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Red Sox Mitchell Bridge 30

February 5th, 2014 by

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – It’s hard to believe, but after the checkered flag waves at Road America, one third of the Red Sox Racing League’s first RUF Track Challenge season will be in the books. The fourth round of the series takes place in Wisconsin’s classic circuit, Road America, where an astounding 39-car field has … Read the Rest »

When One Millisecond is Too Long

January 28th, 2014 by

It had been 13 weeks since the inaugural SpecRacer Ford Big Grid race. As a commentator for the Global SimRacing Channel, I had watched and participated in plenty of online races since then. However, once I heard of plans for a second rendition of the race at Road America, I instantly circled the day on … Read the Rest »

Week 13 SpecRacer Ford GP Returns

January 20th, 2014 by

Real life SpecRacer Ford races sport huge fields of cars battling it out and having fun. See the videos at the links at the end of the article as examples. By contrast, official SRF races in iRacing often struggle to attract more than a handful of entries. Things change during Week 13, however: the SRF … Read the Rest »

Moreno Takes Radical Title in Record-Shattering Season

October 25th, 2013 by

1017 sim-racers, hundreds of online races, multiple splits and a 40 point margin are just some of the highlights of the best-ever season for the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge. In 2013 Season 2, despite an excellent schedule, the Radical Racing series was in intensive care; participation was at an all time low and a “radical” … Read the Rest »

Chesini Stakes his Claim

September 9th, 2013 by

Week Five, coming ever closer to the half-way mark of 2013 S3, saw the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) land back on American soil, this time in the state of Wisconsin, home to ever-popular Road America.  No matter the venue, the competition remains undaunted in pursuit for the final Pro licenses awarded in 2013. Mastering … Read the Rest »

iGPS Week 4 – Bienvenue au Québec

September 3rd, 2013 by

As the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) moves into the second quarter of 2013 Season 3, we make the journey back to North America – this time to Canada’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, right in the heart of Montréal on the manmade Ile Notre Dame. Montréal is another historic venue for Formula 1 cars dating back … Read the Rest »

Nässi Dominates at Road America

August 19th, 2013 by

For the second week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing Series, the drivers headed to Road America.  As many know, the classic American road course has hosted top line sports car racing since the days of the USRRC, Can-Am and F5000 and, more recently the Champ Car World Series, GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, the … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 2: Road America

August 14th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series arrived at fast and narrow Road America Circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the second round of 2013 Season 3. With Sebring in the books last week, we discovered this season may be one of the closest we’ve had in the series.  Once again the drivers did not … Read the Rest »

Boettcher Wins at Summit Point

August 9th, 2013 by

The first week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race series’ third season took place at Summit Point Raceway. The track is not very well-known in the racing world, as it hasn’t hosted a “major” professional racing series event since a 1984 Trans-Am race. However, the West Virginia circuit is a fixture on the SCCA (Sports … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week One: Sebring

August 6th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series arrived at the historic Sebring International Raceway for the first of twelve rounds this season.  With iRacing’s decision to mothball the original GT Challenge series, this series is now the sole playground for the HPD ARX-01c, the Corvette C6.R GT1 and the Ford GT.  The decision has also … Read the Rest »