All News: Infineon Raceway

Comfort Zone

November 30th, 2011 by

Elliott Skeer’s idea of a comfort zone is traveling at 100+ mph, no matter whether the speed is real or virtual.  Either way, he’s at the wheel of a race car, be it the real Mazda MX5 in which he clinched the 2011 Teen Mazda Championship (West) at Infineon Raceway or iRacing’s virtual MX5 he … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Christian Aranha

October 8th, 2011 by

Christian Aranha is not letting any grass grow beneath his feet when it comes to one of the newest cars on the iRacing service, the HPD ARX01.  The Floridian jumped into the sensational new LMP2 sports prototype, grabbed the lead in the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge and hasn’t looked back.  With 15 wins in … Read the Rest »

Championship Performance

September 6th, 2011 by

Yang Ou (Scandinavia) secured the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series Premier road racing title like a true champion, leading from lights to flag in Sunday’s top Strength of Field race at Infineon Raceway.  Taking his ninth win of the season, Ou crossed the line 18.7s ahead of Andre Boettcher (DE-AT-CH) with Aleksi Elomaa (Finland) a further … Read the Rest »

Ou Rules at Mid-Ohio

August 8th, 2011 by

Yang Ou consolidated his lead in the 2011 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series -Road with a convincing victory at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Sunday’s top strength of field (3064) race.  The Club Scandinavia member grabbed his tenth pole position of the campaign with a lap of 1:08.382 ahead of championship rival Aleksi Elomaa … Read the Rest »

Hot & Slick

June 23rd, 2011 by

Hot and slick Michigan International Speedway hosted Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A series, and for some sim racers it was a week to remember while, for others, it was something they want to forget. Grip was not easily found at the aging track, as most drivers fought very loose cars on the … Read the Rest »

Hot & Slick

June 23rd, 2011 by

Hot and slick Michigan International Speedway hosted Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A series, and for some sim racers it was a week to remember while, for others, it was something they want to forget. Grip was not easily found at the aging track, as most drivers fought very loose cars on the … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Nick Ottinger

June 18th, 2011 by

OK, OK.  If you’re a regular (or even irregular) reader of inRacingNews, you’re already familiar with Nick Ottinger’s name.  After all, as a serial winner in the NASCAR iRacing.com Street Stock Series, he’s a staple of Jordan Hightower’s weekly reports.  The Carolina Club sim racer is also very active — and competitive — in Legends … Read the Rest »

Nieminen Notches Another

April 26th, 2011 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing (iWCSRR) paid a visit to the twisty and dusty turns of the Infineon Raceway, where Jesse Nieminen jumped his way to the front of the pack to claim his third victory of the season. The My3id Team sim-racer started from the second row of the … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Kenny Humpe

April 23rd, 2011 by

Last week we introduced James Kirkham in this space, a successful SCCA racer who moved from Oregon to Charlotte to be in the midst of the motorsports business and give himself the best chance of furthering his career as a professional racer.  This week we bring you Kenny Humpe, who recently relocated to Charlotte from … Read the Rest »

iRacing IZOD INDYCAR Drivers get the Boot at Watkins Glen

April 15th, 2011 by

Week Five of the IZOD INDYCAR Series road course season saw the Dallara-Hondas take on the classic “boot” layout of Watkins Glen International. This layout, which has seen use in both Formula 1 and IndyCar events, adds a dose of extra intrigue to the track, which already features some of the most iconic corners in … Read the Rest »