Season 5 of the ISRA Sport Touring Championship (STC) will get underway May 17th at Watkins Glen.

After four highly successful seasons, this season the STC will be racing the Monte Carlo SS Late Model. If you’ve never driven this car on road courses, you’re missing out. It’s possibly the best road racing car in iRacing right now. It’s fast, fun, can take a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. It’s a great road racing car! New to the Late Model? Don't worry, ISRA provide great setups to get you on track and racing with a minimum of fuss. The race format just adds to the fun. Each race meeting is two 25 minute sprint races. The second race has grid inversion so a good finish in race one means a battle royal in race two. It's great fun and race two is always fantastic to watch.

The green flag drops Thursday nights at 10pm EST with the server opening at 7:30pm. We welcome all iRacers regardless of experience level, speed or talent. All we require is a friendly attitude, respect and the desire to have fun on the track with a group of like-minded racers.
If you’re interested visit http://www.israleague.com and join our community of over 700 iRacers in the most fun road racing series on the planet.

Feel free to PM me with any questions about the series or ISRA.

See you on the track!

DAVID SIROIS WINNER OF Z1 SIM WHEEL LCD DISPLAY

April 24^th 2012:  The International Sim Racing Association (ISRA) and Z1 Sim Wheel today are announcing that David Sirois is the winner of the ISRA GTC Championship sponsored by Z1 Sim Wheel CLEAN DRIVER award!

The philosophy of the ISRA is to reward clean, competitive racing.  So unlike most racing series’ the prize does not go to the fastest racer or the most experienced racer; but to the cleanest.  The driver who finishes the season with the most bonus points for the clean driver award wins the amazing Z1 Sim Wheel LCD Display.

All iRacing.com members are eligible to join the GTC, the premier multi-class online racing series.  The GTC races on Monday evenings at 10pm EST and currently races with the Riley Daytona Prototype, Ford GT and new Cadillac CTS-V at the best virtual race tracks all over the world.  With full fields of 40+ cars each GTC race is an event in itself made all the more exciting by the prospect of winning an incredible Z1 Sim Wheel LCD Display.

About the International Sim Racing Association

The International Sim Racing Association is the governing and organizing body for multiple online motor racing series’.  The ISRA has quickly become the leading host for online racing.  The ISRA is dedicated in creating a realistic and fair environment for its 600+ members.  Anyone who has an account with iRacing.com is welcome to join this growing community of online racers.

Visit http://www.israleague.com or more information.

About Z1 Sim Wheel

The Z1 Sim Wheel is a fully customizable steering wheel for use with computer racing simulations and games; compatible with G25, G27, DFGT, TSW, ECCI wheel bases, and Grant 5 bolt patterns.

With prices starting at just over $700 (US) for the Z1 Sim Wheel, and at $299 (US) for the LCD Screen the extra level of realism added to the driving experience is a must for any sim racer.

Z1 Sim Wheel now offers an LCD Screen which can be integrated into a wheel, or housed in a small box for attaching to existing cockpits, desks, etc. The screen is 480x270 pixels and 16 bit color. There are 26 realistic dashboards, as well as telemetry, notes, standings and garage screens included with the software.  The software to run the wheel display is included with the wheel, and will be freely available. Any updates, bug fixes, new display screens, etc. are available for free to anyone who purchases a screen.

Visit http://www.z1simwheel.com for more information.

The STC kicked off it's fourth season with a visit to the class Mid Ohio circuit. This season of the Sport Touring Challege features the Street Stock and Mustang challenging each other head on. This first round featured two 20-minute races. The first race set the grid through an open qualifying session. The second race's grid was set by inverting the top 11 finishers from the first race.

Race 1

Daniel Graulty and John Middleton were the class of the field during qualifying, both putting in a time over a half second faster than the next qualifier, Matthew Voigt. The two front runners got away quickly leaving the rest of the field to battle it out into the Mid Ohio chicane. A quick spin by Joe Junior into the Keyhole caused some mayhem and bunched the field up. The battle for 3^rd raged between Luc Poulin, Mike Kelley, Tim Stoll, and Julio Palacio, but after a quick spin Poulin fell back in the field. Excitement in the midfield came from 5 cars all within 2 seconds of each other. 9^Th through 14^th place would be battled hard between Steet Stocks and Mustangs alike. The charge of the race came from Matthew Voigt, who served a black flag penalty on lap 1, but managed to pass his way back up the field to finish 12^th. Daniel Graulty took the easy win after Middleton ran into shifter issues.