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GT Competition in the Empire State

April 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing servers during Week 10 did not lack great online racing. However, one of the highlights throughout the week was the incredible side-by-side action put-on by Touring Cars at a familiar venue: Watkins Glen International. The 2.4 mile “Classic” circuit is an incredible example of what American racetracks have to offer. The iRacing.com Grand … Read the Rest »

Abrahall, Kopec Victorious at the Glen

April 7th, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to Watkins Glen.  The 3.4 mile (5.47 km) “Boot” course features 12 turns, most which are quick sweeping corners, and wide racing surface well-suited to multi-class racing.  No wonder there was an approximately 30% participation boost with 375 Daytona Prototype drivers entering an online race along … Read the Rest »

Quattropani, Nanzer on Top in Brazil

March 29th, 2013 by

Week 8 saw the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series journey to the Interlagos Circuit, now known as Autódromo José Carlos Pace.  Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the 2.676 mile (4.309 km) circuit features fifteen turns over a minute and a half lap.  The Prototype pole time was 1.25.969 by Cesc Riu (Iberia) while Enzo Bonito … Read the Rest »

Lingvist Extends Lead; Lotus Take a Stranglehold

March 11th, 2013 by

Round 4 of the Lotus 79 Classic Teams Championship saw the field visit the perennial favourite, Watkins Glen. This classic race track generally sees a peak in participation but for some reason that didn’t materialize this season, although the participation remained consistent as 17 starts took place over the course of the week. Nicklas Lindqvist … Read the Rest »

Lindqvist Leads as Fritsche Falters

February 25th, 2013 by

Nicklas Lindqvist continued his great start to the season as he won the third round of the Classic Teams Championship with a stunning 248 point haul at Road America ahead of Tomasz Kozdron who bumped a faltering Gernot Fritsche to third overall. In all 143 drivers took their Lotus 79s to the long straights of … Read the Rest »

Stanaway Unstoppable at Watkins Glen

January 8th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Road Pro Series returned from its Christmas break to find Richie Stanaway laying down the gauntlet in the first race of 2013. The New Zealand based sim-racer dominated proceedings from qualifying to the chequered flag of the 56 lap online race at the virtual Watkins Glen Classic Boot configuration. Having chalked-up his third … Read the Rest »

Decorps Takes Road America Thriller

December 18th, 2012 by

In a scintillating sixth round of the iRacing.com Road Pro Series, David Decorps edged-out the competition to claim his first win of the season at Road America in the Williams-Toyota FW31. The 47 lap online race around the 4.04 mile circuit proved to be a chess match of strategies, with the 28 car field employing … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen, McCumbee Top iPROC

December 13th, 2012 by

Shane Van Gisbergen and Chad McCumbee each won a pole position and a race, and they each finished third in the other race, but Van Gisbergen won the third tie-breaker and was crowned the winner of the second annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions. McCumbee (NASCAR CWTS) dominated the opening round of the Chevy Silverado … Read the Rest »

Salminen, Ehnström Lock Horns for the CTC Drivers Crown

November 28th, 2012 by

With a third of the Classic Teams Championship season gone the inter-team battles are settling down, the front runners are becoming clearer and the understanding of the revised car is improving . . . but there is still plenty for drivers to fight for. Round Three of the championship took the drivers to the famous … Read the Rest »

Ferrari Storm to Huge CTC Lead as Williams Falter

November 16th, 2012 by

Round Two of the Lotus 79 2012 Season 4 and the Classic Teams Championship represented a complete contrast to Round One as the wide spaces of the Suzuka Circuit were replaced by the exciting, but all together trickier Road Atlanta. With a track that puts more demands on setup than Suzuka and drivers still getting … Read the Rest »