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2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Roars into Action February 28

February 24th, 2017 by David Phillips

The world’s top sim racers will take the green flag when the seventh NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com gets underway on February 28 at 9 p.m. eastern time.  43 elite iRacers will wheel their virtual Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusions and Toyota Camrys for 100 laps around the digital Daytona International Speedway in the … Read the Rest »

iRacing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Now Available

January 27th, 2017 by David Phillips

iRacing’s digital Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is now available to sim racers the world over.  Raced in more than 20 race series around the world, including the Porsche GT3 Cup in the United States and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in support of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is … Read the Rest »

iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona Set for January 21-22

January 19th, 2017 by David Phillips

The 2017 edition of the iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona is set for the weekend of January 21-22.  The event marks the third running of the event that sees hundreds of teams of iRacing drivers, team managers, engineers and spotters participate in the round the clock sim race.  The two class race features the Corvette … Read the Rest »

Tom Heveron Sr. 500 Memorial Race Set for January 14

January 10th, 2017 by David Phillips

The Tom Heveron Sr. 500 Memorial race is scheduled for January 14 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Organized by Old Farts Sim Racing (OFSR), the Tom Hevron 500 honors the memory of Tom Heveron, father of Doug and Tom, Jr., co-founder of the International Super Modified Association and a long-time member of OFSR. The Tom Heveron … Read the Rest »

A Tale of Four iRacers

November 23rd, 2016 by David Phillips

The 2016 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout was surely the best of times for Matt Cresci.  After all, the Los Gatos, CA-based iRacer won the Shootout and the accompanying $100,000 scholarship to compete in the 2017 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires. But while they didn’t win, the Shootout was by … Read the Rest »

iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Numbers

November 1st, 2016 by David Phillips

VRS Coanda Simsport and ineX Racing Shine in inaugural event Nearly 2000 iRacers participated in the inaugural iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend in an online race that saw more than 486 teams of sim racers participate in the twice ‘round the clock event.  Utilizing iRacing’s unique “driver swap” feature, competitors from around … Read the Rest »

Multiple Championships, Big Paydays in Blancpain GT Finale Saturday

October 20th, 2016 by David Phillips

Team, drivers and manufacturers championships and more than $25,000 in cash and prizes are on the line in Saturday’s finale of the inaugural Blancpain GT Series, (iRacing’s richest world championship/sim racing’s richest championship).  Set for the Nurburgring’s BES/WEC configuration, the three hour endurance race will be broadcast on iRacingLive beginning at 13:30 GMT (9:30 AM EDT) … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s Ongoing Pursuit of Race Simulation Realism

October 6th, 2016 by David Phillips

Thanks to the meticulous work of the simulation industry’s leading artists and vehicle dynamicists, the 50+ digital race cars available on iRacing.com look, drive and race like their real world counterparts. The key word there is “digital.” For, when all is said and done, iRacing’s stock, sports and open wheel cars are constructed of advanced … Read the Rest »

Nissan GTP ZX-T Comes Alive Again on iRacing

September 20th, 2016 by David Phillips

One of the most brutally fast racing cars ever built, the Nissan GTP ZX-T was that rarest of beasts: a Porsche and Jaguar slayer.  With today’s release of a meticulously-crafted digital version of the car, the Nissan GTP ZX-T comes alive again on iRacing.com. In the mid-to-late 1980s, Jaguar and Porsche ruled the sports prototype … Read the Rest »

iRacers Shine in Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational

September 17th, 2016 by David Phillips

Glenn McGee and Kamil Franczak did their fellow iRacers proud at last weekend’s Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Based on aggregate results of the doubleheader format, McGee placed sixth in the overall competition while Franczak was credited with 11th place. The event was part of a huge weekend that brought … Read the Rest »