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Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – The Oval Office

July 28th, 2015 by

Being a participant in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series comes with its own small amount of fame.  Nick Ottinger gets asked questions all the time like, “Who paints your car?”, “What wheel/pedals do you use?”, and “Do you really have a ponytail?”  Peter Fisher and I, however, see a much smaller range of inquiries.  Aside … Read the Rest »

Hollyday Runs Circles Around Modifieds at Oxford

July 28th, 2015 by

Week 6 of the NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modifieds Series brought the sim racers to Oxford Speedway, known to iRacers as simply “The circle.” Marking-in at  3/8 mile, Oxford is a flat track . . . with a twist.  The track’s circular shape makes it rare for sim racers to run full throttle for a full … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Dexter Castro

July 27th, 2015 by

iRacer Dexter Castro celebrates his four year anniversary on iRacing in a couple days and in that time, he has accomplished . . . well, a lot of things on and off the sim. Not even being diagnosed with high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome at age 12 has stopped him from his living life and from tearing-up … Read the Rest »

PR1/Mathiasen Prototype wins Lime Rock’s Northeast Grand Prix

July 26th, 2015 by

By Dave Moulthrop  ( Lakeville, CT) Mike Kimber-Smith and teammate Mike Guasch celebrated the return of Prototype racing to Lime Rock Park after a one year absence by winning their third Tudor PC Challange race of the season by a 8.304 second margin, but that was hardly the story.  The first 65 laps of the … Read the Rest »

Aero Wars: The uphill battle NASCAR has gotten itself into

July 25th, 2015 by

The year is 1968.  The racing series:  Formula 1.  Colin Chapman bolts a small front wing and a rear spoiler onto Graham Hill’s Lotus 49.  The result is tremendous.  All Formula 1 teams follow suit in affixing their cars with some kind of aerofoil-shaped device on their cars.  Dubbed “guillotine” wings because….well never mind, let’s … Read the Rest »

Stephen Simpson grabs pole for Northeast Grand Prix

July 25th, 2015 by

 by Dave Moulthrop  –   Cape Town, South Africa’s Stephen Simpson will lead the field to the green flag  Saturday for the first visit of The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship to Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock, CT,  The formation of the United Sportscar Series last year caused the reset of all records allowing Simpson the … Read the Rest »

Solo Drivers Dominate Blancpain Endurance Series

July 24th, 2015 by

For many drivers, the iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series is oftentimes seen as a unique challenge given the sheer length of the online races. Additionally, it’s no secret that the Endurance Series takes a bit more finesse than its Sprint Series counterpart in that one must look after their car for a longer period of time … Read the Rest »

Alatalo Runs Riot at America’s National Park of Speed

July 24th, 2015 by

Week 5 of the Pro Mazdas season saw them head up north to the state of Wisconsin where one of  America’s most historic circuits awaited them: Road America. Featuring 14 corners over its 6.515km layout there would be no shortage of a good fight at this track. With two long straights to draft on and … Read the Rest »

Music Claims Victory at Homestead

July 23rd, 2015 by

Rick Music led 35 laps, including the final 10, to claim the Overdrive Graphics 200 in the opening round of the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by Overdrive Graphics. Deadzone Racing’s Jonathan Goke, returning from testing Star Mazdas, finished runner-up ahead of last night’s practice race winner James Krahula from Unacceptable Racing. The night’s festivities began … Read the Rest »

Back Down to Business at COTA

July 23rd, 2015 by

It was a great welcome back to two of the category’s finest drivers in multiple series champion Madison Down and the 2014 Premier Series Champion Richard Hamstead for Round 5 of the official iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series championship at the Circuit of the Americas – West circuit. Qualifying A hot clear day confronted the field … Read the Rest »