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Schiavon Sails to Victory in Blancpain Endurance

January 28th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Although many GT3 teams chose to test their endurance in last week’s iRacing.com Daytona 24 Hour, several participants still made appearances for Round 6 of iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series at Brands Hatch. With only four total splits for the week, several drivers saw this as an opportunity to bag a win or a solid top-five … Read the Rest »

Johnston Wins Daytona; Berry 2015-16 NASCAR iRacing Pro Series Champ

January 21st, 2016 by Jason Lofing

Nicholas Johnston (High Performance Motorsports) drove from the thirty-second grid position to win the season finale of the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series at Daytona International Speedway. Johnston passed teammate and series champion Josh Berry to take the lead with 23 laps remaining and held on despite not taking tires during a late-race yellow. The victory … Read the Rest »

We’ve Only Just Begun – The BSRTC Pro Series’ Finale

December 14th, 2015 by Sean Braganza

Off-track drama and on-track mania till the very end. Or was it the other way around? “After a long, long season, on behalf of the commentary team I would like to wish everyone the best of luck for tonight. “It has been an honour to have been on this journey with you all, starting in … Read the Rest »

Damaged But Undeterred, Davis Wins at Daytona

September 2nd, 2015 by

For the second time in the ITSR Power Series’ tenth season, the drivers and their virtual haulers rolled into the Daytona International Speedway.  However, instead of bolting on restrictor plates and preparing for a pack racing battle, they set up for a 45-lap sim race on the 3.56-mile road course. The pole position went to … Read the Rest »

iSS Racing Series: Super 10 Round Chase Recap

July 23rd, 2015 by

Two races of the five round Championship Chase for the iSuperSpeedway.com Racing Series are in the books as of last Friday evening at the virtual Talladega Superspeedway. The iSuperChase grid, which was created by combining the drivers with wins on the year, along with any winless drivers in the top five in championship points before … Read the Rest »

Kelley Wins Daytona Drafting Duel

July 14th, 2015 by

The high banks of Daytona International Speedway welcomed the ITSR Power Series last Sunday night, and their race under the lights delivered 300 miles of bumper-to-bumper, door-to-door sim racing action. Before the race began, the qualifying session saw several small packs of cars form, with each trying to time their runs on one other to … Read the Rest »

Johnston Doubles Down in Vegas

June 30th, 2015 by

When the ITSR Power Series goes to Las Vegas, it’s a smart idea to bet on green.  That’s because the series’ races at the mile-and-a-half desert oval tend to have long green flag runs with competitive sim racing and varied strategies throughout the field.  That was again the case last Sunday night in the Las … Read the Rest »

What Does the End of Week 12 Mean in the NASCAR iRacing Series?

May 27th, 2015 by

Short answer?  It means we have completed one third of the season, and run the Daytona 500 and the longest sim race of the season, the Coke 600. If my math holds up we have been scheduled to run 3,201 miles over 2,247 laps. Google Maps tells me that’s the number of miles covered by … Read the Rest »

NASCAR for the Masses Brought to Us by iRacing

May 19th, 2015 by

Since opening its virtual doors nearly seven years ago, iRacing has brought the many worlds of NASCAR to the masses all around the world. As you start your sim racing life you learn car control, track types and racing with others all around you on the track. The rookie level has changed in the nearly … Read the Rest »

NASCAR Takes a Week Off

May 14th, 2015 by

The Coke 600 is the next points race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, so NASCAR iRacing Series competitors will run the full 600 miles at the famous Charlotte Motor Speedway next week. This means we will run 400 laps on a track that can provide some of the best racing in NASCAR and some … Read the Rest »