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iRacer Profile – Samuel Doughty

July 21st, 2012 by

It comes as no surprise that an iRacer who lists Big Bang Theory as his favorite television show should drive for SkullGeek Racing.  It’s a name only Sheldon Cooper, Leonard Hoftstadter  — and Samuel Doughty and a few thousand iRacers – could love.   On the other hand, what are the chances that an iRacer who … Read the Rest »

Lessons from a Veteran “Up ‘n Comer”

July 20th, 2012 by

Vinnie Sansone is one of those up and coming drivers you don’t want to miss because many believe, in the next year or so, he can contend for a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title. Vinnie has been iRacing since 2008 and has put up some great numbers. For example, in only 111 oval starts … Read the Rest »

Down With Crown In Sight

July 20th, 2012 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond returned the States with a visit to 4km, 12 turn Road Atlanta.  A long back straight made it difficult to develop a setup which would be fast through the turns and fast on the back straight, but a lot of people traded straight line … Read the Rest »

Close Racing Causes A Stir in Loudon

July 20th, 2012 by

Anytime the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) heads to Loudon, New Hampshire it is always a nail biter, but this weeks door to door racing action created quite a stir around the online racing community. Whenever high horsepower stock cars are put on a relatively flat oval, it is begging for full contact, high … Read the Rest »

Pennsylvanian 150 Wrap-up

July 19th, 2012 by

Thirty-six sim-racers from all over the world came out to Round One of the 2012 Targa Series, the Pennsylvanian 150 this past Sunday. Pocono Raceway International Course played host to a 60-lap race filled with interesting strategies, and marred by attrition as the field came to terms with what the Targa Series is all about. … Read the Rest »

Williams Surges, Ligier Fades as Frische Claims Title

July 19th, 2012 by

Williams continued their recent run of excellent form to surge into the lead of the Classic Team Championship constructors championship at Barber Motorsports Park even as a poor showing from Ligier’s Audrius Valanteijus gave Ferrari driver, Gernot Frische, the CTC drivers title with a race to run. Leading by 95 points, the Ligier driver would … Read the Rest »

Binder Leads at Lanier

July 18th, 2012 by

With the excitement that Bristol brought to the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series last week, it would seem any other track would be a nice vacation from the stresses that Thunder Valley usually exhibits on sprint drivers. However, with the second visit to Lanier National Speedway this season, Week 11 showed just as much intensity between … Read the Rest »

Crawford Wins Again

July 18th, 2012 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH was the location where the action took place for Week 11. Sim racers traveled to the “Granite State” in hopes of scoring enough points to knock off championship leader Jared Crawford (Michigan). During the week, 563 people attempted one race while 153 people attempted at least one qualifying … Read the Rest »

iRacer Interview: Brian Schoenburg

July 18th, 2012 by

Whether you are the world’s most dedicated online racer or a hobbiest sim-racer, odds are you have traded paint with Brian Schoenburg at one point or another. Competing in nearly every car iRacing.com has to offer, the Moorpark, CA resident shows no preference for road or oval, Pro, Class A,B,C, D or Rookie, embracing every … Read the Rest »

Southern Comfort

July 17th, 2012 by

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course is one of the few layouts to appear multiple times on the inRacingNews Challenge schedule, coming up in Week Three and Week Nine. In this, the second visit of the season, the Mazda MX-5 Roadster, Spec Racer Ford, and Pontiac Solstice drivers of the iRNC begin the final third of … Read the Rest »