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An Online Racing Dream Come True

February 10th, 2010 by

The dream of one day having a top iRacing division, sanctioned by NASCAR, became a reality for iRacing co-founders John Henry and David Kaemmer. The NASCAR iRacing World Championship began Tuesday night at the famed Daytona International Speedway with, by far, the most important race in the history of iRacing to date. It began with … Read the Rest »

Grassy Know

February 6th, 2010 by

We may argue for centuries about who killed JFK, but if there was someone suspicious on the grassy knoll, I  can guess he didn’t make his getaway in a car with lots of torque. Given my online racing experience with iRacing, he likely would have been another easy target for Jack Ruby since he’d be … Read the Rest »

2.4 Hours of Training . . . and Fun

February 3rd, 2010 by

Heralded as one of the most successful events in iRacing’s history, the Rolex 2.4 attracted 950 online racers to the Daytona International Speedway road course for the opening event of the iRacing.com World Tour. The online endurance race staged a few hours prior to the real life Rolex 24 season opener attracted a plethora of … Read the Rest »

Wheatley's Rolex 2.4

February 1st, 2010 by

I’ve been around simracing for quite some time and I can safely say that I’ve only felt the way I did during Saturday’s iRacing Rolex 2.4 at Daytona once before: It was back in 2003 when I tasked myself with re-installing Grand Prix Legends (one of the iRacing development team’s previous creations) and running a … Read the Rest »

Wheatley’s Rolex 2.4

February 1st, 2010 by

I’ve been around simracing for quite some time and I can safely say that I’ve only felt the way I did during Saturday’s iRacing Rolex 2.4 at Daytona once before: It was back in 2003 when I tasked myself with re-installing Grand Prix Legends (one of the iRacing development team’s previous creations) and running a … Read the Rest »

iRacing and GAINSCO Partner for Rolex 24

January 26th, 2010 by

Caddell’s Mustang Sports iRacing Colors for Continental Tire Race; Challenge Winner Derek Johnston Learns Daytona Track on iRacing 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series champions Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty begin their title defense at this weekend’s Grand-Am season-opening Rolex 24 under a one-race partnership between their GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team and iRacing.com.  Four-time NASCAR champion … Read the Rest »

Parker is Online Racing Pro Oval Champ

January 25th, 2010 by

NASCAR iRacing Drivers World Championship Field Set Brad Davies, Josh Parker, and Derek Wood all came into the final week of the iRacing Pro Series Oval season at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a legitimate shot at winning the online racing oval championship. Davies has led the points ever since the start of the iRacing Pro Series … Read the Rest »

Not Your Average Desk Job

January 24th, 2010 by

Danny Hannigan first encountered Justin Brown on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway last year.   Funny thing is, neither Hannigan nor Brown was in the Sunshine State, let alone at Daytona.   Rather, the two iRacers were practicing for an upcoming Chevy Silverado Championship race from their homes in Alabama and Georgia, hundreds of miles … Read the Rest »

iRacing World Tour Kicks Off With Rolex 2.4 on January 30

January 20th, 2010 by

Virtual Version of Grand-Am Season Opener Features Riley XX Daytona Prototype on Digital Duplicate of Daytona Road Course As the green flag waves at 3:30 p.m. EDT to start the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, hundreds of iRacing members will be just winding down from their own participation in a tribute 2.4-hour (144-minute) virtual … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Announces 2010 World Tour

December 21st, 2009 by

Series of 14 Virtual Events to Track Real-World Counterparts Starting next month members of iRacing.com will able to participate in the iRacing World Tour, a series of same-weekend virtual versions of more than a dozen of the world’s top motorsport events.  Beginning in January with the Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway’s road course, … Read the Rest »