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iRacing Addiction

April 9th, 2012 by

If the powers-that-be were to base iRacing’s catalogue of road racing cars on the driving history of one driver, they could do far worse than Bruno Junqueira.  Formula One and go-karts, Champ Car and F3000, IndyCar and F3, A1GP and GT . . .   Enter the words “Junqueira Formula Truck” on YouTube and you’ll even … Read the Rest »

The Allen Wrench — Adding the Extras

April 9th, 2012 by

Years ago when I started sim-racing the idea of hooking a steering wheel to a computer and driving a car on the screen was a stretch of the imagination for many.  It was kind of like wearing your favorite cartoon character’s pajamas to bed:  it wasn’t discussed in public or at the family reunion your … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Oscar Sahlin

April 7th, 2012 by

It didn’t take long for Oscar Sahlin to make an impact on iRacing.  The postman from Södertälje, Sweden joined the service in the middle of 2011 Season 1 and, by the time the final checkered flag of Season 3 had fallen, he had bested the likes of Ryan Field and Brian Strodtbeck to claim the … Read the Rest »

The Flawless Floridian

April 6th, 2012 by

The iRacing.com Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series invaded Sonoma, California for the third week of the season at Infineon Raceway. Christian Aranha and David Williams were the center(s) of attention as they went into the week’s online racing action tied for first place on the leader board.  Aranha continued his undefeated sweep this week, … Read the Rest »

Maillard and Gelink Top Barber Premier GRAND-AM

April 6th, 2012 by

The second round of the 2012 Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online championship for digital replicas of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S, headed to Barber Motorsports Park in pursuit of its 2012 sim-racing class champions. The GRAND-AM sanctioned series, closely mirrors its real-life counterpart, with visits to classic … Read the Rest »

Ou All the Way

April 5th, 2012 by

Week 9 of the 2012 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway.  This 1.5 mile track offers fantastic racing with many elements coming into play, including tire wear, fuel mileage and pit strategy.  43 sim racers showed-up with hopes of a win or at least a good finish.  The Top Split started with 22 … Read the Rest »

Mastering Marty

April 5th, 2012 by

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series proved this past weekend, Martinsville Speedway is one of the toughest, most unpredictable tracks on the circuit. It was much of the same story as the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series followed their physical world counterparts to the tricky oval in the Virginia countryside. Many would compare the half … Read the Rest »

Stergios Surprise Winner at Vegas

April 4th, 2012 by

Jake Stergios used pit strategy and a timely caution to grab an improbable win in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, spoiling a dominant run by Robert Hall to claim his first career series victory.  Stergios, who is better known for his achievements in online road racing, opted to … Read the Rest »

iGPS visits Indianapolis

April 3rd, 2012 by

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400. A modern infield road course was constructed between 1998 and 2000, incorporating the western and southern portions of the oval (including the southwest turn) to create a 2.605-mile (4.192 km) track that hosted the United … Read the Rest »

Juhring Continues to Dominate

April 3rd, 2012 by

For the ninth week of the season, the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series traveled to the “Blue Grass State” to race on the 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway. Drivers looked to stop Phil Juhring’s (New Jersey) recent domination in the Class B series. During the week, 732 drivers attempted at least one race while 223 drivers … Read the Rest »