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Pedersen, Barry Split Crandon Wins in iRacing Off-Road Championship Opener

June 23rd, 2022 by

Team General Tire’s Cam Pedersen and Connor Barry split the victories in the first-ever iRacing Off-Road Championship event from Crandon International Raceway on Tuesday night, but the way they earned them couldn’t have been more different. Pedersen took the Vision Wheel Pole Award with the fastest qualifying time and overcame the eight-truck inversion to reclaim … Read the Rest »

iRacing Off-Road Championship Series: Season Preview

June 21st, 2022 by

iRacing’s newest off-road series for professional sim racers kicks off on Wednesday night, as 24 of the world’s fastest virtual short course drivers take on the Pro 4 for an eight-week, 16-race championship. The inaugural iRacing Off-Road Championship Series will begin streaming at 8:30PM ET at iRacing.com/live with the return of the ever-popular All-Star series, … Read the Rest »

Robertson Claims iRacing Rallycross World Championship as Salas Wins in Charlotte

November 18th, 2021 by

Images via Justin Melillo In a standoff with SET Esports’ Jonne Ollikainen, it was Subaru Motorsports USA’s Jon Robertson who would make good on last year’s stellar form by locking up the 2021 iRacing Rallycross World Championship presented by Yokohama in the Yokohama iRX Season Finale at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Robertson would cross the line … Read the Rest »

Yokohama iRacing Rallycross Season Finale: Race Preview

November 16th, 2021 by

Image via Justin Melillo The iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama season wraps up on Wednesday with its long-awaited debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Yokohama iRX Season Finale will begin at 4PM ET/1PM PT at iRacing.com/live and across a large slate of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube channels. World Championship With a single race remaining, just … Read the Rest »

Ollikainen’s Return to Sonoma Winner’s Circle Sets Up Epic iRacing Rallycross Title Showdown

November 11th, 2021 by

Images via Justin Melillo For the second year in a row, a late-season visit to Sonoma Raceway in the iRacing Rallycross World Championship presented by Yokohama ended with SET Esports’ Jonne Ollikainen on top of the podium. The championship contender, who now sits just six points behind Subaru Motorsports USA’s Jon Robertson for the points … Read the Rest »

iRacing Rallycross Race Preview: Sonoma

November 9th, 2021 by

The iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama season heads back to American soil on Wednesday, visiting Sonoma Raceway for Round 8 presented by DirtFish. Races will begin at 4PM ET/1PM PT at iRacing.com/live and across a large slate of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube channels. World Championship Defending iRX World Champion Yohann Harth finally scored his first … Read the Rest »

Harth Returns to iRacing Rallycross World Championship Winner’s Circle in Phoenix

November 4th, 2021 by

Subaru Motorsports USA’s Yohann Harth ensured that the season after his iRacing Rallycross World Championship will end with at least one victory, after he led the final eight laps of Wednesday’s main event from Phoenix Raceway. Harth led his championship-leading teammate Jon Robertson across the line, although a penalty for a jump start from Robertson … Read the Rest »

iRacing Rallycross Race Preview: Phoenix

November 2nd, 2021 by

Image via Justin Melillo The iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama season heads back to American soil on Wednesday, visiting Phoenix Raceway for the seventh of nine rounds in the 2021 season. Races will begin at 4PM ET/1PM PT at iRacing.com/live and across a large slate of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube channels. World Championship SET Esports’ … Read the Rest »

Hallman Wins Second Straight iRacing Rallycross World Championship Round at Hell

October 29th, 2021 by

Images via Justin Melillo SET Esports’ Tommi Hallman continued to close the points gap in the iRacing Rallycross World Championship presented by Yokohama on Wednesday, taking the checkered flag at Hell Lankebanen on the Halloween-week race from Norway for the second year in a row. It was his second straight win in the season after … Read the Rest »

iRacing Rallycross Race Preview: Hell

October 26th, 2021 by

The second half of the iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama season sends the world’s best sim racers and an all-star lineup of real-world pros and Twitch streamers to Hell—Lankebanen, in Norway, that is—on Wednesday. Races will begin at 4PM ET/1PM PT at iRacing.com/live and across a large slate of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube channels. World … Read the Rest »