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iRacer Profile – Kay Kaschube

June 23rd, 2012 by

Next time you find yourself going wheel-to-wheel with Kay Kaschube at Phillip Island, consider giving him a wide berth in Turn Two (aka Southern Loop).  After all, he just might be inclined to return to his racing roots and head straight for the waters of the Bass Strait.  You see Kaschube cut his racing on … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Back On Top In Virginia

June 22nd, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams to the community of Alton, near Danville, Virginia and Virginia International Raceway.  VIR, as it’s known, is a 5.26km track in length with 17 corners and is without a doubt one of the series’ most challenging tracks.  With acres of grass … Read the Rest »

Valantiejus Lands Another at Spa

June 20th, 2012 by

Classic Teams Championship, Round 7 – Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium For Round 7 the Classic Teams Championship visited Spa-Francorchamps in the legendary hills of the Ardennes. The 7km lap includes such famous names as Eau Rouge, Stavelot, Blanchimont and La Source. The longest race length on the calendar, Spa would prove to be a tough challenge for … Read the Rest »

Crawford Continues His Domination

June 20th, 2012 by

Brooklyn, Michigan was the site of racing for Week Seven on the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series. Drivers looked to tackle the fast two mile oval in hopes of stopping Jared Crawrord’s (Michigan) domination of the series. In all, 1069 drivers attempted at least one race while 305 put down at least one lap in … Read the Rest »

Immersion – That Elusive Illusion of Believability

June 19th, 2012 by

“One Physics to rule them all. One Physics to find them. One Physics to bring them all, and in the Simulation bind them.” (Just to preface this, I’m not an iRacing employee and I have no influence at all in the user experience work of iRacing. I’m a passionate, paying customer of iRacing, just like … Read the Rest »

Binder Resumes Control at Loudon

June 19th, 2012 by

Entering Week 7 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a single point divided first and second spots in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series between defending champion Alan Binder and Pro/WC driver Vinnie Sansone. Things were looking to be quite tense up front for the week’s online races, but “The Magic Mile” had some spells to cast … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series Pocono Report

June 18th, 2012 by

A trip to Long Pond, Pennsylvania for some racing around Pocono Raceway was exactly what some drivers needed to get their NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season back on track. Unlike any other track, Pocono offers three vastly different corners, and the longest straightaway in NASCAR. These factors combine to give drivers a feeling … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Scott McDonough

June 16th, 2012 by

It’s nice to share the wealth.  After two seasons of utter domination of the Daytona Prototype class of the  iRacing.com Grand-Am Online Sports Car Series, Scott McDonough is taking a bit of break in 2012 S3, contesting only a trio of races so far.  At that he’s already added a couple of wins to his … Read the Rest »

Downs’ Magical Month Continues

June 15th, 2012 by

Round Six of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond headed to England’s Oulton Park near the village known as Little Budworth in Cheshire. The 4.3km track features a double chicane on the back straight and offers few overtaking opportunities, so qualifying was the big talking point of the week. As had been the … Read the Rest »

All Quiet on the Wisconsin Front

June 15th, 2012 by

It was a quiet week for the iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series, as the circuit headed to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the eighth installment of the season. Only 46 drivers showed up to partake in the festivities, as many drivers elected to take this race as their “drop race” for the season.  The … Read the Rest »