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Late Models Romp on the Beach

March 22nd, 2013 by

Just miles away from the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway lies an 0.48 mile (0.77 km) short track with four turns of 23 degrees of banking. This of course can be none other than New Smyrna Speedway located on New Smyrna Beach.  Founded in 1964, New Smyrna was originally a clay-based short track, but … Read the Rest »

Sandman, Kiss Master the Homestead R-oval

March 22nd, 2013 by

Week Seven brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to South Florida and Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Using the “Road Course B” layout, drivers attacked 2.3 miles (3.701 km) of asphalt consisting of 11 turns.  The R-oval format to the circuit gave drives a hard time setting up for both the high speed oval section along with … Read the Rest »

Gen6 Cars Make Bristol Debut

March 22nd, 2013 by

The always exciting Bristol Motor Speedway opened its gates and played host to the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), for week three of their shortened season. This marks the first trip to the famed short track for the new Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen6 cars on iRacing.com. Bristol has built a reputation on … Read the Rest »

First Timer

March 21st, 2013 by

Editor’s note: In his comment on yesterday’s NiSWC race report, Tyler Beals mentioned he was starting his first ever race on iRacing last night, Street Stocks at USA International.  I thought his experience might make for enjoyable reading and Tyler was kind enough to share his reflections on his first taste of competition with the … Read the Rest »

Muggo Rises to the Top in Brazil

March 21st, 2013 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond headed to Brazil for the first time in the series history, where the sim-racers would have to tackle the world famous Autódromo José Carlos Pace also called Interlagos.  This 15 turn monster of a track features tight and twisty parts but also the … Read the Rest »

Shelton Tops at Iowa

March 20th, 2013 by

Iowa Speedway, a four-turned banked short track in the corn fields of Newton, Iowa was the watering grounds for Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series. iRacing’s sim-racers enjoyed an action-filled week on the online version of the track that NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace had built himself. The track draws some of its design … Read the Rest »

Lindsey Takes First NiSWC Victory at Vegas

March 20th, 2013 by

Marcus Lindsey finally put it all together. After spending much of his first year in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship underachieving and running mid-pack, Lindsey finally broke through with a dominating performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the second round of the 2013 championship. His #1 Chevy SS was dominant, and Lindsey took … Read the Rest »

Hotlappin’ at Hotlanta

March 19th, 2013 by

Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) brings the sim racers to one of the fastest tracks on the NASCAR circuit in Atlanta Motor Speedway. The fast speeds always bring out tons of eager racers attempting to put their Silverado in victory lane at least once. Nearly 2,000 online racers took … Read the Rest »

Huttu’s Hundredth

March 19th, 2013 by

The second round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series saw Greger Huttu power to a flag-to-flag victory to claim his first finish at the front of the field in the young season. The Finn’s dominant display was his one hundredth official iRacing win from 129 starts, which reflects his formidable form that … Read the Rest »

Lindqvist’s Title Grip Tightens as Salminen Makes Progress

March 18th, 2013 by

Spa, a places that oozes history, excitement and danger, from 1966 when Jackie Stewart was trapped in his car in torrential rain conditions – spurring on the improvements in safety – to rain causing more chaos when David Coulthard spun on Lap 1 in 1998 and only last year with chaos at Eau Rouge, this … Read the Rest »