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Best Race of the Season (Part 1)

October 24th, 2014 by

A grid of just under two dozen sim-racers would play their roles in the story that was the UK&I Skip Barber League’s 14 lap race at Sonoma Raceway.  As was the case at Summit Point, Sebastian Job sat on pole position, but unlike Summit Point he would be starting from pole as the championship leader.  … Read the Rest »

Can Anyone Stop Conti?

June 26th, 2014 by

Sears Point / Infineon / Sonoma – whichever one you choose to call it, the California roller coaster always provides a challenge for the drivers and teams of the NASCAR iRacing Series, as Sonoma is home to the first ‘road’ race on the calendar. Keeping the tires from falling over the cliff proved to be … Read the Rest »

Shedlick’s Sonoma Surprise

June 24th, 2014 by

With the first seven weeks of the NASCAR iRacing Class A Fixed Series taking place on what many consider NASCAR’s forte—ovals, hundreds of sim racers from all across the world made at least one start during the week on a not so cliché NASCAR speedway. Sonoma Raceway played virtual host for Week Eight of the … Read the Rest »

Conti & King Take Victory At Michigan

June 20th, 2014 by

Week 15 of the NASCAR iRacing Series headed to the fastest track on the calendar: Michigan International Speedway. With its highly banked turns and speeds of up to 210mph on the straights, Michigan would push the cars to their limit, with some drivers pushing them perhaps too far! The debate in the Open Series was … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Fires Back at Sonoma

May 12th, 2014 by

The Ford Falcons roared to life once again at Sonoma Raceway this week for Round 2 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series Season 2. It was an exciting online race from the start as pole sitter Jarred Filsell (1:13.146) was quickly overtaken by defending series champion, Madison Down who started from second. Down, who had … Read the Rest »

Plenty to Play for in Penultimate Race

April 16th, 2014 by

With the championship already in Marc Mercer’s pocket the UK&I Skippies headed to Sonoma Raceway for the penultimate round of the first 2014 season.  Following Blake Townend’s DNF last time out, the battle for “best of the rest” was still very much in play, with only eight points separating Townend from Wojciech Swirydowicz (in Woj’s … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Michael Abrams

April 7th, 2014 by

iRacer Michael Abrams knows  a thing or two about cars and racing. Although he started sim-racing over a decade ago with Papyrus’ NASCAR Racing 4, his racing experience started even earlier. From 2000 to 2010, the Long Island-based Abrams raced radio-controlled cars and after earning multiple trophies in his r/c career, he decided to return … Read the Rest »

Just in Time for the Holidays: Auto Club Speedway and RUFs

December 18th, 2013 by

How do we say Happy Holidays at iRacing?  How about Auto Club Speedway and not one but three different RUFs? With the addition of Auto Club Speedway, iRacers can now own a laser-scanned version of each and every track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar.  We’ve got you covered from Daytona to Dover, Sonoma to … Read the Rest »

An Unfamiliar Story

September 12th, 2013 by

It’s a familiar story: kid dreams of being a race driver but because of finances/age/location (take your pick) gets his start sim-racing rather than in “real” racing.  Parlays success as a sim-racer into a chance at “real” racing and makes good. In the case of Randy Wolfgram you can put that familiar script in the … Read the Rest »

Road to Pro, Week Ten – Part I

July 1st, 2013 by

With three weeks remaining in 2013 S2, the iRacing.com Grand Prix series is shaping up to be a great battle. Unlike last season where the field was set after the 11th week, the points are so close that I believe this season is going to come down to the very last race. As we sit … Read the Rest »