Nick Thissen (Part 2)

October 26th, 2015 by

Last week, we introduced you to iRacer Nick Thissen. Sim racing out of Roermond, a city in the south of the Netherlands, Nick is a very experienced oval and road sim racer, having been a member of iRacing since August 12th, 2011. In part two of my Q&A with Thissen, we talked about his involvement … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Nick Thissen (Part 1)

October 19th, 2015 by

Some may know him as the creator of the iR Forum app, others may know him as a member of the Gathering of Tweakers league. iRacer Nick Thissen, racing out of the southern Netherlands is a jack of all trades when it comes to iRacing. His statistics certainly show that he knows a thing or … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Pascal Teunissen

September 8th, 2015 by

Born and raised in the Netherlands, iRacer Pascal Teunissen was attracted to motorsports at an early age. Now, at the age of 34, Teunissen has taken his passion for racing to the sim world. A member of iRacing since January 22nd, 2013, Teunissen has competed in 238 official road course races and has made 31 … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Dexter Castro

July 27th, 2015 by

iRacer Dexter Castro celebrates his four year anniversary on iRacing in a couple days and in that time, he has accomplished . . . well, a lot of things on and off the sim. Not even being diagnosed with high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome at age 12 has stopped him from his living life and from tearing-up … Read the Rest »