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Sponsler Scores at Homestead-Miami

January 4th, 2011 by

Close, side-by-side racing is the trademark of south Florida’s 1.5 mile Homestead-Miami Speedway oval. Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan showed in the IZOD IndyCar Series season finale how it can be done when they fought very hard for the second position in the last 15 laps. One of the keys behind the competitiveness surely is … Read the Rest »

Christmas Number One

January 3rd, 2011 by

Forget X Factor’s Matt Cardle’s hit single, the real attention for this year’s UK Christmas Number One was focused on who would win the iRacing England Club championship round in Christmas week. Would Blake Townend make it a remarkable six wins in a row or could the reigning champion Adam Miles take the top spot … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM Hits the (online) Road (America)

November 24th, 2010 by

The virtually-epic (or is it epic virtual?) Road America played host to Round Three of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online racing series open to PC owners with a subscription to the iRacing.com motorsport simulation service. The GRAND-AM sanctioned 12 week championship pays visits to highly accurate reproductions of circuits on the … Read the Rest »

Williams x 2

November 19th, 2010 by

With its picturesque rolling hills in beautiful Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Road America is the perfect track to kick off the ISRA GP1 Championship.  The track and setting seem almost purpose-built for the newly-released iRacing Williams-Toyota FW31.  You have every possible corner to challenge your ability to focus for over 300 kilometers: The Carousel, The Kink, … Read the Rest »

GRAND-AM Online Race Series Debuts at Watkins Glen

November 10th, 2010 by

Last week saw the opening round of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the exciting new online racing championship resulting from the partnership between GRAND-AM and iRacing.com Motorsports Simulations. In true GRAND-AM style, the multi-division championship sees the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S share the same track, whilst battling in their … Read the Rest »

iRacing IZOD IndyCar Series Starts into its Second Year

November 2nd, 2010 by

With the start of 2010 Season 4, the Dallara IndyCar is already going into its second year in the iRacing IZOD IndyCar Series. Since its introduction, the fast 650-700hp open wheeler has received several improvements from the iRacing development team as well as changes to the schedule. The release of the Dallara at the end … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Racing League Review

August 31st, 2010 by

Les Turner once again demonstrated why he is regarded as the “Jimmie Johnson” of the Red Sox Racing league’s 2010 schedule.  After winning the Season One championship with a total of 723 points, Turner upped the heat on his online racing competition with 841 points in Season Two.  The Canadian-based sim racer not only averaged … Read the Rest »

13: Lucky For Some

August 9th, 2010 by

Whilst superstitious people may consider 13 to be an unlucky number, the frivolous folklore failed to intimidate Greger Huttu, who took his thirteenth victory of the iRacing World Championship Racing Racing series at Road America this weekend. Huttu had an unchallenged run to the chequered flag, to maintain his 100% pole position and winning record … Read the Rest »

Wyatt Gooden Wins Round Six,Takes Lead in 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup

August 3rd, 2010 by

Ohio iRacer Scores Second Consecutive Victory Series rookie, Wyatt Gooden, earned his second consecutive Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup victory and the season-championship point lead on Sunday with a win at Autobahn Country Club, Round Six of the ten race SCCA Pro Series championship.  Two more rookies rounded out the top-three as Jarvis Gennari earned his … Read the Rest »

The Unblemished Dozen

July 27th, 2010 by

Whilst in racing there is no such thing as a forgone conclusion, Greger Huttu’s writing of the iRacing World Championship Road Racing (iWCRR) history books could be an exception to the rule. Marking two-thirds through the inaugural iWCRR season with a visit to the virtual Infineon long configuration, Huttu continued his flawless record with his … Read the Rest »