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iRNC Shines at Sunny Laguna Seca

June 13th, 2013 by

Week Six saw iRacing.com’s inRacing News Challenge mixed-class series head to sunny Monterey, California to tackle the very popular road course at Laguna Seca.  This 2.2 mile eleven turn circuit provides iRNC sim-racers with several elevation changes and the infamous “Corkscrew” proves to be the most challenging sector on track.  The best racers in the … Read the Rest »

iRNC Rolls at The Rock

June 6th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge mixed class series visited the mountains of Connecticut in Week Five to tackle Lime Rock Park’s road course.  This high speed, 1.53 mile circuit oddly has only one left hand turn, so setting up your car is essential for a quick lap.  If you leave the racing surface and touch the … Read the Rest »

inRacingNews Challenge Re-Summits

May 30th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series visits West Virginia’s Summit Point Motorsports Park four times in several unique configurations during 2013 S2.  In Week Two  drivers experienced Jefferson Reverse which is the shortest track layout at the Park and this week the series headed back to Summit for another round in its “Short” configuration.  This 1.46 … Read the Rest »

Boldrin and Leonetti Conquer the Draft

May 23rd, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge multi-class series headed into NASCAR territory for some classic draft racing at Charlotte, North Carolina in Week Three.  Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2.25 mile road layout is the closest road racers will get to oval racing as running in packs is not only encouraged but required. Last week at Summit Point new … Read the Rest »

Hughson and Leonetti Shine at Jefferson Reverse

May 16th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge Multi-Class series made the trip in Week 2 to West Virginia to conquer Summit Point Raceway’s tricky Jefferson road course in its “Reverse” configuration.  This short track boasts two long drag racing type straights with hairpins at each end.  Miss your braking points here and you’ll be so deep in trees … Read the Rest »

Halabi & Dolezal Lead iRNC after Season Opener

May 8th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge multi-class series opened 2013 Season 2 at Okayama “Short” in Japan this week.  iRNC regulars can agree this is probably the slickest short track on the schedule.  After crowning last season’s champions just two weeks ago both the overall Solstice and Mazda champs are back to defend their titles and, after one … Read the Rest »

Bäckman, Inniss, Raileanu Prevail in Grand Touring

May 2nd, 2013 by

Season One of the 2013 iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup has come to a close. The champions from each class emerged victorious after dueling with the best in some of the most compelling sim-racing on the Internet. The Grand Touring series showed iRacers what it’s like to compete in true touring car racing. Week 12, however, … Read the Rest »

iRNC 2013 Season 1 Championships Decided at Laguna Seca

April 25th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge Series finished 2013 Season 1 at Mazda Laguna Seca in Week 12.  Laguna regulars can attest that this slick track is especially challenging at the left hand kink into “Rahal Straight.”  This is the second time the multi-class series has visited Laguna Seca in Season 1.  The 14 laps of online racing … Read the Rest »

Another Visit to Belgium

April 23rd, 2013 by

Season One of 2013 is coming to a close. That means championship implications will play a role in every series’ points standings. The iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup points have been tight throughout the season in all three classes and it may be even tighter during Week 11. iRacing made sure to incorporate tracks into the … Read the Rest »

iRNC Invades Lime Rock Park Chicane

April 17th, 2013 by

The inRacingNews Challenge Rookie Series made the trip northeast to Connecticut in Week 11 for Lime Rock Park’s challenging 1.54 mile Chicane layout.   It was the second trip to LRP this season for the multi-class series and, as sim-racers are aware, misjudging your entry into the Chicane means you’ll spin right through it resulting in … Read the Rest »