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UK&I Skip Barber League Heats Up

March 3rd, 2014 by

After technical difficulties and some illness prevented the full broadcasting and coverage of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s third round of this season at Watkins Glen, it was Wojciech Swirydowicz who came out on top.  Swirydowicz edged-out championship leader Marc Mercer by less than two tenths of a second and passed Blake Townend in the … Read the Rest »

Holgate Dominates at Road America

March 3rd, 2014 by

Tim Holgate was finally able to end his string of bad luck in the penultimate round of the 16th St Racing League from Road America, by taking a dominant victory. The Panther Racing driver looked dominant from the outset, leading the majority of the race and setting a total of seven laps in the 40 … Read the Rest »

GT3 Challenge Keeps Tow Trucks Busy

March 1st, 2014 by

When it comes to favorite tracks, Watkins Glen is probably at the top of most peoples’ list. Regardless of the car(s) being driven, many drivers will jump at the chance to race through the quick Esses and the long straights which this fairly simple track has to offer. However, when you add 35 virtual GT3 … Read the Rest »

Chin Up

February 21st, 2014 by

For a driver competing for the 16th Street Racing League championship, Josh Chin had achieved almost all of his goals this season. One thing eluded him however, and that was an oval victory. Similar to Will Power in the real world series, Chin knew that without victory at one of the two remaining oval races, … Read the Rest »

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 »