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Ten Corvettes Win iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring

March 22nd, 2010 by

More than 370 online racers worldwide competed in the iRacing.com 120 Minutes of Sebring on Saturday, piloting their GT1 Corvette C6.Rs around fabled Sebring International Raceway.  Featuring ten races with 37 or 38 competitors apiece, the event was staged between 12 noon and 2 pm eastern time during the period the Speed television network cut-away … Read the Rest »

Thompson International Speedway Joins iRacing.com

March 18th, 2010 by

Historic Connecticut Facility is Latest Online Racing Short Track For 70 years Thompson International Speedway has challenged New England’s finest racing drivers.  With the announcement that iRacing.com will add the legendary Connecticut track to its inventory, fans of the legendary high-banked, five-eighths mile oval and short-track online racing enthusiasts around the world will soon be able to measure themselves against a track that in its history has sent drivers to the winner’s circle in the Daytona 500 and success on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to put together this alliance with iRacing.com,” said Jonathan Hoenig, the track’s director of business development and marketing and the fourth generation of his family to be involved with Thompson International Speedway.  “The timing couldn’t be better as we use innovative technology and other modern business management tools to move the sport of short-track racing forward for the benefit of both fans and participants.” “Our fans are loyal and enthusiastic,” Hoenig said.  “Many of them would be on the track racing if they could – and now through iRacing.com, they will be able to race on an exact digital duplicate of the speedway when they’re not attending races. We look forward to our local fans and racing game enthusiasts from all over the world being able to participate in online racing series that include Thompson International Speedway.” Hoenig, who holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University and whose great-grandfather began construction of the speedway in 1938, also noted that as host to a NASCAR touring series and seven of its own racing classes, each year the track saw a number of drivers make their maiden appearances.  “Just as many NASCAR Sprint Cup stars such as Joey Logano and Martin Truex, Jr.

iRacing’s Moulthrop Honored

January 26th, 2010 by

Most iRacers know Dave Moulthrop as the person responsible for the laser scans of race tracks across America and around the world that serve as the foundation for iRacing.com’s millimeter-accurate versions of those same tracks.  Long before his first laser scan, however, Moulthrop (aka “Mope”) was widely recognized as one of America’s leading motorsports photographers. … Read the Rest »