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Turner strikes back at Indy

November 15th, 2010 by

Les Turner executed a flawless race to win the “Red Sox United States Grand Prix” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.  Leading wire to wire without incident, the defending Red Sox Racing League champion showed once again why he is considered one of the best sim racers.  Turner’s second pole of the season helped … 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.com and the AT&T Williams Team Announce Arrival of Virtual Version of Williams-Toyota FW31

October 28th, 2010 by

World’s Premier Racing Game Launches Inaugural Grand Prix Series With today’ launch of the Williams-Toyota FW31 at iRacing.com anyone anywhere in the world with a PC, a broadband internet connection and an inexpensive driving game steering-wheel-and-pedal set can experience the thrill of driving a contemporary grand prix car.  The announcement, which has been highly anticipated … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com and the AT&T Williams Team Announce Arrival of Virtual Version of Williams-Toyota FW31

October 28th, 2010 by

World’s Premier Racing Game Launches Inaugural Grand Prix Series With today’ launch of the Williams-Toyota FW31 at iRacing.com anyone anywhere in the world with a PC, a broadband internet connection and an inexpensive driving game steering-wheel-and-pedal set can experience the thrill of driving a contemporary grand prix car.  The announcement, which has been highly anticipated … Read the Rest »

Men in Blue

October 28th, 2010 by

Dear fellow simracers, Some of you may know that I back in week one posted a message in the (old) forum about the chance to win a small prize if driving with my company logo. There was also an article posted at inRacingNews back in August by John Bodin. Since then I have seen quite … Read the Rest »

Turner Doubles-up at Homestead

October 27th, 2010 by

In a streak of extremely competitive online races which illustrated the depth of skill on display each week during the first five events of the 2010 Season 3 schedule, five different drivers in the Red Sox Racing League made their way to Victory Lane.  Further evidence of the hard fought battles being waged in RSR … Read the Rest »

Young and Payne Dominate at Brands Hatch

October 26th, 2010 by

52 Laps.  Almost 2000 gear changes.  Over 70 minutes of intense, non-stop action.  This is what it means to race online in the SSCA Grand American Championship presented by O’Neil PC Systems at a virtual Brands Hatch in Kent, England. Races at Brands Hatch tend to have a high attrition rate and this race would … Read the Rest »

Newcomer Brandt Wins His First Race

October 26th, 2010 by

Shaking-off the effects of a minor collision, Nico Brandt won his very first  iamINDY.de series race against husky competition at Barber Motorsports Park.  The online race took many victims through the whole field, making every finisher feel like a little winner. On a technical track like Barber, where thereare just one or two good overtaking … Read the Rest »

Just What Exactly is a “Sim Racing Community”?

October 8th, 2010 by

As sim racers we are a small part of a wider community that includes people from all walks of life, and it often astounds me to see the propensity for generosity and empathy that exists among the online racing fraternity.  To me, no greater example came when tragedy struck one of our fellow Club Aus/NZ … Read the Rest »

Clean Air Key in Windy City

October 5th, 2010 by

The NASCAR iRacing Pro Series tackled Chicagoland Speedway for the first time this season for Week Eleven. This 1.5 mile “cookie cutter” challenged the pro sim racers in more ways then one. Not only was tire conservation key, but much like the NiSWC, clean air was vital. Two new faces found victory lane this week … Read the Rest »