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VW Jetta TDI v Mazda MX-5/Roadster: The Latest in Mixed Class Racing

January 26th, 2011 by

With the release of the 2011 Season One schedule (now available in the iRacing.com Staff Announcements forum on the iRacing member site), iRacing announced that the former Jetta TDI Cup D-Class series will now be the Class D Jetta MX-5/Roadster Series, featuring the Volkswagen Jetta TDI and the Mazda MX-5/Roadster.  This will be a full … Read the Rest »

Lime Rock and Roll

January 24th, 2011 by

The iRacing Mazda Cup intensified at Lime Rock Park, with the Aussie sim racing party being gatecrashed by a quick Scandinavian and a token Brit. Mr. Consistency Jason Spencer predictably nabbed pole with a 59.756 from the very racily-named Mikko Nassi (Scandinavia), also in the 59s. Next was Kane Baxter-Smith from Adelaidean Mark Ludwigs-Christoff, making … Read the Rest »

iRacing Releases Mazda MX-5/Roadster

October 28th, 2010 by

One, make that two, of the world’s most often raced cars now reside in every iRacer’s garage: the Mazda MX-5 and Roadster.  Whether it’s the SCCA Pro Racing’s Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, club races from Lime Rock to Tsukuba or autocrosses around the world, you’ll find a Mazda MX-5 or Roadster wherever there’s motorsports competition … Read the Rest »

My Netflix Queue is ‘Going Faster’

September 18th, 2010 by

I’m in the doghouse at home. Perhaps I deserve it. I convinced the family we needed to subscribe to Netflix because of the streaming movies we could watch on our new DVD player, and also get a steady stream of DVD’s sent to the house to watch at will. Of course I had an ulterior … Read the Rest »

My Netflix Queue is 'Going Faster'

September 18th, 2010 by

I’m in the doghouse at home. Perhaps I deserve it. I convinced the family we needed to subscribe to Netflix because of the streaming movies we could watch on our new DVD player, and also get a steady stream of DVD’s sent to the house to watch at will. Of course I had an ulterior … Read the Rest »

Kersey scorches Lime Rock Park

August 26th, 2010 by

Fresh off an impressive victory at Brands Hatch, Darren Kersey arrived at Lime Rock Park with the same confidence that pushed him to back-to-back victories earlier in the Red Sox Racing League season.  Kersey did not disappoint the fans as he led thirteen drivers throughout the 55 lap test of online racing endurance known as … Read the Rest »

A Good Start for SpecRacer Ford

August 10th, 2010 by

The 2010 Season Three spec Racer Ford series is off to a good start, with 470 active online racers at the end of Week One action at West Virginia’s scenic Summit Point Raceway.  The top three overall points leaders are all from Division One, with Piotr Wach on top with 149 points, followed by Gaston … Read the Rest »

And Now for Something Completely Different . . .

July 15th, 2010 by

One of the cool things about hosted racing is that it enables the “host” to think outside the box.  Why limit yourself to racing COTs at Daytona, IndyCars at Indianapolis, Lotus 79s at Brands Hatch, SK Modifieds at Stafford and Skip Barber F2000s at Lime Rock?  Why not, for example, race Riley MK XXs at … Read the Rest »

Gooden Takes iRacing’s Virtual Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Title & Chance to Compete for Real-World Version in 2010

November 3rd, 2009 by

Tight Competition for Big Prize Highlights 12-Week Season of Virtual Racing The prize? The chance for a paid-for arrive-and-drive ride in the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup.  The result?  Twelve weeks of hard racing among 600 competitors climaxed by a two-race final-weekend shootout between real-world kart racers Wyatt Gooden, 21, and Carl Modoff, 20, with … Read the Rest »

Gooden Takes iRacing’s Virtual Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Title & Chance to Compete for Real-World Version in 2010

November 3rd, 2009 by

Tight Competition for Big Prize Highlights 12-Week Season of Virtual Racing The prize? The chance for a paid-for arrive-and-drive ride in the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup.  The result?  Twelve weeks of hard racing among 600 competitors climaxed by a two-race final-weekend shootout between real-world kart racers Wyatt Gooden, 21, and Carl Modoff, 20, with … Read the Rest »