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The NASCAR iRacing Road to Pro: Week 8 of 8

April 16th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Brennan Mercer has been at it again: toting-up actual and potential points  for the 2013 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup).  As the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or Pro/WC license from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in the Class “A” open setup NASCAR series qualify … Read the Rest »

Mustang Intensity at Daytona

April 16th, 2013 by

Eleven weeks of close racing reached a new high point at Daytona as the iRacing.com Mustang Cup drivers battled for every possible point.  Something about racing at Daytona – the history, the high banking, the challenge of never quite mastering it – brings out the intensity in every sim-racer on the grid.  Combine that intensity … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Guy Driggers (Part II)

April 15th, 2013 by

Last week in the first part of my interview with the 22 year old Guy Driggers, we discussed his sim-racing career, and his feelings on it up until now. This week, we talked about his painting career in racing, how he started painting, who he has painted for, and why he loves to paints race … Read the Rest »

Huttu Claws to Road America Victory

April 15th, 2013 by

In a toughly-fought 47 laps around the virtual Road America, Greger Huttu battled his way to the front to take victory at the chequered flag. Huttu’s second win of the 2013 season puts the reigning champion equal on points with Hugo Luis, with the pair the only drivers to secure wins this year. Starting from … Read the Rest »

GT Competition in the Empire State

April 15th, 2013 by

The iRacing servers during Week 10 did not lack great online racing. However, one of the highlights throughout the week was the incredible side-by-side action put-on by Touring Cars at a familiar venue: Watkins Glen International. The 2.4 mile “Classic” circuit is an incredible example of what American racetracks have to offer. The iRacing.com Grand … Read the Rest »

Sulzer Back In Style

April 15th, 2013 by

Week 10 brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to Road Atlanta, located in Braselton, GA, USA.  Using the tight club layout, drivers attacked 14 corners over 1.81 miles (2.91 km) of track.  Typically used for drifting competitions in real life, this layout was quite sketchy for racing throughout the week.  This showed as only … Read the Rest »

The Martinsville Master

April 15th, 2013 by

Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series brought sim racers from all around the globe to Martinsville Speedway for 110 laps of hard-nosed short track racing. The 0.526-mile speedway saw 452 online racers take the green flag for at least one race during the week, each looking for a chance to visit victory … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Brian V Macklin

April 13th, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim-racing? A:    I started racing in August, 2007 racing the NR2K3 platform. Made the switch to iRacing in August, 2009. Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    The league I was a longtime member of decided to move away from Nascar 2003 and move to iRacing, so … Read the Rest »

Kusheba’s Paperclip Party

April 12th, 2013 by

Martinsville Speedway played host for Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup). Since hosting its first event in 1948, the speedway has been one of the most anticipated weekends in all of racing. The very unique “paperclip” design makes the track like no other on the circuit, which promotes a classic … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Closes Gap; Lotus Falter

April 12th, 2013 by

Road Atlanta is a popular and challenging track, with the sweeps early in the lap being both exciting and testing in equal amounts. In all 100 Lotus 79 drivers took on the challenge over the course of 10 races during Week 10 of the Classic Teams Challenge in 2013 Season One. Gernot Fritsche took full … Read the Rest »