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Brands Hatch Revisited

June 16th, 2014 by

1967 was not a year when the British Grand Prix was stages at Brands Hatch (which only hosted on even numbered years in the 1960s and ’70s) but rather at Silverstone.  The following year the Lotus 49B did race at Brands Hatch with Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver teaming up at Gold Leaf Team Lotus … Read the Rest »

“Cross”ing off Texas

June 16th, 2014 by

Week Six of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. A total 58 sim-racers took to the track this week. The stories of the week would handling and be the ability to keep up with the leaders. Brandon Trost (Pennsylvania) started on pole, … Read the Rest »

Riding Shotgun with Justin Boston: Part Eight

June 16th, 2014 by

ARCA Racing Series driver Justin Boston continued his roller coaster of a season with Race Seven at Pocono Raceway. Boston and his Venturini Motorsports crew were geared-up to make their third start at the Tricky Triangle. The team started Week Seven of the ARCA season off early with two test sessions on Monday before the … Read the Rest »

Pure Irwindale: Welcome to the Road Kill Racing Series

June 16th, 2014 by

Irwindale is a very special track to iRacing. Not only is it one of the most difficult tracks to sim race, but is also league admin Leila Wilson’s favorite (and home) track. Her idea of the “All Irwindale Series” sparked in the winter of 2013, giving birth to one of the most unique leagues iRacing … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Michigan

June 13th, 2014 by

We are into the second half of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series as we pull the trailer into Michigan International Speedway. By now you should be familiar with most of the common changes we can make to the chassis of a race car to adjust its handling, control its temperatures and increase its speed off … Read the Rest »

How to be Faster in iRacing

June 12th, 2014 by

Part 1 – Proper Equipment Settings Since joining iRacing, I’ve learned many, many things. The most important is making sure your equipment is set-up correctly. In fact, it’s vital. Being the stubborn kind of “figure it out for myself” kind of person I am, I had to learn the hard way.  I hope this article … Read the Rest »

Laughton & King Trade Wins at Pocono

June 12th, 2014 by

Pocono was the next location for the NASCAR iRacing Series as the teams drive themselves towards the midpoint of the season. ‘The Bermuda Triangle’ hosted some thrilling sim racing in Week 14 – even if most of the actual competition lasted only a few laps at a time what with the many caution laps over … Read the Rest »

To the Stars Through Difficulty

June 12th, 2014 by

From the virtual Western U.S, where Ryan Steele had an amazing come-from-behind victory in the sim race, the iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup adjourned to the digital plains of Kansas Speedway where a 13 car field competed in an action-filled, 67 lap sim race.  A race featuring four yellow flags for 16 laps proved to the … Read the Rest »

Anreus Storms into Radicals Lead as Avery Stars

June 11th, 2014 by

Mattias Anreus stormed into the lead of the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge with a dominant performance at Barber Motorsports Park. The Scandinavian was the only driver to score more than 200 points during the week but he was hounded all the way by UK&I driver Richard Avery. The Pro-licensed sim racer netted 194 points and … Read the Rest »

Mustang Debut at COTA Challenges iRacers, Shuffles Standings

June 10th, 2014 by

Rookies and past-champions alike struggled to master the 20-turns at Circuit of the Americas in the series debut at this new track during Week 6 of the iRacing.com Mustang Challenge. In a week of competition producing only five official races, defending Season 1 Champion Patrick Bieri prevailed in a key Strength-of-Field race on Sunday to … Read the Rest »