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Moreno Mounts Stellar GT3 Comeback
July 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Julian Rodriguez Moreno: The name alone brings memories into many people’s minds. Winner of the first GT3 season (2014 Season 1), Moreno was a bit of a no-show during the first few weeks of Season 2. A late entry, Moreno re-emerged as a force to be reckoned with and, if his latest victory is any … Read the Rest »
Warren Nips Bussa in Wild Finish
July 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Alex Warren took home his first career NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com victory in a chaotic race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The finish, which will go down as one of the closest and most exciting in series history, saved the race from a complete mess after several championship contenders finding trouble. Warren … Read the Rest »
Florida to New Hampshire
July 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
After spending Week Nine in the Bluegrass State, the NASCAR iRacing Class A Fixed Series headed to two very unique venues for weeks 10 and 11 of the series. Week 10 brought the series to the world famous Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile superspeedway with 31-degree banking, while Week 11 brings the drivers to the … Read the Rest »
Grand Prix Legends Battle at Spa
July 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The Circuit Spa-Francorchamps is another track on the iRacing.com Grand Prix Legends calendar that was actually hosted a race during the 1967 Formula One season, although the layout was much different back then. La Source and Eau Rouge were similar, as were Blanchimont and the Kemmel straight. The major differences came once you hit the … Read the Rest »
Championship Hopes Rise for Filsell
July 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
It’s been a relatively quiet championship season for ANZ Motorsports driver Jarrad Filsell. Although he’s consistently been finishing races in the top-five, he’s yet to come home with a Strength of Field (SoF) race win this season. On a sunny but windy race at Circuit Gilles-Villenueve (AKA Montreal), however, that all changed. Week 11 of … Read the Rest »
Shaw Survives Busy Week Under the Lights at Daytona
July 14th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
As with the season opener at Talladega, Week 10 of the NASCAR iRacing Class B Open Series was a busy one, as the big high-banked super speedways brings virtual racers out in droves. With the season hitting the home stretch, the tenth round of the 12-week schedule brought the Impalas and Mustangs to the World … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: James Kirsch
July 14th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
A nearly-five year veteran on iRacing, James Kirsch from Western New York has been a contender on the track from the day he joined the sim racing service in 2009. The 31 year old Kirsch has visited victory lane five times in 46 career oval starts, his first career victory coming in the Legends car … Read the Rest »
The Day(s) I Tested a Race Car Thanks to iRacing
July 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Versão em português abaixo, após o vídeo This is the history of a very special moment of my life. It happened in 2011, on the 26th and 27th of July. It’s very hard for an aspiring racing driver to have the opportunity to test a race car without having to pay for it. This happened … Read the Rest »
Circle Track School – Speed and Quickness
July 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Sometime last year (!), my first article for the service had to do with line of sight behind the wheel; where and how you should be looking down the track in order to effectively race and avoid the inevitable; to become a survivor instead of a victim. With the long-awaited release of the Super Late … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Preparing the DW12 for Race Day
July 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Previous: DW12 Technical Introduction Earlier this season I wrote an article (with more than a little help from Eric Hudec) discussing the new Dallara DW12 IndyCar. However, what I didn’t talk about was how hard this car was to drive in traffic. The “aero-push” as some have called it is drawing a lot of attention … Read the Rest »