All News: Dylan Sharman

TT-R Dominates V8 Field in Canada

July 12th, 2012 by

Round Ten of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams and drivers into Canada, specifically to 4km (2.459 miles) Mosport International Raceway (now officially known as Canadian Tire Motorsport Park). With Richard Hamstead away for this round (and possibly the Round 11 as well),  it gave Madison Down a massive incentive … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Closes Gap with Win in Japan

July 4th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond saw the teams travel to Japan for a 20 lap shootout at the famous Suzuka International Racing Course. This 5.8km course features a unique cross-over design, with 17 turns and little room for error. Madison Down grabbed the pole position in qualifying with a … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen Tops V8 Supercar Field in Belgium

June 29th, 2012 by

Round Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond visited one of the world’s most famous tracks: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – aka Spa.  Located in Belgium’s Ardennes Mountains, Spa is 7km in length with a total of 20 turns. After missing the last round owing to Internet trouble, Madison Down celebrated his return … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Back On Top In Virginia

June 22nd, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams to the community of Alton, near Danville, Virginia and Virginia International Raceway.  VIR, as it’s known, is a 5.26km track in length with 17 corners and is without a doubt one of the series’ most challenging tracks.  With acres of grass … Read the Rest »

Down Owns the Night

June 11th, 2012 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams to Sebring International Raceway where, for the first and only time this season, the drivers would be racing in the dark!  The old 5.95 km airport circuit produced some good, close online racing which saw the drivers having to conserve 300ml … Read the Rest »

Down Dominates Down Under

May 31st, 2012 by

Round Four of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond headed back to home soil and Phillip Island.  The race marked the debut of iRacing’s new tire model on the Ford Falcon FG, one developed by V8 Supercar driver Shane van Gisbergen and Dunlop Series/Endro driver Scott McLaughlin with the help of iRacing’s Eric … Read the Rest »

Down Dominates as TT-R Shine in Japan

May 25th, 2012 by

Round Three of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond saw the teams and drivers leave the States and go international to Okayama, Japan.  With Madison Down winning Race One at the Okayama International Circuit he was confident heading into the main online race. This week saw Rens Broekman take his first pole … Read the Rest »

McLaughlin Takes Control At The Glen

May 16th, 2012 by

Round Two of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams and drivers to the famous Watkins Glen International which is a 4km in length.  With race one controversy out of the way it was time to get ready for the main race. ANZ Motorsports Scott McLaughlin would take the pole with … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Nails Round 1

May 11th, 2012 by

Season 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond kicked off with the teams and drivers heading to Road America to tackle the challenging 6.5km road course. As new faces show their force and with former champions back in the game this is looking to be a good season. With George Maris taking … Read the Rest »

Three’s a Charm

May 2nd, 2012 by

Season One of the 2012 inRacingNews Challenge is in the books, and for the first time in its history, three champions have been crowned. After five seasons of multi-class competition between the SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices, the series added the Mazda MX-5 Roadster for 2012, and the online racing competition has been just as … Read the Rest »