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iRacer Profile: Jeremy Lukaszka

November 24th, 2012 by

If you want to meet Jeremy Lukaszka, a good place to start is Iowa Speedway.  After all, the resident of nearby Palo hasn’t missed many races there since first passing through its gates for the ARCA race in 2008. Lukaszka hasn’t always been an Iowan, having been born in Wisconsion.  He hasn’t always been a … Read the Rest »

Here to Stay

November 6th, 2012 by

What’s a four time Scottish Open Karting champion doing in Putnam Valley, New York?  Working as a driving instructor at Monticello Motor Club and celebrating a championship season in the 2012 Playboy Mazda Cup, that’s what.  And in his spare time, Stevan McAleer can be found on iRacing preparing for upcoming races, especially on unfamiliar … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Mitch Miller

November 3rd, 2012 by

In some iRacing circles, M stands for Mitch, Miller . . . and Modified.  While he is no stranger to NASCAR Class A, B and C, Street Stocks and IndyCars, 16 year old Mitch Miller (from West Boylston, Massachusetts, naturally) has focused most of his racing energy on the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified and SK … Read the Rest »

Petit Le Mans World Tour

October 26th, 2012 by

Not long before the Rebellion, Level 5, Oreca, Extreme Speed, IMSA Matmut and Momo race teams sped to class wins (and the Delta Wing once again proved it is in a class of its own) in last weekend’s Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda, some three dozen iRacers experienced the thrill of victory in the … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Thomas Lewandowski

October 20th, 2012 by

Thomas Lewandowski should be no stranger to readers of inRacingNews.  From Day One his JR Motorsports entry has been a front runner in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship.  After coming hime third in the inaugural season, the Buffalo-based sim-racer slipped to an unlucky P13 in 2011 – but scored his first win with a … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Jan Wedin

October 13th, 2012 by

Mahatma Gandhi is not a name normally associated with sim racing . . . to put it mildly.  But when you consider that one of the aspects of iRacing that Jan Wedin most appreciates is its emphasis on precision and control– and that the person he most admires is virtually synonymous with self-control — well … Read the Rest »

iGPSWC Round 13 on iRacing Live Saturday!

August 31st, 2012 by

Round 13 of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship will be broadcast live on iRacing Live this Saturday at 14:00 GMT (10 am Eastern).  The world’s finest online road racers will take on the daunting challenges of 44 laps around the historic 4.35 mile (7 km) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in their Williams-Toyota FW31s. 2010 … Read the Rest »

The Pit Entry Challenge

August 15th, 2012 by

Sprint Cup or NiSWC, Formula One or iGPSWC, Daytona or Indianapolis, Suzuka or Stratford, online and real world races are won and lost in the pits.  The First Annual Pit Entry Challenge Presented by Simplex Media Solutions will pit 200 iRacers against one another to determine who is the best getting on — and off … Read the Rest »

iRacers Storm Mid-Ohio Honda IndyCar 200

August 7th, 2012 by

No, we’re not talking about Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, Justin Wilson, JR Hildebrand, Josef Newgarden, Simona de Silvestro, Oriol Servia and Ed Carpenter.   We’re talking about “Camp Bettenhausen” and the iRacing cheering section atop the spectator mound in the Keyhole for Sunday’s  Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  One of the highlights … Read the Rest »

iRacers the World Over Contest Cadillac Cup

July 31st, 2012 by

More than 3800 iRacers from all over the world took part in the inaugural Cadillac Cup in 2012 Season 2.   Featuring a meticulously rendered digital version of the Cadillac CTS-V as raced in the SCCA’s Pirelli World Challenge Series, the Cadillac Cup attracted iRacers, Rookies through Pros, from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia … Read the Rest »