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Daley Dominates CTMP
September 4th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
After a four weeks of only turning left, the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series Fixed heads into Canada for a trip to the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the fifth week of action during Season Three. The 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course located in Bowmanville, Ontario is isn’t a new track to the iRacing.com service, but … Read the Rest »
iGPS Week 4 – Bienvenue au Québec
September 3rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
As the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS) moves into the second quarter of 2013 Season 3, we make the journey back to North America – this time to Canada’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, right in the heart of Montréal on the manmade Ile Notre Dame. Montréal is another historic venue for Formula 1 cars dating back … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Brandon Trost
September 3rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing iRacer Brandon Trost. If you look at his career statistics, you would think he is a sim-racing addict. Since joining iRacing in June of 2012, he has started 1669 oval races, winning 124 times and taking 502 top five finishes, along with 152 pole starts. The majority … Read the Rest »
iRNC Reaches for the Summit . . . Again
September 3rd, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com inRacingNews Challenge mixed-class series visited Summit Point in West Virginia for the second time this season in Week 4. The 1.46 mile short course layout requires patience as there aren’t many areas to pass and if a tire touches the grass a chance of recovery is slim. Since Summit is a track this … Read the Rest »
iRacer Profile: Brandon Six
August 31st, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Q: How long have you been sim-racing? A: I’ve been sim-racing for about 12 years now. I started sim racing on NR2003 when I was seven years old. Q: What attracted you to iRacing? A: Justin Thompson sent me some pictures of himself on iRacing and I thought it looked cool, so I decided to … Read the Rest »
Racecraft Trumps Strategy at Indy
August 29th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Week 4 of iRacing.com’s premiere open-wheel oval racing series saw the IZOD IndyCar Oval Series pound the bricks of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Only 58 teams made the virtual journey across town, but more than two dozen of them sought the ultimate prize in the weekly Strength of Field race, with drivers and teams in search … Read the Rest »
Judson Stonewalls The Brickyard
August 28th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Week Four of the iRacing.com IndyCar Fixed Oval racing action heated-up as the drivers clashed for a victory at the heart of IndyCar Nation – the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Over a thousand drivers took their shot at a victory at the famed and acclaimed venue as familiar and unfamiliar drivers took to the track. The … Read the Rest »
Kerkhof’s Dutch Treat
August 28th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
This weekend saw the virtual Williams-Toyota FW31s take to Dutch shores for Round 13 of the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series. Not only did the 29 sim-racers have to face the twisty turns of the former Formula One circuit, but in addition an updated tyre model released to competitors since their last race. Starting … Read the Rest »
Stephenson Handles Bristol
August 28th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The 30-degree high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway provide one of the most intense rides in motorsports. With lap times nearing 14.9 seconds, it is no walk in the park getting around this half-mile speedway without putting yourself and most likely others into the wall. Even with all of that pressure, 2,120 sim racers were … Read the Rest »
Sprints at Oxford Anything But Plain
August 27th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Oxford Plains Speedway is one of iRacing’s most popular short tracks in its service. With no retaining walls save for the front stretch around this .375 mile oval, sprint car racers are hard-pressed to concentrate and hit their marks as they churn laps averaging 14 seconds. With the low groove the quickest yet most treacherous … Read the Rest »