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Thornton Scores Big at Talladega

August 22nd, 2012 by

Week Three of the season saw the NiCBS travel south to Talladega Super Speedway. Talladega is known for big points and last week was no exception.  Jared Crawford (Michigan) looked to get back on track after missing Week Two while point’s leader Jon Adams (Georgia) announced that he would not be able to compete for … Read the Rest »

Karlavige on Top at Michigan

August 22nd, 2012 by

Jason Karlavige passed Jon Adams with just three laps remaining, then held-off a hard-charging Kevin King to score a career first win NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship win at Michigan International Speedway. Karlavige only led five laps over the 100 laps while King dominated most of the race, but both Karlavige and Adams beat the … Read the Rest »

Huttu Takes a Big Step Closer to Title

August 21st, 2012 by

On one of the toughest circuits of the 2012 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, Greger Huttu took another huge stride towards reclaiming his lost crown at Road Atlanta with his eighth win of the season. However, it was no easy stroll for the 2010 World Champion, who struggled to qualify in the top-five and … Read the Rest »

Circle-Track School: Line of Sight Behind The Wheel

August 21st, 2012 by

I took this picture the other day while following a big truck on an interstate highway, going about 60 mph (about 100 kph). Imagine yourself in this situation, driving the car. Where in the picture do you look? Fig. 1. A very common sight while driving. Where are you looking right now? Assuming that you’re … Read the Rest »

Branch and Vanek Win in Hot 'lanta

August 20th, 2012 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted Round Three of the 2012 Season 3 IZOD Indycar Series, with Monday’s online race demonstrating that cerebral skill counst as much as driving talent. 25 starters took the green flag with Joe Branch starting tenth.  He won not so much by having the fastest car, but by saving fuel and having … Read the Rest »

Branch and Vanek Win in Hot ‘lanta

August 20th, 2012 by

Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted Round Three of the 2012 Season 3 IZOD Indycar Series, with Monday’s online race demonstrating that cerebral skill counst as much as driving talent. 25 starters took the green flag with Joe Branch starting tenth.  He won not so much by having the fastest car, but by saving fuel and having … Read the Rest »

Get to Know Steve Luvender

August 20th, 2012 by

One of iRacing’s most popular features is its in-game paint booth. iRacing gives us the opportunity to paint the cars we run in whatever way we want to, plus they provide us a list of sponsors to use on the cars. Obviously, iRacing can’t give members every single sponsor they might want, so because of … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Justin Hamilton

August 18th, 2012 by

Justin Hamilton’s learning curve on iRacing has been a steep one.  Since joining iRacing in January, he’s made steady – and rapid – progress up the charts, particularly with his Mazda MX-5 in Nvidia Cup competition.  A credible but “distant” 66th place finisher in S2, he moved up to P17 in Season 2B on the … Read the Rest »

Flying Finns Invade SRFord Challenge at Brands Hatch

August 17th, 2012 by

The SpecRacer Ford Challenge sailed across the pond to Kent, England, to visit the famous Brands Hatch GP course for Week 2.  This marked the first official visit to Brands for the series, and the track proved to be particularly well-suited for the SpecRacer Ford. Unlike Watkins Glen, though, Brands Hatch is one of those … Read the Rest »

Coleman Claims Daytona

August 17th, 2012 by

As if a trip to the famed Daytona International Speedway was not enough motivation for NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) drivers to take to the track, being only Week Two of a twelve week season, this serves as a great chance to get the season started off well. Not all would be so fortunate … Read the Rest »