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Pro Road Racing Infineon: Drivers and tyres bust as pressure mounts

October 14th, 2009 by

Last week saw a few drivers put a little bit of pressure on themselves by using it as yet another dropped race.  Five of the top 20 sat out this race, most notably Bastien Bartisch who has not raced since Week Seven and also Greger Huttu who has missed the last 2twoweeks. With Bartisch bombing … Read the Rest »

New Hampshire iRacing Pro Series: Incidents 'R Us

October 7th, 2009 by

Battered and bruised egos, every driver in the Pro Series must have felt a sigh of relief to get back to a track shorter than 2.5 miles long and banking less than 33°. Surely, after what many would consider Talladega at its best, New Hampshire would prove to be a driver’s track with its 2°/7° … Read the Rest »

New Hampshire iRacing Pro Series: Incidents ‘R Us

October 7th, 2009 by

Battered and bruised egos, every driver in the Pro Series must have felt a sigh of relief to get back to a track shorter than 2.5 miles long and banking less than 33°. Surely, after what many would consider Talladega at its best, New Hampshire would prove to be a driver’s track with its 2°/7° … Read the Rest »

iPSRR Week Nine: Three Maiden Winners and a few notable absentees.

October 6th, 2009 by

The treacherous Lime Rock Park circuit seems to have kept away some of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing’s (iPSRR) big names this week. It would seem Shawn Purdy, Luke McLean, Peter Read, Greger Huttu and Bastien Bartsch decided to sit this one out and take it as a drop week. It’s understandable.  Not only … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pro Series Thunders into ‘Dega for Round 3 of Week 8

September 30th, 2009 by

“The usual suspects” is the phrase that came to mind when running down the finishing order for Round 3 of week 8 at Talladega Superspeedway. The first split found Jesse Atchison notching his second win of the iRacing Pro Series – Oval (iPSO) season in what the understatement of the century would call a nail-biter, … Read the Rest »

Purdy Takes Pro Series Road Racing Points Lead at Road Atlanta

September 28th, 2009 by

The combination of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing and a sunny and dry Road Atlanta proved to be a dynamic one, as a new race winner emerged and the week ended with a new overall leader — by the thinnest of margins —  in the points race. The week  got off to an electric … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pro Series Thunders into ‘Dega for Round 2 of Week 8

September 28th, 2009 by

Round 2 of the iRacing Pro Series (iPSO) at Talladega Superspeedway ran on Friday at 8:00 a.m. EST, attracting only enough drivers for a single split.  But don’t let that fool you. With a field of 27 drivers, eight of whom were from outside of the U.S., there was plenty of opportunity for some close, … Read the Rest »

Towler and Purdy Neck & Neck in Pro Road Racing

September 22nd, 2009 by

With Week 7 of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing action rapidly receding in the rear view mirrors, Richard Towler and Shawn Purdy are threatening to make the inaugural iPSRR a two man show.   While Towler maintains a narrow 22 point lead on Purdy, the young Canadian has opened-up a (comparatively) sizable margin over the … Read the Rest »

Towler and Purdy Neck & Neck in Pro Road Racing

September 22nd, 2009 by

With Week 7 of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing action rapidly receding in the rear view mirrors, Richard Towler and Shawn Purdy are threatening to make the inaugural iPSRR a two man show.   While Towler maintains a narrow 22 point lead on Purdy, the young Canadian has opened-up a (comparatively) sizable margin over the … Read the Rest »