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Schuett, Ruokola Pace iRNC at Summit Point

October 13th, 2011 by

The second half of the 2011 Season 3 inRacingNews Challenge opened just as the first half did: with a visit to the Summit Point Raceway. This time, though, instead of the full layout, the drivers would compete in their Pontiac Solstices and SpecRacer Fords on the Jefferson Reverse section of the course. Tim Schuett paced … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Christian Aranha

October 8th, 2011 by

Christian Aranha is not letting any grass grow beneath his feet when it comes to one of the newest cars on the iRacing service, the HPD ARX01.  The Floridian jumped into the sensational new LMP2 sports prototype, grabbed the lead in the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge and hasn’t looked back.  With 15 wins in … Read the Rest »

Hudson Claims Late Model Invitational Tourney

September 30th, 2011 by

Tyler D Hudson scored an impressive victory in the inaugural iRacing.com Late Model Invitational tournament last night at Iowa Speedway. A winner in one of the evening’s four semi-final online races, Hudson started from the pole position, took the lead at the start and was never headed. Texan Charles Cosper, another semi-final winner, kept things … Read the Rest »

One Giant Leap

August 18th, 2011 by

For the first time this season, the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series turned both left and right, in their trip to Watkins Glen. History tells us the road courses are usually a slow week for the primarily oval division, however, history led us astray this time as the big names were out and the points … Read the Rest »

Hightower Tops MIS Trucks

July 22nd, 2011 by

Duval takes top split race. The stars of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) took to Michigan International Speedway this past week for Round Eleven of the series. The popular race track brought-out over 1,700 sim racers, all of whom were gunning for the glory of obtaining a checkered flag in the virtual “Irish … Read the Rest »

Nostalgia for an Age Yet to Come

March 18th, 2011 by

1998 and I am racing online in a Lotus 49 at Monza. Grand Prix Legends is the simulator, whilst a clever third party utility known as VROC (Virtual Racers’ Online Connection) allows drivers from all around the world to join races together.  After an intense race I exit the Lesmos for the last time, in … Read the Rest »

Turner Extends RSR Points Lead Down Under

March 1st, 2011 by

Week Six of Season One of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2011 schedule saw twelve sim racers traveling to Australia for the 24 lap “Surf’s Up” event at the Phillip Island Circuit.  This historic track which first hosted races in 1928 has seen several different configurations and major renovations over the years. The current track … Read the Rest »

Men in Blue Award Auger iRacing Green

February 3rd, 2011 by

Congratulations to Jeff Auger! He’s the winner of the Men In Blue Sponsor promotion. Any sim racer who ran the Men In Blue Logo during 2010 Seasons Three and Four in at least five official online races was automatically entered to win $300 in iRacing Credit. 786 competitors ran the Men in Blue logos throughout … Read the Rest »

Stergios Closes the Gap at Richmond

January 13th, 2011 by

Week 10 of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series held a special challenge for the sim racers: short oval racing under the lights of ¾ mile Richmond International Raceway. With lap times of just around 16 seconds, which  means an average speed of 169 mph or 272 kph, there is hardly any room  for mistakes or … Read the Rest »

Sponsler Scores at Homestead-Miami

January 4th, 2011 by

Close, side-by-side racing is the trademark of south Florida’s 1.5 mile Homestead-Miami Speedway oval. Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan showed in the IZOD IndyCar Series season finale how it can be done when they fought very hard for the second position in the last 15 laps. One of the keys behind the competitiveness surely is … Read the Rest »