All News: Shawn Purdy

Purdy Prepares for the iWCSRR

February 25th, 2011 by

In just a few days time, the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing will get underway, when 50 of the globe’s greatest sim-racers take to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the first of eighteen rounds in the virtual Williams-Toyota FW31 F1 car. Although the ultimate online road racing championship sees a whole host of new … Read the Rest »

ISRA GP1 Championship Tussles Down Under

December 29th, 2010 by

Round Three of the ISRA GP1 Championship took the drivers down to the beautiful and glassy smooth Phillip Island Circuit to put the Williams-Toyota FW31 through its paces on this challenging layout best known for its V8 Supercar races.  Both David Williams and Shawn Purdy, winners of the first two rounds of the championship respectively, … 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 »

iRacing World Championship Road Racing Finale on iRacing.com Saturday

October 15th, 2010 by

The final round of the inaugural iRacing.com World Championship Road Racing is set for the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, October 16 at 6:00 pm EST (22:00 GMT).   The race, which will be broadcast live on iRacing.com, will be preceded by a special 15-minute preview starting at 5:45 pm EST (21:45 GMT) with iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Huttu Resumes His Winning Ways

September 21st, 2010 by

With the inaugural iRacing World Championship Road Racing crown safely tucked into his kit-bag, Greger Huttu’s flag-to-flag victory on the Watkins Glen’s classic boot configuration reaffirmed his status as the global leader in sim-racing. Having returned to his native Finland following a recent trip to the United States, Huttu was back on familiar ground, with … Read the Rest »

Huttu – (Still) Flawless at Mosport

July 12th, 2010 by

Continuing his relentless charge towards the inaugural iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing (iDWCRR) title, Greger Huttu collected his 11th win of the season at Mosport International Raceway on Saturday.  For those keeping score that makes 11 pole positions and 11 victories from 11 starts for the Finnish sim racer, who now leads the standings … Read the Rest »

Zen-Like Huttu Wins at Zany Zandvoort

March 22nd, 2010 by

Following a late change to the iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing schedule, Week Three of the series moved to iRacing’s most recent addition to its track catalogue, Circuit Park Zandvoort.  The slight curve ball didn’t seem to affect iWDCRR leader Greger Huttu, however, as he drove to his third win in as many outings, … Read the Rest »

iDWCRR at Barber Motorsport Park

February 22nd, 2010 by

Online racing begins an exciting new era. Well ladies and gentlemen, something many sim racers have dreamed of for years has finally come to fruition with the inaugural iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing (iDWCRR). Finally a race simulation producer has taken the final step of not only recreating the driving experience but the competition … Read the Rest »

Towler’s 1-2 Knockout

January 26th, 2010 by

Richard Towler Takes Pro Online Racing Title at Road America The iRacing Pro Series Road Racing  finally reached its grand finale this week at Road America. The aftermath of last week’s racing meant Australia’s Luke McLean trailed England’s Richard Towler by a mere nine points (after drops).  So if they raced together on Sunday (in … Read the Rest »

Towler's 1-2 Knockout

January 26th, 2010 by

Richard Towler Takes Pro Online Racing Title at Road America The iRacing Pro Series Road Racing  finally reached its grand finale this week at Road America. The aftermath of last week’s racing meant Australia’s Luke McLean trailed England’s Richard Towler by a mere nine points (after drops).  So if they raced together on Sunday (in … Read the Rest »