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New, Enhanced Tracks and Features Headline Season 3 Build

July 23rd, 2013 by

Champion Motorsports Visits Autódromo José Carlos Pace

July 23rd, 2013 by

Race   The rolling start went off seamlessly as a colorful parade of Kias and MX-5s skillfully squeezed through the allocated orange zone. It would only be near the end of lap one that all of the race incidents developed at approximately the same time. The most dramatic crash occurred when Mike Ruder and Dave … Read the Rest »

Jon Adams Masters Michigan

July 23rd, 2013 by

The final week of Season Two of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series heads to one of the most popular tracks on the iRacing service in Michigan International Speedway. While the 2-mile oval packs just 18 degrees of banking, its long straights and sweeping turns make it a favorite among many racers in the … Read the Rest »

Hauff Handles Iowa

July 23rd, 2013 by

Week 11 of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brings nearly 2,100 sim racers to the virtual Iowa Speedway for 45 laps of racing at the 0.875-mile short track. Iowa Speedway is a favorite among the real racing community as well as the sim racing community for the great racing it produces all throughout … Read the Rest »

Late Model Battle Continues Through Charlotte

July 22nd, 2013 by

The Charlotte Legends Oval is a venue dreaded by all NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series drivers, but for many it was an opportunity to gain a few points on a competitor who decided to take Week 11 off. The close quarters for the mini-oval did not necessarily highlight our normal challenge of tire wear, but … Read the Rest »

Ganzeveld Wins After Last Lap Drama

July 22nd, 2013 by

or the penultimate week of the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series, the drivers headed to Road Atlanta. Best known as the home of Petit Le Mans, the 2.54 mile race track features a dozen turns with The Esses (Turns Three to Five) being the most famous and difficult ones. The track is perhaps most well … Read the Rest »

Muggo the Magnificent in Brazil

July 22nd, 2013 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed back to one of the more popular tracks on the calendar: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace also known as Interlagos. This tricky 15 turn track in Brazil features a long main straight with a number of slow speed corners through the middle section of the lap, so … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Justin Petschauer

July 22nd, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed Justin Petschauer, a 21 year old from Las Vegas, NV who definitely knows his way around iRacing. A member since October of 2010, Petschauer has competed in 306 oval races and 168 road races, collecting over a dozen victories on both sides of iRacing. So far it has been a record … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Milk is a Natural 30 at Indy

July 21st, 2013 by

Outside of Vincent’s timing issues, there was very little drama to be had during the grid-setting session. Much of the field played nicely over the 13-turn, 2.6 mile course, with teammates and non-teammates alike drafting one another in the high speed sections, trying to gain that last bit of speed. Troy Harder kept his chances … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Chris Overland

July 20th, 2013 by

Q: How long have you been sim-racing? A: I’ve been sim-racing on consoles since the early 2000s, but I’ve only been racing PC sims like NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and iRacing for about four years. Q: What attracted you to iRacing? A: I was on youtube one morning and was recommended a video that DWC … Read the Rest »