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What’s the Point?

June 28th, 2013 by

As I’ve said multiple times, the goal of everyone at the Golden Gate Racing team this year is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship. So after winning three straight races, and gaining the points lead by rebounding from an 18 points deficit after the second race, we felt it was time to start points … Read the Rest »

Stars ‘n Sparks Fly in Iowa

June 28th, 2013 by

Week 8 of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series action saw the teams take to the banked turns of Iowa Speedway for close quarters combat on a 180 mile per hour track surrounded by an unyielding wall and with an even more venomous apron. The 0.875 mile four turn oval can support two lane racing in … Read the Rest »

Intense Race at Suzuka

June 27th, 2013 by

The Suzuka International Racing Circuit (Suzuka Circuit) is widely known in the racing world. It hosts events such as the Japanese Grand Prix from 1987 to 2006 and from 2009 and beyond, as well as WTCC, SuperGT and D1 Grand Prix. Originally designed as a Honda test track in 1962 by Dutchman John “Hans” Hugenholtz, … Read the Rest »

The Road to Pro, PT II

June 26th, 2013 by

At the two-third mark of 2013 Season 2, the crunch of making pro lingers as four more weeks are needed for NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series drivers to clinch a spot in the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series. This season there are eleven spots open for the Pro Series as opposed to the usual ten.  … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Survives G-W-C Finish to Win Kentucky

June 26th, 2013 by

After a late-race slide at Pocono cost Nick Ottinger a shot at the win, the hottest driver in the 2013 NASCAR iRacing Series World Championship season rebounded with an impressive victory at Kentucky Speedway. Ottinger took the lead for the first time on Lap 68 and led the rest of the way, barely holding-off polesitter … Read the Rest »

The Road to Pro

June 25th, 2013 by

Heading into the last third of 2013 Season 2 of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series, the top 10 finishers overall earn a license to compete in the iRacing.com Road Pro Series starting in late October. This is how the season is shaping up . . . Looking at the numbers drivers should be aiming for … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Weekly Tune-Up

June 25th, 2013 by

After an action-packed weekend in Sonoma the NASCAR iRacing Series rolls on to the Bluegrass State and Kentucky Speedway. I want to give you some history of our upcoming track Kentucky, and I also wanted to sit down with NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship driver Dylan Duval and talk about his debut in the NASCAR … Read the Rest »

Mustang Points Battle Sharpens at Sonoma

June 25th, 2013 by

While not approaching the massive turnout at The Glen in Week 7, the iRacing.com Mustang Cup’s Week 8 provided intense racing through 17 laps on the tricky Infineon Raceway “Cup” configuration.  Tire management became an issue, with many sim-racers reporting swiftly deteriorating handling in the closing laps of each race.  While the track invited lots … Read the Rest »

The Brickyard Dominator

June 25th, 2013 by

The eighth week of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series takes the sim racers to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 20 circuits around the famed speedway. Over 2,000 eager racers watched the green flag fall for at least one race during the week, but after seven days of fun sim racing, one driver left IMS … Read the Rest »

Dangerous Dover

June 24th, 2013 by

Dover International Speedway —  The Monster Mile — a mix between a short track and an intermediate speedway, was the host of Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour.  Sim-racers suited up for the opportunity to take on what most NASCAR drivers consider one of the toughest tracks to tame. However for the … Read the Rest »