inRacingNews.com, iRacing.com's Motorsport News Site Now Open: News From the World of Racing Available Free to Fans and Others in the Motorsport Community

BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 3 -- iRacing.com Motorsport Simulation, LLC, today unveiled the latest component of its online virtual racing service, a comprehensive, free online motorsports news Web site that is now available to members of the iRacing community and other members of the larger motorsports community, including racing fans. inRacingNews.com (www.inRacingNews.com) presents a digest of race results and motorsport news from around the world as well as the latest in competition and other developments from iRacing's online racing series.

"The site is up and running now and we already are experiencing a good deal of traffic," said John Henry, co-owner of iRacing.com. "This is a very exciting development. Everyone is welcome to use inRacingNews.com; there's no registration or anything - just visit the site."

Henry noted that iRacing's membership is both geographically diverse and possessed of a wide range of motorsport interests. "More than 40% of our members live outside North America. Most of them are focused on the pure fun of racing online, though a good number of our members also use the service to prepare for real-world races. But one thing they all have in common is a wide-ranging passion for motorsport. And because our members, like everyone else these days, find that time's at a premium, the site is designed so they can get a quick overview of everything that's happening in the world of motorsport and then get more information on those items that are of greatest interest."

Tony Gardner, president of iRacing, noted that with the company's growing list of partnerships with sanctioning bodies such as NASCAR, IndyCar and SCCA, plus relationships with manufacturers such as Volkswagen, Mazda, Chevrolet, and Ford, in addition to racecar manufacturers including Dallara, Pratt & Miller, Riley, 600 Racing and Radical, iRacing was becoming more integrated into the fabric of motorsport world-wide.

"There's no longer a sharp line between the virtual and physical worlds of racing," Gardner said. "So it makes sense for us to have a news site that covers it all."

Veteran motorsports journalist David Phillips, who joined the iRacing.com staff earlier this year, has been named editor of inRacingNews.com. Phillips, a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, will oversee the daily updating of news and feature material in inRacingNews.com.

"inRacingNews is designed to provide race fans with the important news from both real world racing and sim-racing in an easy-to-navigate, easy-to-read format," Phillips said. "We'll be getting most of our real-world racing news and commentary from some of the world's leading motorsports news-gathering organizations. At the same time, we're fortunate that a number of the most knowledgeable members of the iRacing community have agreed to contribute our simracing content. I think readers will find inRacingNews as enjoyable as it is informative. Of course, they'll be able to focus on their favorite facets of the sport, but the site's format will provide them with quick and easy access to all aspects of 21st-century motorsports including, we think, some new favorites."

About iRacing.com

The company was founded in September of 2004 by Dave Kaemmer and John Henry. Kaemmer was co-founder of Papyrus Design Group, developers of award-winning racing simulations including NASCAR Racing: 2003 Season and Grand Prix Legends. Henry is principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group - the co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing - as well as an avid simracer. The iRacing team combines more than 100 years of real-world racing experience with more than 50 years of successful racing simulation development. The company has developed numerous corporate relationships in the motorsport industry, including agreements to develop track simulations with International Speedway Corporation, Speedway Motorsports, and Panoz Motor Sports Group and vehicles with General Motors, Riley Technologies, Radical Sportscars, and 600 Racing. iRacing is the official simulation partner of the Sports Car Club of America, Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, Star Mazda Championship, Skip Barber Racing School and Australia's V8 Super School. In April, 2009 iRacing and NASCAR announced a partnership to develop NASCAR-sanctioned online racing series. A similar program with the Indy Racing League, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Dallara Automobili was announced in August, 2009. The iRacing service is open to racers and fans of all skill levels from top-level pros to complete beginners. To join in the fun, go to www.iRacing.com.