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iRacer Profile: Dave Judson

March 30th, 2013 by

Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    My friend/fellow iRacer Eric Vanek kept telling me some good stories about truck races he had been doing at Talladega.  I was intrigued so I looked into iRacing and saw how realistic it looked and I signed up and haven’t looked back! Q:     What are favorite … Read the Rest »

If It’s Week 8 This Must Be Belgium

March 29th, 2013 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to Circuit Zolder, located in Heusden, Belgium.  The 2.492 mile (4.011 km) features ten turns, including one of the most challenging and dangerous on iRacing, the Turn 5-6 chicane.  It wouldn’t be so difficult if it weren’t for the massive curbs on either side which you … Read the Rest »

Quattropani, Nanzer on Top in Brazil

March 29th, 2013 by

Week 8 saw the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series journey to the Interlagos Circuit, now known as Autódromo José Carlos Pace.  Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the 2.676 mile (4.309 km) circuit features fifteen turns over a minute and a half lap.  The Prototype pole time was 1.25.969 by Cesc Riu (Iberia) while Enzo Bonito … Read the Rest »

iRacing & Partners Donate to Pinellas County Science Center- – Students Win!

March 29th, 2013 by

Normally there would only have been one winner in the 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: James Hinchcliffe, the first IndyCar driver to complete 110 laps of the 1.8 mile street circuit on Sunday.  But thanks to the Science Center of Pinellas County and iRacing, this year’s racing produced scores of winners . . … Read the Rest »

Terrorizing the Monster

March 29th, 2013 by

In Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series gave sim-racers the opportunity to take to the high banks of Dover International Speedway.  The “Monster Mile” as it is commonly called is quite obviously one mile in length. Dover has four corners with banking of 24 degrees and even the straights include nine degrees … Read the Rest »

Gen6 Cars Fly in Irish Hills of Michigan

March 29th, 2013 by

Michigan International Speedway played host to Week Four of the shortened NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), and the reputation of tight racing, with even tighter finishes, held true once again. The two mile oval located in the scenic Irish Hills of Brooklyn, Michigan allows for drivers to experience speeds of nearly 210mph as they … Read the Rest »

Ruggier’s Win Tightens V8 Championship

March 28th, 2013 by

Round Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series headed into Belgium to tackle Circuit Zolder.  Current championship leader Joshua Muggleton would be absent this round, which would allow either Madison Down or Justin Ruggier to take the championship lead with a decent finish.  After winning Race One, it was looking like Ruggier would take control … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ the Nationals

March 27th, 2013 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series visited the sand dunes of North Carolina. More specifically, Rockingham Speedway. The legendary one mile D-shaped oval consists of four turns with 22 and 25 degrees of banking and straightaways of eight degrees of banking. Though out of the regular NASCAR series rotation in the top tier … Read the Rest »

Banshee Autosport Dominates ISOWC Round 4

March 27th, 2013 by

Round 4 of the International Simulated Open Wheel Championship saw 27 Dallara IndyCars try to tame the tricky triangle known as Pocono Raceway for 160 laps . . .400 miles of racing.  After Round 3, Thomas A Klopp held a 10 point advantage over Thomas Sturm, with Jussi Nieminen a total of 25 points back … Read the Rest »

iRacing for the Win

March 26th, 2013 by

To the far left there was a giant monitor broadcasting a birds eye view of the race.  Looking at the drivers cockpit, none realized the magnitude of some of their 200 mph hits.  What the drivers saw was the world spinning around them; completely disoriented as to where the track was.  A few tried to … Read the Rest »