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Down Fights Back to Take Twin Ring Victory

September 20th, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond made its first ever appearance at Twin Ring Motegi, Located in Motegi, Japan it is a new track for the teams and drivers to tackle. With Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin absent due to real life racing commitments, the week’s top race featured … Read the Rest »

Ruggier Claims Maiden V8 Supercar Main Race Win

September 7th, 2012 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond went back to the United States.  The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a challenging 3.6km track would be the home for the drivers and teams this week. No fuel-saving or pit stops where required for the teams this week, so it would be a straight … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Back With Infineon Win

August 23rd, 2012 by

Round three of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond stayed in America featured a track which the V8 sim-racers haven’t visited for a while, namely Sonoma. The challenging 3.2km track would test the drivers in ways which really haven’t come into play much this season, including tire management over the course of the … Read the Rest »

McLaughlin Wins Action-Packed V8 Race at The Glen

August 16th, 2012 by

Round Two of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond stayed in America but went to one of the most popular tracks within the iRacing service: Watkins Glen. The drivers would tackle The Glen’s “Cup” layout which has eight turns along its 3.94 km (2.45 mile) length. Madison Down made it two for two … Read the Rest »

Down With Crown In Sight

July 20th, 2012 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond returned the States with a visit to 4km, 12 turn Road Atlanta.  A long back straight made it difficult to develop a setup which would be fast through the turns and fast on the back straight, but a lot of people traded straight line … 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 »

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 »

Hamstead Cruises at the Glen

February 22nd, 2012 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series presented by Big Pond came to America last week, with a thirty-lap event at Watkins Glen. The track was set in its Cup configuration, so the large, heavy Ford Falcon would need to negotiate the Inner Loop chicane. As has become the custom this season, V8SC Americas kicked off the … Read the Rest »

McLeod's Mojo returns at Mosport.

July 19th, 2011 by

Defending iRacing V8 Supercar Season One champ Mitchell McLeod will not go quietly, despite his Season Two not going to as much to plan as he would have liked. At Canada’s Mosport Park, he came out fighting and the McLeod magic returned. After a reasonable start to the online racing season including a win at … Read the Rest »