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Get to Know: Brandon Hauff

August 26th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed 18 year old Brandon Hauff from Wantagh, New York. Since he joined iRacing two years ago, Brandon has started over 1,500 oval races and has won 103 times. So far in 2013, he has won nearly 10% of the races he has entered. Whether it is a short track like Richmond … Read the Rest »

Mustang Season Sizzling – 3 Leaders in 3 Weeks

August 20th, 2013 by

The top spot in the iRacing.com Mustang Challenge season points changed for the third time in three weeks, with Missouri sim-racer Dan Rasch having a 6-point lead over Season 2 Champion Todd Honczarenko.  Just 15 points further back is Season 1 Champion Dariusz Bielawski, followed by Kimmo Suominen who led the overall standings after Week … Read the Rest »

Luck of the Irish (Hills)

August 19th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing series made its second stop at the Michigan International Speedway in the Irish hills of Michigan, with points leader Tyler D Hudson still on top of the standings over Landon Harrison after week 20. Kicking-off the week of sim-racing, Danny Hansen and Matthew Moose grabbed the first front row in … Read the Rest »

Radicals Surge Past 500

August 19th, 2013 by

No, this isn’t a report on the 500+ mile online race sponsored by Surge Pass.  Rather, it’s written in recognition that attendance in the iRacing.com Radical Racing Challenge surged past the 500 mark after another excellent week’s racing which saw 290 drivers take part in over 40 races. The dip from week 2 was not … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Gentleman Jim 24 at Daytona

August 16th, 2013 by

The real race was in front of Vincent at the start. Second place starter Marty Sponsler hounded Troy Vincent from the start of the race and the two battled for position throughout the first lap, with Sponsler drafting for the lead at the end of lap one. Having already made slight contact in turn four … Read the Rest »

2013 iGPS Opener: Well Worth the Wait

August 12th, 2013 by

With 2013 Season Two of the iRacing Grand Prix Series (iGPS) finally water under the bridge, Season Three is now upon us. Now that the top finishers from S2 have achieved their long-awaited promotion, new opportunities present themselves for those awaiting S3 as this is the last chance during 2013 to join the sim racing … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Tsuin Rinku 30 at Motegi

August 4th, 2013 by

Outside of a few spins and some injured trackside cones, there were few notable incidents until 21 minutes into the 30-minutes session. Exiting the pits, Troy Harder seemed to have a little miscommunication with a hard charging Andrew Feldman, and the two collided quite heavily. Miraculously, the incident did not stop either from getting back … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Aday Coba Lopez

August 3rd, 2013 by

Q:    What Attracted you to iRacing? A:    In iRacing what always attracted me the level of the pilots — for me the best in the world — and car physics, which are very real. Q:    What are favorite iRacing cars / tracks? A:    I like all the cars and all the circuits, I have no … Read the Rest »

Hiles Savors the Sweet without the Sour at Lime Rock

August 1st, 2013 by

Get to Know: Drake Alvarado

July 29th, 2013 by

This week, I interviewed iRacer Diego Antonio “Drake” Alvarado. The 15 year old from Riverside, California has been on iRacing for 17 months and has already shown he can run up front and win races in any series. Alvarado has 37 wins and nearly 200 top fives in 467 oval starts on iRacing. Although he … Read the Rest »