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iRacer Profile – Bryan J Miller

May 5th, 2012 by

Bryan J Miller practices what he preaches, both when he says his favorite quote by a TV character come from Park and Recreation‘s  Ron Swanson who says,“I learned a lesson. Never half-ass two things . . . whole-ass one thing” and when he says his own motto in iRacing is “I make the ‘SLOWstice’ go … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Paulo Valente

April 27th, 2012 by

Paulo Valente is not perfect.  In 48 starts at the wheel of his virtual Mustang FR500S in 2012 Season 1 he only earned 47 top five finishes . . .   That glaring exception aside, the resident of Aveiro, Portugal was plenty good enough to take a pair of titles last season, namely the Mustang Class … Read the Rest »

iGPWCS Round 5 on iRacing Live Saturday

April 27th, 2012 by

Round 5 of the iRacing.com Grand Prix World Championship Series will be broadcast iRacing Live on Saturday, April 28 starting at 7 pm EDT (22:00 GMT).  On tap are 83 laps of the 11 turn, 2.314 mile Okayama International Circuit. After last season’s up and down defense of his 2010 championship, Greger Huttu has returned … Read the Rest »

Cadillac CTS-V, Twin Ring Motegi Highlight Season 2 Build

April 24th, 2012 by

iRacing.com’s 2012 Season 2 build is out, with the sensational new Cadillac CTS-V and a new track in Twin Ring Motegi leading the way. Actually, make that four new tracks as Twin Ring Motegi is one of the world’s most modern multi-purpose facilities, featuring a 1.5 mile oval and three very different road courses – … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Adam Gilliland

April 21st, 2012 by

Adam Gilliland is in a hurry . . . on the virtual race tracks of iRacing.com where he can usually be found out front or battling for the lead, or in a sim racing career he is anxious to take to the next level.  How else to describe a driver who, at age 16, ranks … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Oscar Sahlin

April 7th, 2012 by

It didn’t take long for Oscar Sahlin to make an impact on iRacing.  The postman from Södertälje, Sweden joined the service in the middle of 2011 Season 1 and, by the time the final checkered flag of Season 3 had fallen, he had bested the likes of Ryan Field and Brian Strodtbeck to claim the … Read the Rest »

Two Legs Up

March 30th, 2012 by

By any measure, Rubens Barrichello had a rough introduction to the IZOD IndyCar Series at St. Petersburg.  As if making his IndyCar debut on an unfamiliar street circuit wasn’t challenge enough, the Formula One veteran played catch-up most of the weekend after his Dallara-Chevrolet was sidelined by mechanical problems in the opening practice session.   Nevertheless, … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Build Virtual RUF RT12R

March 29th, 2012 by

iRacing.com, the world’s foremost online motorsport simulation service, today announced plans to add the RUF RT12R to its lineup of virtual race cars and high performance automobiles.  Manufactured by RUF Automobile GmbH, the RT12R is among the world’s very fastest production automobiles. “We’re excited to offer the RUF RT12R to iRacers around the world,” says … Read the Rest »

Luis Wins Intel GT Series World Finals

March 26th, 2012 by

In a manner befitting an iRacing World Champion, Brazil’s Hugo Luis dominated Saturday’s Intel GT Series World Finals, leading every lap of the 30 minute race at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps to bring his HPD-ARX01c home in first place.   Winner of the 2011 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, Luis took the checkered flag 5.67s … Read the Rest »

Cadillac CTS-V is a Winner

March 26th, 2012 by

Last month, iRacing and Cadillac announced plans to build a virtual version of the Cadillac CTS-V for release in late spring of this year.  Last weekend, the Cadillac CTS-V scored its first win of the season in the opening round of the Sports Car Club of America’s 2012 Pirelli World Challenge.  Following an official review … Read the Rest »