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Muggleton Makes it a Double

November 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed back Down Under to visit Oran Park Raceway for Round Two of 2013 Season 4.  With Josh Muggleton coming away with a victory from Japan and also the defending champion, everyone knew he was the man to beat. Muggleton’s fine form continued as he not only grabbed the pole, … Read the Rest »

Linnaluoto and Moreira Take CTC Openers

November 15th, 2013 by

Round 1: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps After a thrilling end to 2013 Season 3, the Classic Lotus Grand Prix series moved to Spa for Round 1 of Season 4.  Sunday’s Grand Prix (16.30 GMT), with a SOF of 3626 and 38 entries, saw an epic battle between Tapani Linnaluoto and the strong returning Canadian sim-racer, William Levesque, … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 2: Suzuka

November 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge traveled across the globe to Japan for their week of online racing at the Suzuka International Racing Course.  The 17-turn, 5.81km, track hosts a multitude of real life racing series, including Formula One.  Suzuka can be seen as a driver’s favorite for hot-lapping, but when the unique figure eight … Read the Rest »

iRacing V8 Champ Wins a “Real” Race Drive

November 15th, 2013 by

Best known for winning seven iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series championships, Madison Down has recently won a seat in a real race car in Racecentre’s Race to Realitycompetition. “Australia’s Most Advanced Simulation Centre,” Racecentre have been running a year-long competition to find Australia’s top sim driver. Recently they held the Grand Final of 16 drivers linking … Read the Rest »

Southerland Edges Battenfield in Irwindale Late Models

November 14th, 2013 by

The second week of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series season saw a lot of great racing at Irwindale Speedway, with many drivers utilizing different lines making for some great side-by-side racing at the Southern California oval.   Even though there was side-by-side racing in abundance actually making the pass proved to be a challenge.  Sim-racers … Read the Rest »

Uusi-Jaakkola’s Perfect Start

November 14th, 2013 by

This weekend the 2013 iRacing.com Road Pro Series heads to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, for the third round of the schedule. The 10 race season will decide who will join the current crop of iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series drivers to compete for cash prizes totalling more than $18,000 in … Read the Rest »

Hamilton Sets SK-Mod Pace at USA

November 13th, 2013 by

USA International Speedway was the stomping grounds for the first week of the NASCAR iRacing.com SK  Modified Series. Many highly-ranked drivers came out to exercise their chance at jumping to an early points lead while mixing with some drivers in the sub 2000 iRating range. Eric Hamilton started on pole for the 2326 SoF race … Read the Rest »

Circle Track Setup: The Case for Caster

November 13th, 2013 by

In the last article, I talked about the uses of toe and how it affects both drivability and front-end dynamics. However, that is only one of the three basic geometric ways to move a tire on a race vehicle. Of the other two, camber is well-recognized, but for all intents and purposes, the least-understood of … Read the Rest »

Bolton Captures Improbable Win at Phoenix

November 13th, 2013 by

Justin Bolton captured his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series win on Tuesday night, coming back from an early crash to take the victory. Bolton, the winner of Hickory Motor Speedway’s Fall Classic for Limited Late Models, chose to stay out under a late-race yellow — which appeared to be a strange call, to say … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Hallows’ Eve at Okayama

November 13th, 2013 by

OKAYAMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN – Overshadowed by the legendary Japanese Formula One circuits of Fuji and Suzuka, it can be easy to forget that a few chapters of F1 racing history have taken place at Okayama International Circuit. Then known as TI Circuit Aida, the facility played host to the Pacific Grand Prix in 1994 and … Read the Rest »