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A Manic Monza for AOR

May 21st, 2015 by

There is only one temple of speed, and legendary  Monza played host to the fourth round of the AOR Pro Mazda Championship.  As a new addition to the iRacing track library, the circuit is both brand new and also well-known to racing fans around the world, providing a unique experience for all the sim-racers.  With … Read the Rest »

AOR Drama @ COTA

May 8th, 2015 by

With a 17 point lead over the rest of the field, Justin Brunner went to Circuit of the Americas in a comfortable position after his back-to-back podiums in the AOR Pro Mazda Championship’s second season.  Kerry Knowlden had shown signs of weakness at Barber Motorsports Park after qualifying outside of the front row for the … Read the Rest »

New AOR Winner at Barber

April 23rd, 2015 by

The second race of the second season for the AOR Pro Mazda Championship headed to Barber Motorsports Park for what would be one of the more surprising races the league has seen in its short history.  The surprises came thick and fast at the start when last season’s champion Kerry Knowlden started the race from … Read the Rest »

Five for the Win in AOR Season 2 Opener

April 1st, 2015 by

The Apex Online Racing League (commonly known as AOR) opened a new championship last season using the Star Mazda (AOR Pro Mazda Championship) which featured some fantastic racing week after week, and with a shake-up in the rules (and some changes to the car between seasons) the second season kicked off at Interlagos in Brazil … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Chuck Chambliss

March 31st, 2015 by

A solid sim racer in both disciplines, iRacer Chuck Chambliss is a threat on any type of racetrack, oval or road. The 43 year old out of Hueytown, Alabama, has nearly 3600 races to his credit since joining iRacing back in May, 2008. Chambliss is primarily a road racer, with over 60% of his starts … Read the Rest »

Tanson’s Title, Carroll’s Race

March 10th, 2015 by

The last round of the season; and still the final points standings weren’t set in stone. Gregory Tanson had a comfortable lead heading in to Silverstone, but with a fantastic finish from Jan Schwitter the top of the standings could quite possibly change. The 2.023 mile circuit had many overtaking opportunities around its 17 corner … Read the Rest »

Tanson’s charge: Almost complete

March 2nd, 2015 by

Brands Hatch; a circuit in the United Kingdom with a lot of heritage. Home of the British Grand Prix for a total of 12 seasons (intermittently) between 1964 and 1986. Gerhard Berger (ex-Ferrari F1 driver) once said that Brands Hatch is “the best circuit in the world,” which is by no means an easy feat … Read the Rest »

No Love Lost

February 17th, 2015 by

The ninth week of the iRacing Star Mazda championship took the sim racers to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin where one of America’s most famous tracks — Road America — awaited with its 14 turns in four miles (aka 6.515 kilometres). With Road America’s variation of long straights and quick sweeping corners it was essential to find … Read the Rest »

Rocco Horvath: The Road to Recovery

February 6th, 2015 by

Over the last half a year I’ve gotten to know Rocco Horvath and his truly remarkable story through iRacing. Recently he answered questions for iRacing News on a range of topics from racing professionally in the US on motorbikes (AMA Pro Super Sport Class), to being on a mission to walk and — ultimately — … Read the Rest »

Barr Masters Montreal

February 4th, 2015 by

Week 7 of the iRacing Star Mazda championship took place at the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and, with the likes of Kerry Knowlden and Riku Alatalo absent, it really could have been anyone’s race. The 4.361km circuit had a grueling 18 laps awaiting the 16 drivers who lined-up on the grid. With walls only inches … Read the Rest »