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iRacer Profile: Steven van Helsdingen

February 26th, 2011 by

A member of iRacing.com since last May, Steven van Helsdingen likes his mixed class racing, witness the fact that he gets a lot of virtual seat time in the inRacingNews Challenge and the iRacing Grand Touring Cup, along with iRacing Street Stocks (Fixed).  A resident of Bossum, the Netherlands, van Helsdingen is currently fifth in … Read the Rest »

Steady as She Goes

February 25th, 2011 by

The seven sweeping turns at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut really tested the skill and consistency of the iRacers last week. Consistency is definitely the right word to describe Marcello Maio and Artur Turcu. Both drivers have wheeled their Mazda MX-5s to top five finishes in every online race so far this season, and each … Read the Rest »

Sandt Racking-Up Tour Modified Wins

February 23rd, 2011 by

The same driver, same state with a different track produced a similar story in the third week of online racing competition in the NASCAR iRacing Tour Modified series in 2011. Untamed Motorsports driver Robert Sandt poured the pressure on his fellow sim racers by capturing seven wins at the Richmond International Raceway and would be … Read the Rest »

Downed on the Last Corner

February 22nd, 2011 by

Race Two of the Monday Night iRacing V8 Supercar Series’ Week Two at Infineon Raceway brought arguably the best online racing action to date.  Watkins Glen dominator Madison Down poled with 1  min 14.425 from Shay Griffith. Scott McLaughlin and George Fullerton shared the second row, behind them were Wayne Harris and Darrin Vouch. The … Read the Rest »

Mustang Challenge Off and Running

February 22nd, 2011 by

The Champion Motorsports 2011 Mustang Challenge is off to an excellent start, having just completed the third of twelve online races on some of the most famous road course circuits from around the world.  The Mustangs are proving to be one of the most popular series yet run at Champion, with some very close and … Read the Rest »

STPC Kicks Off Late Model Season

February 21st, 2011 by

Sunday, February 13th  saw the Short Track Pro Cup series kick-off its new online racing season in the Late Models at USA Speedway.  In three separate skill- matched divisions the green flag dropped at 9:15pm EST with some great drivers lined up for the challenge. In the Premier Division, the pinnacle of STPC Late Model … Read the Rest »

French Moves to the Front in the NVIDIA Cup

February 17th, 2011 by

Week Two of the NVIDIA Cup brought sim racers winding down The Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Some new faces worked their way to the front of the pack, while some of the front runners from last week struggled to keep their grip. Once again, the online racing competition was like a game of … Read the Rest »

Home Sweet Home

February 17th, 2011 by

If the inRacingNews Challenge could consider one environment its “home” track, it would clearly be Summit Point Raceway. For five of the online racing series’ 12 weeks, the Pontiac Solstices and Spec Racer Fords of the iRNC take to the track, using four different layouts; this week’s layout is the Jefferson Reverse layout. Chris Wiggins … Read the Rest »

A Win Apiece for Essa and Roux

February 17th, 2011 by

Round Two of the South African iRacing league moved its way to the banks and twists of Charlotte Road Course on Sunday evening. Despite a U2 concert in Jo’burg that same evening, some 19 sim racers made it to the grid for the second round of the 10 round championship, for what was sure to … Read the Rest »

On the Road at Mid-Ohio

February 17th, 2011 by

The iRacing IndyCar Series Road Course championship began this week with a round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The series, which runs every other week, will run a six-race schedule on six of the top road courses in the United States, three of which appear on the real IZOD IndyCar Series schedule. This will … Read the Rest »