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iRacer Profile: Ariel Eduardo Bernardi

March 23rd, 2013 by

iRacer Profile: Alex Simpson

March 16th, 2013 by

Q: How long have you been sim racing? A: I’m pretty new to sim racing compared to some, December just gone, marked my one year sim racing anniversary. Before that I played around on the consoles for about a year at Apex Racing League on different titles. Q: What attracted you to iRacing? A: A … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Tony Repussard

March 9th, 2013 by

It’s only natural to associate Tony Repussard with the iRacing Star Mazda Championship.  After all with four series titles and more than 120 race wins to his name, to say nothing of three time trial titles, the Frenchman has been a dominant force in Star Mazdas for the past couple of seasons. These days, however, … Read the Rest »

Now Available: Generation-6 Chevrolet SS

February 26th, 2013 by

You watched Jimmie, Dale and Danica race it in Sunday’s Daytona 500, now you can have your very own Generation-6 Chevrolet SS.  The Gen-6 Chevy SS is available on iRacing for $11.95, just in time to start preparing for the new NASCAR iRacing Series.  Think of it as iRacing’s version of “Win on Sunday, Sell … Read the Rest »

Burmeister, Eszenyi Top iRacing Daytona 500

February 25th, 2013 by

Benjamin Burmeister (DE-AT-CH) and Steve Eszenyi (Connecticut) were the big winners in last weekend’s iRacing Daytona 500, the third event in the 2013 World Tour of iRacing. Eszenyi took the win over Derek Crone (Virginias) and Dwayne Vincent (MidSouth) in Friday evening’s top SOF (5435) split, while Burmeister scored a dramatic last lap victory – … Read the Rest »

Practice on Sunday, Sell on Monday

February 22nd, 2013 by

Forget the old adage Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday.  iRacer Richard Brown has never won an online race in a Cadillac CTS-V.  In fact, he’s never so much as started a race in the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup.   But that didn’t stop him from buying a Cadillac CTS-V Coupe from Kelly Grimsley Auto Group in … Read the Rest »

2013 World Tour of iRacing: Daytona 500

February 19th, 2013 by

Round Three of the 2013 World Tour of iRacing – the Daytona 500 – is slated for Friday, February 22 at 9 PM Eastern (02:00 GMT Saturday, February 23) and Saturday, February 23 at 2 PM Eastern (19:00 GMT). The open set-up event features the Class A Chevrolet Impala for 200 laps of the Daytona … Read the Rest »

Sim-Racing — An Indispensable Tool

February 6th, 2013 by

January 25-26-27 was a remarkable weekend for sim-racing in general, and iRacing in particular.  iRacers co-drove in five of the six class-winning cars in the Rolex 24 and the BMW Performance 200. Specifically, that would be Juan Pablo Montoya (DP), Dion von Moltke (GT), Nelson Canache/Jim Norman (GX) and Jack Roush Jr. (GS).   In Sebring, … Read the Rest »

Shedlick, Kiss Top 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 29th, 2013 by

Jim Shedlick and Norbi Kiss came out on top of the nearly 2000 iRacers competing in last weekend’s 2.4 Hours of Daytona, aka Round Two of the 2013 World Tour of iRacing. Like the Rolex 24 at Daytona itself, the 2.4 Hours of Daytona was not without its challenges (click here for more on that … Read the Rest »

A Win-Win-Win Proposition

January 22nd, 2013 by

You might think sim-racing and golf share little in common.  One focuses on driving virtual race cars around virtual race tracks in competition with real people around the world . . . all from the relative comfort of their offices, game rooms or dens.  The other consists of hitting (and chasing) a tiny ball around … Read the Rest »