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Get to Know: Will Lamb

March 17th, 2014 by

Born in 1995, Will Lamb has accomplished a great deal since joining iRacing in the summer of 2010.  Lamb’s career oval and road statistics are nearly mirror images of one another.  On the oval side, Lamb has 376 career starts races and has scored 43 wins. He has finished in the top five nearly 62% … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: IndyCar Setup Introduction

March 15th, 2014 by

Last night while running some go karts at On Track Karting with a friend who was back on spring break and my brother, I had a bit of a revelation. Even on these rental karts, which had no setup components or anything, there were things you as a driver could change to make it handle … Read the Rest »

Formula One: History of an American Spectator

March 15th, 2014 by

Formula One is changing, a lot.  The 2014 season is upon us and, like F1 junkies around the world, I’ll be staying up late (or getting up early) to watch the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.  Like a hopeless gambler haunting the Las Vegas casinos at hours when most mammals would be sleeping, F1 has … Read the Rest »

Design & Build Your Own Sim Rig III

March 15th, 2014 by

When building anything in this world that has equal and opposite sides, the best way to proceed is with a piece of equipment called a jig. Jigs, which are usually made of metal, are quite time-consuming to build.  But they make a world of difference in product. Why? A jig allows you to place everything … Read the Rest »

RUF Cup Halftime Report

March 14th, 2014 by

It is hard to believe that we have already completed six weeks of competition in the first running of the twelve-week iRacing.com RUF Cup series, as these weeks have flown by thanks to some incredible sim-racing on some of the most unique tracks that iRacing has to offer. Over 2,000 drivers from around the globe … Read the Rest »

Lotus 79 Races at Lime Rock!

March 14th, 2014 by

Week 6 of the iRacing.com Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series marked the very first time that the Lotus 79 raced at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, USA this Sunday! It was a warm and partly cloudy day at this short (1.53-mile / 2.5km) track. Everyone was quite curious about how it would all turn out. … Read the Rest »

Trips to DIS, PIR, & LVMS

March 14th, 2014 by

Daytona (Week Four) The fourth week of action in the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought 3,609 sim racers from all around the world to the laser scanned Daytona International Speedway. The 2.5-mile monster of a racetrack provides arguably the closest and most exciting racing of any motorsport venue. One of the things that … Read the Rest »

Hudson, Kusheba Take Control in Vegas

March 13th, 2014 by

NASCAR iRacing Series Round 3: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The ‘Diamond in the Desert’ hosted Week 3 of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series. The 1.5 mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the location for both the Fixed and Open setup online races this week, with just over 1500 sim-racers trying to prove they could be … Read the Rest »

Down Wins Bathurst Thriller

March 13th, 2014 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series took to its spiritual home of Mt Panorama Bathurst for Round Six of 2014 Season 1. Continuing his streak of six pole positions was Madison Down, as the TT-R sim-racer was the only driver to get into the 2:05s. Second on the grid went to Rens Broekman with Row Two … Read the Rest »

Mazda Motorsports & iRacing Team-Up

March 13th, 2014 by

New Entry Point for the Mazda SportsCar Racing Academy Mazda announced the latest addition to its driver development program with a partnership with iRacing.  Mazda Motorsports has more than 9,000 club racers in the U.S., most of who race MX-5 Miatas, while many of  the more than 50,000 iRacers around the world have raced the … Read the Rest »