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No Shortage of 2011 Season 4 Champions

January 30th, 2012 by

iRacers never like to give up a good thing, which goes a long way toward explaining why Season 4 of 2011 didn’t conclude until 23:59 GMT on January 23, 2012 . . .  Not only can we look forward to the start of 2012 Season 1, we can take a final look in the rear … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Dylan Sharman

January 28th, 2012 by

Call him “Dillman” or “Sharmanator” or just plain Dylan, 19 year old Dylan Sharman is certainly a leading candidate for the title of “King of SK Modifieds.  After all the resident of Nuriootpa, South Australia has nearly 50 SK Modified wins to his credit in the past three seasons – and the 2011 Season 3 … Read the Rest »

World Cup of iRacing in High Gear

January 27th, 2012 by

The third annual World Cup of iRacing shifts into high gear this weekend with Saturday’s Regional Annual Club Championship (RACC) Finals and the World Cup Final on Sunday. 25 of iRacing’s 38 geographical clubs qualified for the World Cup of iRacing tournament, which began on Tuesday with the RACC Runoffs consisting of road course competition … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Joni Hagner

January 21st, 2012 by

It would come as no surprise if Finland’s Joni Hagner were to stop into his local tattoo parlor for some bow-tie “ink.”  After all, he’s pretty much a Chevrolet kind of guy when it comes to iRacing.  A fixture in the top ten of the Corvette class of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge (Fixed … Read the Rest »

Pro Series Finales Broadcasts on Tap

January 16th, 2012 by

iRacing.com will broadcast the finales of the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) and iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing (iPSRR) this week on Tuesday and Saturday.  In addition to crowning iRacing’s two newest Pro champions, the races will determine the final 25 qualifiers for iRacing’s upcoming online racing World Championship series, the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Teemu Lappalainen

January 14th, 2012 by

Away from the sim machine, Teemu Lappalainen is the shy and retiring type; the sort of fellow who likes to sit on the beach — in anonymity.  Turn the Finn lose on the tracks of iRacing.com, however, and he is anything but shy . . . or retiring.  After finishing sixth in the HPD ARX01c’s … Read the Rest »

Third Annual World Cup of iRacing on Tap

January 13th, 2012 by

The third annual World Cup of iRacing is nearly upon us. In just 10 days the green flag will wave on a week of spirited international competition among the 25 top qualifiers from iRacing’s 38 geographical clubs. Of those 25 clubs, two dozen will be looking to dethrone two-time World Cup champions DE-AT-CH (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) in … Read the Rest »

Daytona Past and Present

January 13th, 2012 by

When it comes to Daytona International Speedway, iRacing will soon be offering its members the best of both worlds: Daytona past and Daytona present. Following the 2010 racing season, of course, the famed “Big D” underwent a $20 million resurfacing project.  Although the primary focus was the 2.5 mile oval, the Bus Stop chicane and … Read the Rest »

McLean Tops Intel GT Regional Finals

January 9th, 2012 by

The top twenty finishers from last month’s Intel GT Africa/Asia/Australia Regional Series raced at Spa-Francorchamps this past Saturday night (9pm AEST) to determine the eight iRacers who will represent the region in the World Finals in March 2012. To nobody’s surprise, Regional Series winner Luke McLean dominated the event in his HPD ARX 01C, coming … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Alan Binder

January 7th, 2012 by

iRacers can be forgiven if they automatically associate the name “Alan Binder” with the words “Sprint” and “Car.”  After all, along with competitors/friends Vinnie Sansone and PJ Stergios, the Dayton, Ohio resident is one of the stalwarts of the iRacing Sprint Car Cup.  And like they say, practice makes perfect.  Binder may not be perfect, … Read the Rest »