All News: v8 supercars
V8s Return to The Glen
September 8th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
After a long period away from the magnificent Watkins Glen circuit, Round 11 of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series made a welcome return to what is one of the sim racers’ favourite tracks on the calendar. Ethan Grigg-Gault, so dominant so far this season after a strong performance earlier during the week was deservedly confirmed … Read the Rest »
SafeisFast with Shane van Gisbergen
March 10th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
V8 Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen is no stranger to iRacing or iRacers. He has more than iRacing 800 starts to his credit and has collected a total of 263 wins . . . and as evidence of Shane’s multi-faceted talent, 131 of those wins came on the ovals as compared to his 132 road … Read the Rest »
Imitation of Life
September 8th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Every time a sim racer starts up his/her wheel, we expect to have a software experience that mimics real-life racing. However, sim racers try their absolute hardest to find the loopholes and gaps in the given software to find the extra tenth of a second they need. Whether it be from setups, track lines, or … Read the Rest »
The Future of Sim-Racing
February 22nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
In a race he entered having no championship points whatsoever, he knew he’d have an uphill battle to face in order to keep not only his reputation alive, but also his hopes for a championship victory. Despite the fact that he had won the race here last year, he had qualified in P3 this time … Read the Rest »
iRacing Pro Race of Champions (Still) Scheduled for December 12
December 6th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The “other” Race of Champions may have been cancelled this year but not to worry: the Third Annual iRacing.com Race of Champions is set to go on Thursday, December 12 at 8 pm Eastern Time. Broadcast on www.iracing.com/live, the Pro Race of Champions pits drivers from NASCAR, Formula One, IndyCar, GRAND-AM, ALMS, V8 Supercars and … Read the Rest »
Prototype & GT Challenge Week 3: Bathurst
November 20th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge bid adieu to Japan and the Suzuka International Circuit to head Down Under to Australia and iRacing’s newest addition, the legendary Mount Panaroma (aka Bathurst). The 23-turn, 4 mile (5.81km), track hosts a multitude of real life racing series, including the ever so popular V8 Supercars and the Bathurst … Read the Rest »
The Brickyard Dominator
June 25th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The eighth week of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series takes the sim racers to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 20 circuits around the famed speedway. Over 2,000 eager racers watched the green flag fall for at least one race during the week, but after seven days of fun sim racing, one driver left IMS … Read the Rest »
Reinkort Victorious at Phillip Island
June 3rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Last week, the Skip Barber Race Series headed to Phillip Island. The 4.445 kilometers track can certainly make for some intense racing with its high speed corners and long (and curved) straights. The famous Australian track is most likely no stranger to anyone in the racing community. Phillip Island has hosted major series such as … Read the Rest »