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World Tour of iRacing Round 2: Daytona 2.4

January 22nd, 2013 by

The 2013 World Tour of iRacing continues this weekend with the Daytona 2.4.  As with all events on the World Tour, iRacers will have two chances to compete, with one online race on Friday, January 25 at 9 PM Eastern (02:00 GMT Saturday, January 26) and a second on Saturday, January 26 at 1 PM … Read the Rest »

Roar Before the 2.4

January 21st, 2013 by

The 2013 World Tour of iRacing got off to a roaring start with the Roar Before the 2.4. The mixed class online races on Friday and Saturday featured the Ford Mustang FR500S, Volkswagen Jetta TDi and Mazda MX-5 Cup on the Daytona International Speedway road course, with more than 1300 iRacers participating in the event. … Read the Rest »

Finland Wins 2012 World Cup of iRacing

January 21st, 2013 by

Finland broke DE-AT-CH’s stranglehold on the World Cup of iRacing, dethroning the only champions the competition has ever known with impressive performances at Road America and Texas Motor Speedway in Saturday’s 2012 World Cup of iRacing Finals.  Further emphasizing the depth of competition, Brasil finished runner-up in the online racing event with DE-AT-CH taking third … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Kevin Gries

January 18th, 2013 by

When Kevin Gries says his favorite iRacing car is “definitely” a Corvette C6.R believe him.  Officially-speaking, he hasn’t run a race, a time trial or even practiced in anything besides a ‘Vette since a mid-November run in a Class A Impala at Homestead.  Since then it’s been a steady diet of Corvette and the iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

DE-AT-CH, Brasil, Finland, UK/Ireland in World Cup Final

January 15th, 2013 by

The line-up for the 2012 World Cup of iRacing Finals is set following Saturday’s World Cup Tournament.  Three time champions DE-AT-CH led the qualifiers, edging Finland by 17 points (756 to 739) with Brasil (709) coming-in just ahead of fourth and final qualifier UK/Ireland (701).  The four clubs will meet again this coming Saturday (January … Read the Rest »

2013 World Tour of iRacing Kicks-off with Roar Before the 2.4

January 15th, 2013 by

The 2013 World Tour of iRacing kicks-off with the Roar Before the 2.4 on Friday, January 18 at 9 PM Eastern (02:00 GMT Saturday, January 19) and Saturday, January 19 at 1 PM Eastern (18:00 GMT).  GlacierTV.com will broadcast the top split of the Saturday afternoon race. The open set-up, multi-class event features Ford Mustang … Read the Rest »

2012 World Cup Tourney Set for Saturday

January 10th, 2013 by

The field for Saturday’s 2012 World Cup of iRacing Tournament is set, with 21 clubs having qualified for the event in three separate qualifying rounds in July, October and January.  Last weekend saw Italia, Central-Eastern Europe, Eastern Canada, Mid-South, Scandinavia, New Jersey and Western Canada race their ways into the Tournament, joining previous qualifiers Brasil, … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen, McCumbee Top iPROC

December 13th, 2012 by

Shane Van Gisbergen and Chad McCumbee each won a pole position and a race, and they each finished third in the other race, but Van Gisbergen won the third tie-breaker and was crowned the winner of the second annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions. McCumbee (NASCAR CWTS) dominated the opening round of the Chevy Silverado … Read the Rest »

Cicero Races to Stop Diabetes in iPROC II

December 12th, 2012 by

Portland, Oregon pro driver/iRacer Dominic Cicero will be competing with other top professional drivers from around the world in the second annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions race at Big Al’s Beaverton tonight. Cicero was diagnosed with diabetes in 2010, and is racing online to support the American Diabetes Association with a $2500 donation prize … Read the Rest »

On the Way Up – Again

December 7th, 2012 by

It’s an understatement to note that Circuit Spa-Francorchamps has played a pivotal role in Richie Stanaway’s racing career.  After all, the New Zealander scored a sensational win there in his GP3 debut in 2011.  Unfortunately, it was also at Spa where, as a member of the Lotus F1 young driver team, he fractured two vertebrae … Read the Rest »