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The 14 Days of Florida

April 12th, 2012 by

Weeks 7 and 8 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge were spent in Florida, as sim-racers started the second half of their season at two of the most historic venues for road and oval racing in the USA.  The sunshine state is no stranger to multiclass endurance racing, as it hosts a pair famous … Read the Rest »

Maillard and Gelink Top Barber Premier GRAND-AM

April 6th, 2012 by

The second round of the 2012 Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online championship for digital replicas of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S, headed to Barber Motorsports Park in pursuit of its 2012 sim-racing class champions. The GRAND-AM sanctioned series, closely mirrors its real-life counterpart, with visits to classic … Read the Rest »

In Good Company

March 30th, 2012 by

If a company can be judged by the quality and breadth of its partnerships, then iRacing.com qualifies as the bluest of blue chip companies.  The world’s foremost online auto racing simulation service, iRacing’s partners include sanctioning bodies like NASCAR and IndyCar, race car manufacturers Dallara and Williams, automotive giants Ford, General Motors, Mazda and Volkswagen … Read the Rest »

A Study in Contrasts

March 19th, 2012 by

Weeks 5 and 6 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge visited the longest and shortest tracks on the schedule – Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California – to round-out the first half of the season.  With a history of multiclass endurance racing, and featuring in the World Endurance Championship this year, … Read the Rest »

Kiraly, Michaels Top GRAND-AM Premier Series Opener

March 6th, 2012 by

Last weekend saw the opening round of the 2012 Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, iRacing.com’s mixed class online racing championship for digital versions of the Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500s. The 10 race series, visits millimetre precise renditions of their real life track counterparts, including Lime Rock Park, Mid-Ohio … Read the Rest »

Doyle Scores in Afterburn IndyCar Homestead

March 5th, 2012 by

Tim Doyle, in the FoytWines.com #11 won an eventful opening race to the 2012 Afterburn IndyCar Series presented by Glacier TV, holding-off a challenge from Yang Ou on a last lap restart to take the twin checkers. 26 drivers took the green flag, with Doyle and Ou both forced to start from pit lane after … Read the Rest »

Buchberger Best at Daytona

March 2nd, 2012 by

The series runner-up in 2011 Season Four in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) was top of the board when it came to the standings for Week Four in the 2012 Season One at the Daytona International Speedway. Brandon Buchberger took the top point total out of Daytona as 2,400 sim  racers took to … Read the Rest »

Strength in Numbers

March 1st, 2012 by

As the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series went south for the always thrilling trip to Daytona, everyone knew it would be a big week.  But what happened shattered expectations across the board. This trip to Daytona was unlike any in the past, as it marked the first time official online races on iRacing’s digital version … Read the Rest »

Howard Victorious at Daytona

February 29th, 2012 by

Daytona International Speedway hosted Week Four of  2012 Season 1 for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series. Drivers looked to partner up and tango their way to the front in a week that saw huge participation numbers as 1572 drivers attempted at least one online race during the week and 406 drivers turned at least … Read the Rest »

Daytona Double

February 23rd, 2012 by

Last weekend saw the 2012 World Tour of iRacing kicked-off with the Roar before the 2.4 and the 2.4 Hours of Daytona – a fitting debut for the newly-rescanned Daytona International Speedway.  The road racing doubleheader was a hit, to say the least, with nearly 1,900 sim racers taking to the 12 turn, 3.56 mile … Read the Rest »