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Kinsella back on track with thrilling Lionheart win

September 18th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

It took 16 races, but Andrew Kinsella finally found his way back into victory lane – and the championship race – in the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment. The Canadian rookie used a strong run on the outside to go from third to first in the closing laps of the#NailedIt 150 at … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #29 – Shocking!

September 16th, 2017 by Matt Holden

  In oval sim-racing, shock settings get overlooked quite frequently.  They’re a cure-all for most cases on the road racing side of things, but why are they typically set to their extremes and ignored for oval cars?  Few people ever take the time to go through the shocks and see how they might affect the … Read the Rest »

Hurst Uses Late Pit Strategy to Win in Chicagoland

September 13th, 2017 by Jason Lofing

  Taylor Hurst played spoiler in the battle for the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series championship, taking two tires during a caution with 13 laps to go then surging to the lead on a late restart to win his first race of the season at Chicagoland Speedway. Hurst restarted in fourth with ten laps to go … Read the Rest »

A League with a Different Focus

September 12th, 2017 by Donald Wayne Strout 

During Season 3, 2017, iRacing introduced Time Attack. Dave Gamble, Staff Writer for Game Nexus calls it, “online racing for introverts”. Limited “focus group” research by others indicates it is a brilliant move by iRacing in that it recognizes an important “market segment” in the racing community. First, while “introverts” may indeed be attracted to … Read the Rest »

Gateway goes Holgates’s Way

September 12th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Anyone who’s ever spun a soft boiled egg on a counter top knows you can’t get a smooth spin, and the egg-shaped oval at Gateway Motorsports Park proved no different Sunday, September 10th for the Apex InfoTech Indycar Elite series. Of the 19 cars that took the green flag for the Fallen Heroes 140 presented … Read the Rest »

Elite Troops look for ‘Gateway’ to Apex InfoTech Advantage

September 7th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

With just two events remaining, Apex InfoTech Elite Indy Oval series leader Tim Holgate will take a slim 20-point advantage into the St. Louis area this Sunday, September 10th for the Fallen Heroes 140 presented by WebSports Radio.Com. With no less than five competitors still in the hunt and just two races remaining,  the defending … Read the Rest »

Kroenke’s Fairytale Just One Piece Away

September 4th, 2017 by Jake Sparey

Martin Kroenke’s tenth win of the season would be the sternest reminder that another title would surely be on the way to the VRS Coanda Simsport driver, taking an overall victory by four seconds over teammate Mitchell DeJong with Mack Bakkum controversially creating the first ever “Coanda sweep” in iRacing history by finishing third. The … Read the Rest »

Recap for Lionheart Retro Series

September 2nd, 2017 by Jason Galvin

Tony Showen avoided numerous wrecks at the front of the field and fended off a challenge on a late restart to earn his first career Lionheart Retro Series win Thursday night in the Iowa 150. “Those last several laps there I just made sure I was really smooth in the turns so the rear end … Read the Rest »

Young Guns Shine in NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Opener

September 1st, 2017 by Kevin Bobbitt

The brand new online racing series, the NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, kicked off last night at Iowa Speedway. Featuring some of the brightest young stars of NASCAR racing virtual versions of the NASCAR Xfinity Series cars in 30 lap shootout. This new series showcases these drivers on the most competitive online e-Sports racing game … Read the Rest »

Budka Muddies the Competition; Wins Eldora

September 1st, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Aaron Budka rode the cushion and slid his way to victory in Sunday night’s running of NASCAR’s iRacing edition of the Camping World Truck Series at the virtual Eldora Speedway. Budka took charge on the sim-race’s final restart and motored past Connor Lane on the outside, clearing Lane exiting Two and blasting down the backstretch, … Read the Rest »