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Lionheart IndyCar Series Shines from Start to Last Lap at Phoenix
March 7th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The Lionheart IndyCar Series is by far and away the premiere fixed setup league for the IndyCar on iRacing. With races being broadcast by GSRC, and play by play and color commentary from Sean Ambrose and Evan Posocco, it is a spectacle to be seen. So far this season racers have ventured to six different … Read the Rest »
Setup “Meritts” Success at Homestead
March 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week Eleven of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Homestead-Miami Speedway. A total of 112 sim-racers took to the track near Miami Beach throughout the week. Aero-push, cautions, handling, lap traffic, pit road entrances and exits, pit strategy and tire wear were just some of the storylines that played out throughout … Read the Rest »
They Knew Ty Was Here
March 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
It’s true you can’t win ‘em all. Equally, finishing runner-up isn’t always the next best thing to winning; not when somebody else made sure the competition “knew we were here” by contending for victory rather than settling for second. With a win and three top six finishes in the seven race 2015 World Series of … Read the Rest »
Uusi-Jaakkola Untouchable at Interlagos
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series offseason saw some big moves up and down the field, but the most interesting were perhaps at the ‘Big Two’ teams, where Coanda Simsport and Team Redline added new talent to their ranks. Coanda’s big recruits included the 2014 Pro Series Champion Mitchell DeJong along with Rocco Barone, … Read the Rest »
‘Tired’-out in Atlanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
This past week the NASCAR iRacing Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, a track kind to those who understand one important facet of racing – managing tire wear. Consistently across both the Fixed and Open series drivers’ chatter focused on the impact of tire wear and the difficulty in tire management over the long run. “Took … Read the Rest »
Taking Bumps and Lumps at ‘lanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 1 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series season takes us down south to my home track located in Hampton, Georgia! Every year this is one of the best races to watch (although I am a bit biased on this topic) and I often go to this race. I sadly wasn’t able to make the … Read the Rest »
Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – Two Wide and Handsome
March 4th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
We had this grand plan laid out last month: We’d get a decent finish at Daytona and use that as a springboard into a good season. Instead of wadding the Daytona car up before the first pit stop, we’d just sail under the radar, get away with a few dents and scratches and start the … Read the Rest »
Burnin’ Rubber and Money
March 4th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 2 – Atlanta After last week’s 11th place finish at Daytona, I sat down and did some projections in the budget. With my $5 million loan from the bank, compounding at 2% interest per week, we would have to finish in the top five every week in order to stay on track with the … Read the Rest »
Magic Martin Wins At The Magic Mile
March 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Last Thursday night, the Sim Auto Racing Association’s top division, the RB Performance Super Late Models took to the unforgiving flats of New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the New Hampshire 103, and their 6th week of racing in the 12 race schedule. The feature event would be a 103 lap endurance with 23 drivers entering … Read the Rest »
Multiclass Ballet at Interlagos
March 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
On February 15th NEO held Round Four of the NEO Endurance Series at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos. With a couple of wide straights and a tight inner section, this track would be a big challenge for the drivers. And a big challenge it was. The first hours of the race was … Read the Rest »