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Red Sox Finger Lakes 30 at Watkins

July 1st, 2013 by

For the fifth time, Brad Vincent took the top spot with a qualifying time of 1:46.545, with Marty Sponsler .281 behind to form the front row. Eager to prove last week’s win was no fluke, Troy Harder took nearly three tenths off his practice time for a third place starting position, alongside Dean Moll starting … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: David Massieux

July 1st, 2013 by

This week I interviewed an iRacer who could definitely be described as consistent by his fellow competitors.  If you look at his stats, you can see why. He definitely doesn’t have the most starts on iRacing – with 144 oval starts and 140 road starts – but he has won 35 and 34 times on … Read the Rest »

Unusual Suspect

June 24th, 2013 by

Approaching the mid-point of the season Tuesday at Kentucky Speedway, the top of the standings of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship is dominated by the usual suspects: veterans Tyler Hudson and Brian Schoenburg have finished in the top ten in points the past two seasons while Nick Ottinger is coming-off a fourth place … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Josef Miele

June 24th, 2013 by

Right now, it probably isn’t the best time to be a Jeff Gordon fan. So far though, in the summer he has finished in the top 12 in three of the past four races, including a third at Dover and a runner up finish at Sonoma yesterday, giving his fans something to smile about — … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Panoz 30 at Road Atlanta

June 23rd, 2013 by

Drama would follow for the #18, though, as a braking system failure would pose a serious threat for the championship leader as he could only use about 75% of the available braking force. The crew spent the rest of the session successfully dismantling and reassembling the mechanism, but without any time to test the system … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Chad Pruitt

June 22nd, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim racing? A:    I started racing on consoles in ‘97 when NASCAR 98 came out. Moved on to PC when NASCAR Racing 4 came out but never raced online until 2008 when I got rFactor. Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    The laser-scanned tracks and being … Read the Rest »

Moreira Stutters, Fritsche Surges, Dudognon Leads

June 21st, 2013 by

Over the course of two weeks at Zolder and Mid-Ohio the Classic Teams Lotus 79 series was turned on its head as the fortunes of drivers fighting for the championship fluctuated wildly. As the field arrived at Zolder the championship was bubbling nicely only for it to explode as former champion, Gernot Fritsche destroyed season … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Andre Castro

June 20th, 2013 by

Andre Castro, currently the point leader in the iRacing.com IndyCar Fixed Oval Series, took some time to talk with me this week and let everyone know a bit about himself. 14 years of age, Andre lives in New York City and has been racing karts regionally since he was seven years old.   He won his … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Buckeye 30 at Mid Ohio

June 19th, 2013 by

Back in the pack, the course was ready to bite, and it did so early. Near the end of lap four, both the #07 of Andrew Gantman and #70 of James Prostell Jr. would slide coming out of turn 9, and off-camber downhill right-hander. Prostell righted his car and got back in line, Gantman wasn’t … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Global Challenge Series Quarterly Recap: Part 3

June 18th, 2013 by

It’s hard to believe that the first and second quarters have both come and gone in the iRacing.com Global Challenge Series. Over the next few days followers of this series can look forward to updates recapping the action from the first half of the season. In this article, the finale for my three article series, … Read the Rest »