All News: indycar

Sparks Flying in the Battle for the Crown

July 11th, 2013 by

The tenth week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series saw the return of the IndyCars to Pocono after 24 years away in conjunction with the Indy 400 Triple Crown event. Over a thousand race teams took to the iRacing.com version of the Tricky Triangle in both the Fixed and Open series. The three cornered track … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Fine Tunes Engine Rules

June 25th, 2013 by

IndyCar announced some “fine-tuning” measures to the engine rules covering the 2.2 liter Chevrolet and Honda turbos used in the IZOD IndyCar Series.  Under the revised regulations, teams will no longer be penalized on race weekends for engine failures occurring during private team and manufacturer test sessions.  Previously, a car/driver was subject to a ten … Read the Rest »

Northwest Indianapolis 500

May 28th, 2013 by

Get to Know . . . Tyler Laughlin

May 13th, 2013 by

I think many of you can relate to this statement: When you first started out sim racing, you really didn’t take it seriously, but then something in you made you realize that if you try, you could really accomplish a great deal. That is definitely the case for iRacer Tyler Laughlin from Knoxville, Tennessee. If … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Jeff Ramsdell

May 6th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed Jeff Ramsdell, a driver who runs a lot of races, but wins a lot of them too. An iRacer from the Georgia club, Ramsdell has run a total of over 1600 oval races since joining iRacing in May of 2010.  In fact, today is his third year anniversary as an iRacer … Read the Rest »

All in the Family

April 26th, 2013 by

Motorsports is replete with great racing families, be their names Allison, Earnhardt or Petty, Andretti, Bettenhausen or Unser, Hill, Rosberg or Stuck.  It may be a little early in the game for sim-racing to boast multi-generational dynasties, but one New Hampshire-based tribe has staked a pretty authoritative claim to being the first family of iRacing. … Read the Rest »

An Open Letter from Target/Ganassi to Toyota GP of Long Beach GP Pro/Celebrity Drivers

April 17th, 2013 by

April 17, 2013 Dear Drivers, It’s the Target Racing Indy car drivers here, with some (unsolicited) advice as you prepare to hit the track this weekend at The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race. Think you can just put on a fire suit and slide into a race car for 10 adrenaline-pumping laps … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Joshua Chin

January 14th, 2013 by

For this week, I interviewed a driver who is no stranger to iRacing. He has only been on iRacing for a little less than two years, but in that time he has made friends, learned a lot and more importantly has won a lot of races. He has won time trial championships and has won … Read the Rest »

On the Way Up – Again

December 7th, 2012 by

It’s an understatement to note that Circuit Spa-Francorchamps has played a pivotal role in Richie Stanaway’s racing career.  After all, the New Zealander scored a sensational win there in his GP3 debut in 2011.  Unfortunately, it was also at Spa where, as a member of the Lotus F1 young driver team, he fractured two vertebrae … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pro Race of Champions II Tonight!

December 4th, 2012 by

International Cast of Pro Racers to Battle Online at Iowa and Watkins Glen A remarkably diverse collection of international racing talent is set to compete online in the second annual iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions on December 12. Drivers with resumes from NASCAR, IndyCar, GRAND-AM, ALMS, V8 Supercars, NHRA and even Formula One will square-off … Read the Rest »