All News: Paul Slavonik

Blancpain GT Series: The ineX Clinic at Spa

July 18th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

After over a month of time off, the third round of the Blancpain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere GT3 world championship series – got underway at arguably one of the greatest motor racing circuits in the world. For six-hours, the best sim racers in the world attempted to tackle Circuit de Spa-Franchorchamps which is nestled … Read the Rest »

Blancpain GT Series: Coanda and The Great Heist at Silverstone

May 23rd, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Round Two of the Blanpcain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere World Championship GT3 series – took place at Silverstone Circuit on Saturday in what would become a race to remember. As qualifying got underway on the historic circuit, many teams who were in recovery mode after the first round at Monza and in need of … Read the Rest »

Core Scores in Blancpain GT Series Debut at Monza

April 25th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

After months of waiting and planning, the anticipation is finally over as iRacing’s World Endurance Championship – the Blancpain GT Series – kicked-off with three hours of sim racing at Monza. With the newly-added Audi R8 LMS and Mercedes AMG GT3 joining iRacing’s existing BMW Z4 and McLaren MP4 GT3 cars, the 40-car field being … Read the Rest »

iRace4Life.org: Racing for a Reason

March 17th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

  As the 2016 iRace4Life.org iRacing Seminar Presented by Inside Sim Racing approaches, I sat down with the founder of iRace4Life, Sion Alford, to discuss the history and purpose of the organization as well as what’s in store for this year’s conference. Whether it be for an adrenaline rush, the spirit of competition, simple fun … Read the Rest »

Odox Narrowly Edges TeamGT-RS for Blancpain Endurance Championship

March 9th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

After 12 rounds of sim-racing in iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series, the championship battle came down to the final event at the Circuit of The Americas. With several teams in striking distance for the overall victory, the margin between first and second came down to just eight points. Odox Motorsport BES Despite a dismal performance at … Read the Rest »

The Lords of the ‘Ring

March 5th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

As Season 1 of iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series winds down, the penultimate round of the series was also the debut performance of the Nürburgring for the category and it certainly lived up to its reputation. With sim-racers from all over wanting to be the first to take the win at the Nürburgring in the Blancpain … Read the Rest »

Schiavon Leads BMW Podium Lockout in Blancpain Endurance

February 25th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

After 10 Rounds of GT3 competition in iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series, the final two events are upon us as the series departs from Phillip Island. Leaving behind a stellar performance with the hopes of keeping the momentum moving forward, Riccardo Schiavon of TeamGT-RS grabbed top honors with a dominant victory at Phillip Island in his … Read the Rest »

Bent Fenders and Damaged Egos in Blancpain Endurance

February 22nd, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

By now, it’s no secret that GT3 racing (real or otherwise) is intense, extremely competitive and sometimes, pure carnage. With teams and drivers alike all vying to gain any sort of edge they can get over their fellow competitors, things can oftentimes get messy at the beginning of races since the field is so compressed. … Read the Rest »

Practice Makes Instinct: Applying Sim-Racing to Everyday Driving

February 12th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Wyatt Gooden, Glen McGee, Ty Majeski… These are just a few sim-racers who took the experience they gained from the iRacing.com Motorsports Simulation software and successfully translated it to real-life racing. As a result, their names were catapulted to stardom in the sim-racing world and rightfully so as they’ve been able to do what few … Read the Rest »

The Mountain Hosts Blancpain Endurance

February 11th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Coinciding with the world-famous motorsports spectacle known as the Bathurst 12-hour, iRacing’s Blancpain Endurance Series took to their digital counterpart of the iconic Mount Panorama for three-hours of sim-racing around the 3.8 mile road course. As the Bathurst 12-hour got underway, iRacing fans were also rewarded by seeing fellow iRacer Shane van Gisbergen set the … Read the Rest »