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Jewell & Baird Lead iRNC at Halfway Point
September 16th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
As we hit the halfway point of 2013 Season 3, Week Six saw iRacing.com’s inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series head to Monterey, California for one of two trips to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This 2.2 mile eleven turn circuit provides drivers with huge elevation changes, none more dramatic than the most challenging section on track – … Read the Rest »
NASCAR iRacing Series Blows into the Windy City
September 16th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Following last week’s NASCAR iRacing Series races at Richmond where Landon Harrison win in the final event of the week cut-in to the points advantage of series leader Tyler D Hudson, Harrison came to Chicagoland Speedway looking to continue his pursuit of Hudson. However, it’s a Herculean task, as Harrison must still make up over … Read the Rest »
Ruggier Too Good Down Under
September 16th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Round 6 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed home to Phillip Island for an endurance event which would see the sim-racers tackle 40 laps (178km) of “The Island.” Qualifying was extremely close with Josh Muggleton taking pole with a 1:31.222 with Justin Ruggier in second. Madison Down and Richard Hamstead started from the second … Read the Rest »
Good Cooke-ing in Kentucky
September 14th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Week 6 of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Oval Series saw the teams head to Kentucky Motor Speedway. The 1.5 mile oval has its corners banked at 14 degrees and allows for side-by-side racing with passing opportunities on the top and bottom lanes. 119 sim-racers entered the week at the bumpy yet fast speedway, hoping to … Read the Rest »
iRacer Profile: Stan Bragg Jr
September 14th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 Jaime Baker
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 »