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Down At The Summit

March 22nd, 2011 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed  from the classic long, picturesque stretches of Spa Francorchamps to the short but exciting blast of Summit Point Raceway, for Week Seven of 2011 Season One. Quite a contrast, but this strip of tarmac in the West Virginian countryside was still popular with the virtual V8 field, especially with … Read the Rest »

One and Only

March 17th, 2011 by

The inRacingNews Challenge is now halfway complete, as the Pontiac Solstices and Spec Racer Fords of the multi-class series spent last week competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the one and only time this online racing season. While Chris Hughson (in Solstice) and Gabriel Tobar (in SRF) both held substantial points leads going into the … Read the Rest »

In Quest of the Double

March 9th, 2011 by

Chris Hughson continues his quest for dual titles in the inRacingNewsChallenge, adding to his lead in the Pontiac Solstice class after five weeks of online racing but losing ground to Gabriel Tobar in the SpecRacer Fords. Week Five, which saw the iRNC take on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, helped Hughson extend his points lead in … Read the Rest »

Essa Makes His Points

March 7th, 2011 by

Round Four of the South African iRacing Championship moved to the short and tricky Summit Point Raceway. After a successful real life race weekend at the Phakisa Raceway, the trio of Zaahir Essa, Darryn Lobb, and Justin Allison hoped to battle it out for the overall win in the online discipline. At Phakisa, Essa pulled … Read the Rest »

Essa Takes Inaugural Rainbow Nation Double

February 11th, 2011 by

Sunday evening saw the start of the inaugural iRacing South African Championship. Thanks to the help of Sean Siff from iRacing, an impressive turnout of over 20 sim racers made the grid for Round One at the famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The league will feature a 10 round championship spanning between February and May. … Read the Rest »

No Mixed Feelings About This Mixed Class Shindig

February 9th, 2011 by

The inaugural season of the iRacing Grand Touring Cup Multiclass series kicked-off Week One of the 2011 Season One tour at Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, West Virginia, and judging by the attendance numbers, this new online racing series is off to a roaring start.  A total of 670 iRacers turned out to participate … Read the Rest »

Fourth Time’s a Charm

January 6th, 2011 by

For the fourth time in nine weeks the inRacingNews Challenge competitors journeyed to picturesque Summit Point Raceway to do mixed-class battle in their SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices.  Although this was the iRNC’s fourth trip to the West Virginia road course this season, it would be just the second time the series sim racers tackled … Read the Rest »

Lime Rock Chicanery

December 30th, 2010 by

Thanks to a virtual meteorological quirk, sim racers competing at Lime Rock Park last week in the inRacingNews Challenge were greeted by blue skies and balmy temperatures in stark contrast to the all too real white-out conditions experienced by the rest of the Northeast.  Although this was the series second visit to Lime Rock, it … Read the Rest »

Third Time's a Charm

December 21st, 2010 by

The inRacingNews Challenge made its third visit to the West Virginia panhandle in 2010 Season Four, with a week’s worth of mixed class online racing competition between SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices at Summit Point Raceway’s Jefferson Circuit.  Reverse.  While some sim racers acted like they didn’t know if they were coming or going, the … Read the Rest »

Third Time’s a Charm

December 21st, 2010 by

The inRacingNews Challenge made its third visit to the West Virginia panhandle in 2010 Season Four, with a week’s worth of mixed class online racing competition between SpecRacer Fords and Pontiac Solstices at Summit Point Raceway’s Jefferson Circuit.  Reverse.  While some sim racers acted like they didn’t know if they were coming or going, the … Read the Rest »