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iRacer Profile: Steve Burnett

May 29th, 2013 by

Steve Burnett is one of those good guys in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series. Not necessarily the fastest driver on track or even the most experienced, Steve always manages to make his presence known in some way.  After I had asked for help in getting visuals and strength of field results from competitors, Steve … Read the Rest »

Huttu Out in Front as Luis Falls By Wayside

May 28th, 2013 by

When reflecting on the seventh Round of the iRacing,com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Watkins Glenn, people may see it as the turning point of the season for Greger Huttu. The Finn was gifted his fifth victory of the 2013 season when a series of errors saw his main title rival Hugo Luis retire … Read the Rest »

Smith Pulls a Trick Out of His Sleeve at “The Magic Mile”

May 28th, 2013 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is often considered a short track by many NASCAR drivers with its flat banking and low cornering speed, but for the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series it is one of the biggest circuits on the schedule, with the cars reaching around the 130mph mark. The relatively flat Magic Mile would test … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Brandon Buie

May 28th, 2013 by

For this week, I interviewed Brandon Buie, a Pro Series-licensed driver who has been on iRacing since December of 2012. Brandon has been sim racing since the days of NASCAR Racing 2, over a decade ago. Based on his iRacing statistics, it’s safe to assume he learned a thing or two about sim racing from … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Global Challenge Quarterly Recap: Part 1

May 28th, 2013 by

The Alabama Lottery

May 28th, 2013 by

Normally when you think of winning the lottery, you think of places like Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, not Talladega, Alabama. Fortunately for the 3,000+ sim racers who took the green flag during Week Four of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series, each of them had an equal chance of hitting it big and … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Paddock Hill 30 at Brands

May 27th, 2013 by

Don’t be fooled by the clear skies and umbrella-less grandstands – rain would play a factor for a few of the competitors during the race. Rainfall between qualifying the race sessions did little to dampen the spirits of an enthusiastic crowd, or even delay the race thanks to quick work by officials and track safety … Read the Rest »

Unfamiliar Territory

May 27th, 2013 by

You’ll have to look long and hard on the oval side of iRacing to find a series in which Tyler D Hudson’s name is not writ large on the roster of past champions and race winners.   That’s hardly surprising for an iRacer with more than 1100 wins to his credit and some three dozen top … Read the Rest »

Honors and Heartbreaks at Iowa

May 26th, 2013 by

Built in 2006, Iowa Speedway is one of the “babies” of motorsports venues. In that small time frame, however, the track has hosted many different kinds of racing series on its five different track configurations. Not only has NASCAR’s Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series visited the track, but the IndyCar and Indy Lights … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Omar Soto

May 25th, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim racing? A:    My first racing game was Super Monaco GP on Sega Mega Drive, later Ridge Racer Type 4 and Gran Turismo on PSX. I played all games of Gran Turismo, but GT5 disappointed me a lot in terms of simulation. Trying to look for a PC … Read the Rest »