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Street Stocks do SoBo

February 10th, 2011 by

South Boston Speedway in Virginia was host to the first of twelve weeks of online racing in the  2011 Season One iRacing Street Stock Series.  The track commonly called SoBo is a 4/10-mile oval with 12 degree banking in the turns.  SoBo, as it’s commonly nicknamed, opened in 1957 and has been the proving grounds … Read the Rest »

No Mixed Feelings About This Mixed Class Shindig

February 9th, 2011 by

The inaugural season of the iRacing Grand Touring Cup Multiclass series kicked-off Week One of the 2011 Season One tour at Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, West Virginia, and judging by the attendance numbers, this new online racing series is off to a roaring start.  A total of 670 iRacers turned out to participate … Read the Rest »

A Different Route

February 9th, 2011 by

The road to the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship will take on a bit of a different route this year, challenging hopeful sim racers in every way imaginable. Instead of handing out 350 “Pro” licenses to the top 350 ranked drivers, iRacing will let anyone and everyone attempt to fight their way to the top. … Read the Rest »

Real Life Pros, Virtual World Veterans Lead Series Standings

February 8th, 2011 by

The first week of the 2011 iRacing Season One is in the books. This week, the drivers of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series’ Late Model Tour were off racing in The Constitution State. The long straightaways and tight corners of Connecticut’s Thompson International Speedway presented drivers with a challenge as the online racing season got underway. … Read the Rest »

Keeping up with the Smiths

February 8th, 2011 by

It was an all-antipodeans’ party for Race One of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series on February 7th. The spiritual home of the iRacing Falcon FG01, Phillip Island, was the venue for Week One of the opening season of online racing in 2011. The picturesque Victorian circuit is a perpetual favourite, especially with those sim racers … Read the Rest »

Short Track Pro Cup Late Models Wrap: 2010 Season Four

February 7th, 2011 by

In one of the most exciting points finishes in Short Track Pro Cup history, for two of the three skill-matched divisions it all came down to the final week for the championship.  Going into the tricky-triangle at Concord Speedway, no less than four sim races still had a shot at the championship Premier and Sportsman … Read the Rest »

NVIDIA Joins iRacing as Sponsor of NVIDIA Cup Featuring the Mazda MX-5

February 3rd, 2011 by

NVIDIA, the world leader in high performance graphics cards, is partnering with iRacing.com, the world leader in motorsport simulation.  As a result of the partnership, all of iRacing’s Mazda MX-5 cars will sport NVIDIA logos for the next 24 weeks of online racing competition.  The overall points champion of the next six NVIDIA Cup seasons … Read the Rest »

Ehnström, McCann and Winesette Take JWH Racing League Honors

February 3rd, 2011 by

A Swede, a Virginian and a North Carolinian highlighted the diverse nature of the 2010 Seasson Four  JWH Racing League (JWHRL) by winning the online racing league’s three categories in a Skip Barber Formula 2000, a Chevrolet Impala and a Chevrolet Silverado. Designed to bring that “hosted league” racing feel to three of iRacing’s official … Read the Rest »

Ryan’s Field Day . . . and Season

February 2nd, 2011 by

Although the sport of IndyCar racing is indelibly and — given its nexus at the intersection of Georgetown Road and 16th Street in Speedway, Indiana – understandably linked to America’s heartland, a couple of New Englanders led the way in iRacing’s 2010 Season Four IZOD IndyCar Series.  When the heady aroma of virtual ethanol dissipated, … Read the Rest »

Ryan's Field Day . . . and Season

February 2nd, 2011 by

Although the sport of IndyCar racing is indelibly and — given its nexus at the intersection of Georgetown Road and 16th Street in Speedway, Indiana – understandably linked to America’s heartland, a couple of New Englanders led the way in iRacing’s 2010 Season Four IZOD IndyCar Series.  When the heady aroma of virtual ethanol dissipated, … Read the Rest »