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Spectacular Skippies at Spa

March 31st, 2014 by

There is only one Circuit de Spa Francorchamps.  Few tracks boast the kind of  history of Spa; even fewer can match the exhilaration of a fast lap through the Ardennes.  When the four dozen competitors from the UK&I Skip Barber league lined-up for the run down to La Source the excitement was palpable.  Blake Townend … Read the Rest »

Radicals Wide Open as Drop Weeks Approach

March 31st, 2014 by

n paper Tom Lanpheer is utterly dominating 2014 Season 1 of the iRacing.com Radical Challenge series; however dig a little deeper and his strong 158 point lead looks less secure. Maurice Dietzel is consistantly outscoring the championship leader, lies just three points off second and another 200 point haul will almost certainly halve the lead. … Read the Rest »

Driving with Both Eyes Part II

March 28th, 2014 by

This is the second in a series of articles about simulation driving in stereoscopy (or 3d).  The first provided an overview of the advantages of racing in 3d and of the various technologies available to sim-racers today.  This article focusses in on the NVidia 3d Vision solution, how it achieves stereoscopic sim-racing, and how to … Read the Rest »

Martinez’ Homestead Magic

March 28th, 2014 by

Week Eight of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Homestead-Miami Speedway. A grand total of 42 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week. Drive-off of Turn 4, pit strategy, and restarts were the stories of the week. Matt A. Kingsbury (Connecticut) started in pole position with Randy Crossno … Read the Rest »

Rodriguez Moreno Capitalizes at Zolder

March 28th, 2014 by

As we come closer and closer to the final stretch of the RUF Cup series, one thing is for sure: we have no idea who will walk away from this series as champion. The eighth week of competition saw 529 sim-racers compete against each other at Circuit Zolder, a track that has not been at … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Michigan

March 27th, 2014 by

Michigan is one of my favorite tracks on the Indy Car schedule, second only to Iowa Speedway. Both tracks require different driving styles, and both tracks are next on the IndyCar schedule. So, expect another article next week. I decided to skip Kentucky because the eight page document that I wrote introducing you to Homestead, … Read the Rest »

The Fall and Rise of Grand Prix Legends

March 27th, 2014 by

This is my story of the fall and rise of iRacing.com’s Grand Prix Legends series. There were times I was not involved, and thus I don’t have all the details, but I hope my perspective offers some insight into how the series has come back from the brink, and offers some reason to come and … Read the Rest »

Riding Shotgun with Justin Boston, Part II

March 27th, 2014 by

Coming into the second race of the 2014 ARCA Racing Series season on Saturday, Justin Boston driver of the #25 Venturini Motorsports Toyota Camry found himself sitting 40th in points following the season opener at Daytona. Boston was looking forward to bouncing back from Daytona’s disappointment at Mobile International Speedway.  He started the weekend as … Read the Rest »

Tough as Steele

March 27th, 2014 by

The iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup raced their way into the virtual plains of Kansas for the first race with this car at Kansas Speedway. With many unknowns prior to the event, there was more uncertainty than ever as to who would emerge victorious in Thursday’s sim race.  Jeffery Mays snagged the pole away from Thomas … Read the Rest »

Lopez Does it Again in California

March 26th, 2014 by

Auto Club Speedway was the playground for Week 5 of the NASCAR iRacing Series. This newest addition to iRacing proved a tough test for many of the sim-racers taking to its ribbon of tarmac, which provided for some close fought action. The wide racetrack allowed for lots of two and three wide racing, leaving lots … Read the Rest »