Racing.com: Supercars to Sanction iRacing.com Series
BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/
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iRacing.com and V8 Supercars announced an agreement today that will see the organizers of the successful V8 Supercar Championship officially sanction the popular online racing service's V8 Supercar series, which will be known as the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond. V8 Supercars thus joins NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM as partners in sanctioning competition on the iRacing service.
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"As
the world's leading online racing service, it's both
appropriate and gratifying to announce our first
international sanctioning partner," said Steve Myers,
executive vice president of iRacing.com. "Many of our most
enthusiastic members hail from Australia and New Zealand,
and iRacing is proud to be associated with V8
Supercars.
"Our NASCAR-, INDYCAR- and
GRAND-AM-sanctioned series have introduced new fans to
NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM and, of course, have been
instrumental in the strong growth iRacing has enjoyed since
going public in 2008. We fully expect this new partnership
to be similarly beneficial to iRacing and V8
Supercars."
Australia is the fastest growing country
within the ranks of the iRacing.com membership. In 2010,
iRacing added a second server farm in Australia to its
system in order to ensure its members throughout Australia,
New Zealand and Asia experience the best and fastest
Internet connection possible.
"We're delighted by the
chance to partner with iRacing.com in sanctioning their
online V8 Supercar competition," says V8 Supercars CEO
Martin Whitaker. "The iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series
presented by BigPond will enable race fans around the world
to experience V8 Supercar racing in a dynamic and exciting
fashion. Although the V8 Supercar Championship is an
Australian and New Zealand-based series, we are always
looking to expand our horizons internationally, as witnessed
by our existing event in Abu Dhabi and the recent
announcement that the V8 Supercars will be racing in Austin
Texas, USA at the Circuit of the Americas beginning in 2013.
Our new partnership with iRacing.com is another vital
component of our efforts to bring the excitement of V8
Supercar competition to our international
audience."
"iRacing is an amazing simulation system
and it has helped me tremendously as I've tackled NASCAR
Sprint Cup competition," says Ambrose. "It's the closest
thing to racing in the physical world that you can get.
(But) iRacing.com is for everyone . . . a terrific social
venue for racers to find like-minded friends from all over
the world. It is a fantastic service for individuals or a
bunch of mates who want to get together regularly, wherever
they are in the world, to race."
"iRacing is the best
racing simulator, hands down," says Van Gisbergen. "Not only
for the accuracy of the laser scanned tracks and cars, but
anyone can sign up and be racing against professional
drivers from across the world who, like me, use iRacing as a
tool to improve driving skills . . . Cometake us
on!"
Racers can do just that by taking advantage of a
special offer for two free months on the iRacing service
with the purchase of one month of racing (http://www.iracing.com/2-free). For a
look at iRacing 2.0 featuring Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony
Stewart and the iRacing staff, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/iracingtv.
About
iRacing.com
Founded in 2004 by Dave Kaemmer and John Henry and released in August 2008. Kaemmer was co-founder of Papyrus Design Group, developers of award-winning racing simulations including "Grand Prix Legends" and NASCAR 2003." Henry is principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club, as well as co-owner of NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing. iRacing.com has developed dozens of formal partnerships in the motorsport industry to help create the most authentic racing simulation in the world including with NASCAR, IndyCar, GRAND-AM, International Speedway Corporation, Speedway Motorsports, McLaren Electronics, Williams F1, Volkswagen, Ford, and GM.
SOURCE:
iRacing.com