V8 Supercars Series Officially Sanctioned on iRacing
iRacing announced an agreement with V8 Supercars today an official sanction of iRacing‘s V8 Supercar series. This series will be known as the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond, which is the official online and mobile portal of V8 Supercars.
The V8 Supercars sanction becomes the fourth partnering for iRacing, following NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM. According to the press release, Australia is the fastest growing country for iRacing.com membership, so this sanction seems like a well calculated move to solidify iRacing‘s commitment to supporting that area.
Australia’s Phillip Island road course is among the more than 50 laser-scanned race tracks on iRacing.The service also plans to add a digital version of the Oran Park circuit soon; the team won’t be able to scan the track since it was recently demolished.
V8 Supercar drivers Marcos Ambrose, Shane Van Gisbergen, Fabian Coulthard and Scott McLaughlin are among the growing iRacer nation.
“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.”
“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 . . . Come take us on!”
Interested racers can do so by taking advantage of a special offer for two free months on the iRacing service with the purchase of one month of racing.
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