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Luis One Step Closer To World Title

September 12th, 2011 by

In an action packed 47 laps of the 4.048 mile virtual Road America, Hugo Luis held off a spirited attack in the closing minutes to seal his fourth win of the iRacing.com Nvidia Grand Prix Series and further increase his lead in the World Championship standings. As the green flag dropped, Luis made the jump … Read the Rest »

Luis Elbows His Way to The Top

August 29th, 2011 by

In a dramatic 44 lap online race at the virtual Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Hugo Luis muscled his way to the front of the pack to collect his third victory of the iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series (iNGPS) and move into the standings lead with just four championship races remaining. Starting from pole position for the … Read the Rest »

Tuomainen Takes Road America

August 24th, 2011 by

The Thrustmaster Mustang Challenge marked its quarter-season mark this past week as the racers tried to navigate the 14-turn, 4.048-mile venue known as Road America located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.  Over 500 sim racers made the virtual journey up to Wisconsin to see who could master the monster of course, but Finland’s Hannu Tuomainen earned … Read the Rest »

Kirby Wins At Road America

August 4th, 2011 by

In a brilliant defense of his home track, Justin Kirby picked up his fifth win of the Red Sox Racing Leagues 2011 Season Two F1 schedule.  His victory at the “It’s Cool to be Cheesy 22” moved Kirby into second place in the overall championship point race.    Road America is one of the favorite tracks … Read the Rest »

Michigan Gets Hazard-ous

June 23rd, 2011 by

Week Two of 2011 Season 2’s NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series is now in the books, as sim racers now start unloading and turning laps at Road America. In Week Two, drivers turned speeds over 170 mph in the Irish Hills at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in  races topping 4,500 strength of field (sof) rating, … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Racing Returns to Road America

March 3rd, 2011 by

The road course edition of the IZOD IndyCar Series is now two races in the books, with this past week’s events at Road America now complete. The Wisconsin track, the first of three tracks not to appear on the real-life IndyCar schedule, has a long and storied history of real open-wheel racing nonetheless, making it … Read the Rest »

Mustang Challenge Off and Running

February 22nd, 2011 by

The Champion Motorsports 2011 Mustang Challenge is off to an excellent start, having just completed the third of twelve online races on some of the most famous road course circuits from around the world.  The Mustangs are proving to be one of the most popular series yet run at Champion, with some very close and … Read the Rest »

On the Road at Mid-Ohio

February 17th, 2011 by

The iRacing IndyCar Series Road Course championship began this week with a round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The series, which runs every other week, will run a six-race schedule on six of the top road courses in the United States, three of which appear on the real IZOD IndyCar Series schedule. This will … 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 »