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iRacer Profile: Stan Bragg Jr

September 14th, 2013 by

Q: Who is your racing idol? A: Davey Allison, he was a great race car driver and just had a great personality; always smiling.  Even when he had horrible luck he was always smiling. Q: What is your biggest sim accomplishment? A: Well after taking 12 years off from sim-racing and all racing games for … Read the Rest »

Circle-Track Setup: What Is Toe, And Why Should You Use It?

September 13th, 2013 by

No matter what kind of motorsport racing there is, there will always be a reason to optimize the contact patch of the tire to gain maximum grip. Since most (!) autosport involves going as fast as possible, in order to do this, the car’s chassis and suspension is going to change attitude, whether it’s a … Read the Rest »

O’Rourke Obliterates Iowa

September 13th, 2013 by

Week Six 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 »

An Unfamiliar Story

September 12th, 2013 by

It’s a familiar story: kid dreams of being a race driver but because of finances/age/location (take your pick) gets his start sim-racing rather than in “real” racing.  Parlays success as a sim-racer into a chance at “real” racing and makes good. In the case of Randy Wolfgram you can put that familiar script in the … Read the Rest »

Huttu Seals 2013 World Title with Interlagos Victory

September 11th, 2013 by

With two rounds of the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix series still to run, Greger Huttu has sealed the series crown with a pole-to-flag win at the virtual-Interlagos. It’s the Finn’s third world title in four years, which sees him take home a cool $10,500 in prize money. Starting from pole position after setting a … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 6: Motegi Night

September 11th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series rolled into the sixth round of the season at Twin Ring Motegi.  While last week featured the first endurance races on the schedule at Interlagos, this week the races were held at night for the only time this season.  The Twin Ring Motegi circuit is located in the … Read the Rest »

Mustang Cup Leader Spot Still Up For Grabs At Season Midpoint

September 11th, 2013 by

A thrilling first half of Season 3 in the iRacing.com Mustang Cup concluded in Week 6 at Laguna Seca with several drivers showing that the current leader’s spot atop the points is not assured.  In the super-competitive series featuring four different points leaders in the first six weeks, two-time champion Dariusz Bielawski may have been … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ & Rollin’ at Lime Rock

September 10th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge mixed-series visited the hills of Connecticut and the very popular Lime Rock Park road course for Week Five of 2013 S3.  Oddly, this high speed, 1.53 mile circuit only has one major left hand turn so your setup is crucial for a quick lap.  If you leave the racing surface and … Read the Rest »

Muggo Nation Rises in Brazil

September 9th, 2013 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Brazil and Autódromo José Carlos Pace, known by many as Interlagos. With Justin Ruggier finally getting back onto the top step of the podium the championship has just stepped up another notch as Down and Muggleton both had less than ideal weeks. Qualifying was lead … Read the Rest »

Harrison Gains Ground Under the Lights

September 9th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing Series was back in action at Richmond International Raceway for Week 24 of the 2013 season. Coming into the week points leader Tyler D Hudson found himself in the lead in a big way only 2654 points over 2nd place Landon Harrison. Hudson has been hot over the last few … Read the Rest »