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Wootton, Shifflett Lead Classes at Xtreme League Midpoint

March 5th, 2016 by Jeff Jacobs

Six weeks of grids packed with Mustangs and MX-5s have produced amazing racing and two championship points battles much too close to declare a favorite at the season midpoint of the XtremeMotorsports99.com road series on iRacing.com.  Defending GS class champion Tyler Shifflett has two wins and four other podium finishes to lead the Mustang standings … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Fred Masters

February 29th, 2016 by David Ifeguni

At age 30, New York iRacer Fred Masters has all but mastered the craft of sim racing in the five years he has been on iRacing. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Masters took a liking to racing at a very young age. Coming from a family of big NASCAR fans, Masters transferred his love of watching … Read the Rest »

Xtreme Road Excitement at Laguna, Monza

February 14th, 2016 by Jeff Jacobs

With grids packed full of Mustangs and MX-5s, the Laguna Seca and Monza GP road courses on iRacing.com provided two thrilling races and set up an exciting championship points race with one-third of the season complete. Week three in the XtremeMotorsports99.com Continental Tire series featured 60 minutes of sim-racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with … Read the Rest »

Davis and Delk Duel for Milwaukee Mastery

February 10th, 2016 by Corey Dais

Since it was paved in 1954, the Milwaukee Mile has sat nearly unchanged at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, hosting everything from midget cars to IndyCars to stock cars and trucks. But in a rare first for the one-mile oval, its virtual version welcomed a new series when the ITSR Power Series visited. Overcast skies greeted … Read the Rest »

Radicals Online Victorious at 6 Hours of Watkins Glen

December 24th, 2015 by Niel Hekkens

On December 20th the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen took place as the third round of NEO Endurance Series. The race weather was a record high of 33 degrees Celcius ambient and 53 degrees Celcius on track, so cars would naturally struggle to find grip on the 5,43 km track. Watkins Glen is a narrow … Read the Rest »

Stanaway Takes the Fifth iRacing Pro Race of Champions

December 17th, 2015 by David Phillips

World Endurance Championship/GP2 driver Richie Stanaway mastered the virtual Watkins Glen International on Wednesday evening to best NASCAR drivers Timmy Hill and Jay Beasley in the fifth annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions.  Staged each December, the event features an international field of professional race drivers from different disciplines competing head-to-head on iRacing.com’s online motorsport … Read the Rest »

Fifth Annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions Tonight!

December 16th, 2015 by David Phillips

Some of the top professional race drivers from around the world will gather online to compete head-to-head in the fifth annual iRacing Pro Race of Champions on December 16.  Utilizing the world’s leading motorsports simulation game, the competitors will race digital versions of the GT3 class BMW Z4 for 20 laps on iRacing’s laser-scanned replica … Read the Rest »

Bernardi Best at The Glen

December 1st, 2015 by Cam Stark

Watkins Glen International is a track similar to Spa in that the draft is a prevalent factor; nonetheless it’s a favourite of many drivers in the iRacing Pro Mazdas.  The fast flowing nature of the 11 turn circuit, along with the track’s notoriously intense racing, means the majority of races held here are edge of … Read the Rest »

V8s Return to The Glen

September 8th, 2015 by

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 »

Damaged But Undeterred, Davis Wins at Daytona

September 2nd, 2015 by

For the second time in the ITSR Power Series’ tenth season, the drivers and their virtual haulers rolled into the Daytona International Speedway.  However, instead of bolting on restrictor plates and preparing for a pack racing battle, they set up for a 45-lap sim race on the 3.56-mile road course. The pole position went to … Read the Rest »