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Get to Know: Case Brinksma

June 10th, 2013 by

iRacing.com has thousands of members racing its virtual cars on its laser-scanned tracks, but how many of them can say they race real cars on real tracks?  The iRacer I interviewed this week has been racing in the real world since 2010 and has won championships in both sim racing and real racing. This week’s … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Charges, Narrows Moreira’s Lead

June 10th, 2013 by

It was business as usual as the field moved to Watkins Glen with Gernot Fritsche taking maximum points in the week’s Classic Team Championship battles, narrowing the gap to series leader Nuno Moreira by 11 points. Watkins Glen is usually a popular track, often boasting the highest participation of the entire season for any series, … Read the Rest »

Buie’s Monster Week

June 10th, 2013 by

Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed heads to Dover International Speedway for some action at the 1-mile concrete coliseum. Over 2,000 sim racers took the green flag for at least one race during the week, but there would be only one who could claim they are king at Dover. NASCAR iRacing Pro … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Magic

June 8th, 2013 by

The fifth week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series racing took place at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The one mile oval – aka The Magic Mile — saw 747 sim-racers take part in the week as they all fought to master the top lane passing or take advantage of other people’s mistakes and earn … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Cole C. Anderson

June 8th, 2013 by

Crazy 8s in Virginia

June 7th, 2013 by

Round 5 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Virginia International Raceway.  It has been a few seasons since the drivers took to VIR and the sim-racers would have to re-acquaint themselves with the full 5.2 km circuit consisting of 17 corners. Qualifying was lead by Madison Down who posted a very impressive lap … Read the Rest »

In the Driver’s Seat – At Last!

June 7th, 2013 by

Remember as a kid the first time you sat in your parents’ car?  You grabbed the steering wheel tight, raised your arm out the window and imagined taking the checkered flag at Daytona or Indy.  Did you ever think that even if you were talented enough to pursue a career that you would need financial … Read the Rest »

Strikes and Gutters for Sprints at Martinsville

June 7th, 2013 by

One of the oldest paved tracks in North America, Martinsville Speedway provides one of the biggest challenges that the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series has to face this season. With tight unforgiving turns complete with curbs and slippery straights, only the most consistent would survive to see the checkered flag when the official race nights rolled … Read the Rest »

Self Improvement

June 6th, 2013 by

Road racing was the only form of racing that I knew for the first eight years of my career.  Even though I was an avid NASCAR fan as a kid, always watching the races and playing the video games, I got my start in Karts.  They taught me everything I knew as far as racecraft, … Read the Rest »

iRNC Rolls at The Rock

June 6th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge mixed class series visited the mountains of Connecticut in Week Five to tackle Lime Rock Park’s road course.  This high speed, 1.53 mile circuit oddly has only one left hand turn, so setting up your car is essential for a quick lap.  If you leave the racing surface and touch the … Read the Rest »