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iRacing Downshift #2 – Bumping, Banging, and “Bobbitt Reads Comments”

June 21st, 2019 by

  Today on the iRacing Downshift, we preview the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship and Porsche SimRacing Trophy. We discuss penalties for both aggressive driving in NASCAR and fueling limits at Le Mans, look ahead to the return of the carousel at Sonoma Raceway, and introduce the Throw N’ Go Challenge … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #1 – PEAK at Sonoma, Porsche at Canadian Tire, IndyCar Pit Crews and Vettel’s Penalty

June 14th, 2019 by

Today on the iRacing Downshift, we discuss the latest World Championship eSport news as the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series visits Sonoma and the Porsche Esports Supercup heads north of the border. We also discuss Sebastian Vettel’s penalty in Canada, IndyCar pit road incidents, NASCAR at Michigan, and more! iRacing DownShift is available on iTunes … Read the Rest »

iRacer to Qualify for 2017 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

May 31st, 2017 by David Phillips

Once again in 2017, one talented iRacer will qualify for the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout.  This marks the fourth consecutive year iRacing.com has sent one of its top sim racers to the annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout, which awards a $100,000 scholarship in support of a promising young race driver’s sports car racing … Read the Rest »

Racing Immerson on a Whole New Level

April 29th, 2016 by IMSA

DIVE INTO THE HOT SEAT THROUGH RACING SIMULATION The thrill of driving a racecar around a track can only truly be experienced by engaging in the act itself – getting seat time at one of the countless circuits around the globe. Such an activity overwhelms the senses with sights, smells, sounds and speed. Such an … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s Dudes Abide

March 30th, 2015 by

Never let it be said that the folks at iRacing lack for hands-on sim racing experience.  Most recent case in point:  the iRacing 12 Hours of Sebring, where iRacing staffers experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of P16. The thrill of victory went to Chris Lerch (vehicle dynamic engineer), Kevin Bobbitt (marketing director), … Read the Rest »

Coanda SimSport at SimRacing Expo 2014

September 26th, 2014 by

The successful new sim racing team — Coanda SimSport — descended on the Nürburgring last weekend for the SimRacing Expo 2014 . . . not to mention the iRacing Nürburgring 1000 round of the Blancpain Sprint Series. Organized by Marc Hennerici, from the ADAC Mittelrhein e.V., the Simracing Expo was the first of its kind, … Read the Rest »

2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series Kicks-Off Saturday

February 28th, 2013 by

Saturday’s opening round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live beginning at 14:00 GMT (9:00 am EST). Can Greger Huttu defend his 2012 championship title or will last year’s runner up Hugo Luis challenge again? Maybe one of the World Championship Series rookies … Read the Rest »

Motorsport Stars Gravitate to iRacing at Autosport International

January 16th, 2012 by

Last week saw iRacing make their first “full” appearance at the Autosport International Show with a dedicated booth.  In the opening two-days (reserved for the motorsport trade patrons), the iRacing stand (72465) was one of the busiest at the NEC, Birmingham show.With a pair of VRX 3D motion simulators, the iRacing display brought delight to … Read the Rest »

The iRacing.com Road Racing Tournament Set for October 18 & 19

October 14th, 2011 by

iRacing.com is hosting an online racing tournament featuring the Star Mazda at Watkins Glen International (Boot Configuration). We’ll be utilizing one of our newest features, tournament racing, to host this special two-night event. The tournament kicks off on Wednesday, October 19th at 8 pm EDT (October 20th 00:00 GMT) and concludes the following night. The … Read the Rest »

The iRacing.com Road Racing Tournament Set for October 18 & 19

October 14th, 2011 by

iRacing.com is hosting an online racing tournament featuring the Star Mazda at Watkins Glen International (Boot Configuration). We’ll be utilizing one of our newest features, tournament racing, to host this special two-night event. The tournament kicks off on Wednesday, October 19th at 8 pm EDT (October 20th 00:00 GMT) and concludes the following night. The … Read the Rest »