All News: Dallara IndyCar

Cross Conquers Iowa; Clinches Championship

July 25th, 2014 by

Week Eleven of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Iowa Speedway. Only 47 sim-racers participated in races during the week. The story of the week was the ability to keep up with the front runners. Scott Beck (California) started on pole with Philippe Lambert (France) on his outside. Kristian … Read the Rest »

Kingsbury Kingly in Michigan!

June 30th, 2014 by

Week Eight of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Michigan International Speedway. A season high 188 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week. Fuel conservation, drafting and pit strategy would be the stories throughout the week. Kyle Orso (Illinois) started on pole with Brandon Trost (Pennsylvania) on his … Read the Rest »

Doyle Prevails in Exhilarating XCAL Indianapolis 500

June 2nd, 2014 by

Editor’s note:  As most readers are aware, shortly after the introduction of its digital version of the Dallara DW12, web site problems forced iRacing.com to cancel its online Indianapolis 500.  XCAL Racing, a first-year iRacing league, experienced the same disappointment as their fellow iRacers at the cancellation of one of the year’s most highly-anticipated sim-races. … Read the Rest »

Schiavon Rides To Victory at Spa

May 15th, 2014 by

The first week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Road Series headed to one of the trickiest venues in the world as drivers and teams took to the Belgian hills of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to test their medal and see who had what it takes to master the treacherous circuit. Overall 28 drivers took to the grid … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Surviving New Hampshire

May 12th, 2014 by

With the way the tires on the Dallara IndyCar act at cold temperatures, the car is quite difficult to drive until the front tires gain enough heat to stop the car from snapping loose. Because of this, the first two or three laps of a stint at New Hampshire mandate that competitors drive with caution. … Read the Rest »

Jens Heads In the Right Direction

May 12th, 2014 by

Backwards, in reverse, or the wrong way; this describes the Indy GP course for IndyCars, but not the direction Jörn Jens’ sim-racing career is headed. This past weekend was the debut of the Verizon IndyCar Series on the GP course at The Brickyard, and many a critic made a big stink about going the wrong … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Iowa

April 7th, 2014 by

Previously: Article 1, Article 2 Iowa is one of the most unique tracks on the IndyCar circuit. It is essentially a replica of Richmond with higher banks and in general is a bit longer. As the fastest short track out there, Iowa provides some crazy sim-racing. For the past couple seasons the track was flat-out … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Michigan

March 27th, 2014 by

Michigan is one of my favorite tracks on the Indy Car schedule, second only to Iowa Speedway. Both tracks require different driving styles, and both tracks are next on the IndyCar schedule. So, expect another article next week. I decided to skip Kentucky because the eight page document that I wrote introducing you to Homestead, … Read the Rest »

Demeritt Wins Richmond Thriller

March 19th, 2014 by

Week Seven of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Richmond International Raceway. Only 41 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week, marking a low in participation for the season. Restarts and tire wear would be the key stories throughout the week. Christopher Demeritt (New Jersey) started Sunday’s 2729 … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: IndyCar Setup Introduction

March 15th, 2014 by

Last night while running some go karts at On Track Karting with a friend who was back on spring break and my brother, I had a bit of a revelation. Even on these rental karts, which had no setup components or anything, there were things you as a driver could change to make it handle … Read the Rest »