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Sami-Matti Trogen Wins Thrustmaster iRX Season Opener at Atlanta

October 6th, 2019 by

SET Esports’ Sami-Matti Trogen beat defending series champion Mitchell deJong as the Thrustmaster iRacing Rallycross World Championship kicked off its 2019 season at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. Trogen, a real-world RX2 driver, beat deJong, a former Lites champion, to become the series’ youngest-ever winner as the series made its debut on the Atlanta layout. … Read the Rest »

New-Look Thrustmaster iRacing Rallycross World Championship Kicks Off Saturday

October 4th, 2019 by

For the second consecutive year, iRacing Rallycross will stage a World Championship in 2019, kicking off this Saturday with the debut of Atlanta Motor Speedway on the circuit. With new title sponsor Thrustmaster on board, a $25,000 purse on the line, and increased involvement from real-world teams, this year’s championship should be one for the … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup Preview: Monza

September 27th, 2019 by

Who will be the inaugural Porsche Esports Supercup champion? Shares of $100,000 are on the line—including a cool $25,000 for the winner—as the series wraps up its inaugural season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday. Four of the world’s best drivers enter the event with a mathematical shot at the crown, each hoping to outdo … Read the Rest »

Sebastian Job Wins Porsche Esports Supercup Feature at Laguna Seca

September 16th, 2019 by

The 2019 Porsche Esports Supercup championship is going down to the wire in two weeks’ time. Red Bull Racing Esports’ Sebastian Job scored his second win in the last three races, earning a $1,000 bonus by scoring the victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday over Jeremy Bouteloup and Maximilian Benecke. But the other … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup Preview: Laguna Seca

September 13th, 2019 by

Only two races remain in the inaugural Porsche Esports Supercup season, but this week’s should prove to be one of the most interesting yet. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca plays host to the penultimate round of the 10-race championship, and the first event for nearly 40 of the world’s top iRacers since July’s action on the … Read the Rest »

Josh Rogers Completes Perfect VRS GT iRacing World Championship Season

August 26th, 2019 by

VRS Coanda Simsport’s Josh Rogers accomplished the unthinkable on Saturday, finishing off the 2019 VRS GT iRacing World Championship season at a perfect six for six. Rogers paired up with Ricardo Castro Ledo for the fifth time this year to earn the victory in the season finale, a three-hour endurance event from Circuit of the … Read the Rest »

VRS Coanda Simsport Clinches 2019 VRS GT iRacing World Championship in Sebring

August 12th, 2019 by

VRS Coanda Simsport are this year’s VRS GT iRacing World Champions—and Josh Rogers is one race away from a perfect season. For the fourth time in 2019, Rogers and Ricardo Castro Ledo teamed up to take the checkered flag by dominating Saturday’s four-hour race from Sebring International Raceway. Rogers, who also shared the #81 BMW … Read the Rest »

Josh Rogers Scores Third Porsche Esports Supercup Win of 2019 at Nurburgring

July 27th, 2019 by

Josh Rogers led an Australian sweep of the top two positions in Saturday’s Porsche Esports Supercup event from the Nurburgring, climbing from eighth on the grid in the sprint race to first in the feature after passing countryman and sprint race winner Jarrad Filsell for the lead in the Arena section of the track with … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup: Nurburgring Preview

July 26th, 2019 by

One of iRacing’s most unique World Championships, the Porsche Esports Supercup has challenged 40 of the top simracers in the world to adapt to not only a new car, but also a challenging format on the way to road racing glory. That chase for the championship continues this Saturday at the Nurburgring, where the track’s … Read the Rest »

Sebastian Job Sweeps Porsche Esports Supercup Debut at Silverstone

July 13th, 2019 by

One of the newest track layouts in iRacing produced one of the most exciting World Championship races of the season on Saturday, as the Porsche Esports Supercup headed to Silverstone for its first taste of the circuit’s newest Grand Prix layout. In the end, it was Red Bull Racing Esports’ Sebastian Job who came out … Read the Rest »